Original Imperial German WWI Model 1889 Prussian Infantry Officer Sword with Scabbard MP 34 We are not sure why

We are not sure why an officer hat accompanies this EM uniform but it came from the family that way

The 97th BG would move to North Africa and assigned to Twelfth Air Force as part of the Operation Torch landings

The base cup is maker marked and dated:

Just weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

chase hoop and locking ring

Original Imperial German WWI Model 1889 Prussian Infantry Officer Sword with Scabbard MP 34 We are not sure whyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful condition Imperial German Model 1889 Infantry Officer sword and scabbard, with a very nice nickel plated blade. The hilt is a gilded brass D shape fold away guard with the Imperial German eagle of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The grip is triple twisted brass wire bound over black celluloid, with a brass cypher of the Kaiser in the center. The grip is in very good condition, and still tight to the tang. This