Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword Hold with a facsimile signature of

with a facsimile signature of Alfred Keller and a “PAPIERFABRIK WEISSENBORN” watermark

the obverse with a central gilt medallion bearing a raised monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm I

integral suspension with ring

magnetic silvered metal s-shaped belt loops affixed to an elongated loop on the left end

both unmarked and measruing 46 mm (w) x 106 mm (l)

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword Hold with a facsimile signature of(Preuen Lwenkopfsbel fr Offiziere der Artillerie). A well preserved Prussian Artillery Officers lion head sword, measuring 970 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 800 mm long curved magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and unsharpened edges. Both the obverse and reverse of the blade bear etched floral designs interspersed with images of cannons and sabres. The blade sits securely within the bronze hilt, the seam