Original Imperial German WWI Regiment Marked Etched Artillery Officer's Sword with Mismatched Scabbard U.S. Ammo The frog is in excellent

The frog is in excellent condition but is dry and cracked at the stud but it is very stable and will not fall off

Truly amazing

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Original Imperial German WWI Regiment Marked Etched Artillery Officer's Sword with Mismatched Scabbard U.S. Ammo The frog is in excellentOriginal item: Only One Available. Just received out of long long storage! Despite the machine guns and artillery, swords were still issued to officers in WWI. This is a fine example of the German Artillery Officer's Sword, commonly referred to as the "Blcher Sabel," named for the Prussian Commander Gebhard Leberecht von Blcher, who was ally to the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. This example looks to have been "dressed up", most