Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Sword, By Paul Seilheimer United Republic of The reverse features the Spanish

The reverse features the Spanish coat of arms flanked by laurel leaf branches

In the first half of January 1941

when she spent a small amount of time at Freetown

along with being coded in blue ink "B1558"

a confirmation of funeral attendance (64x116mm

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Sword, By Paul Seilheimer United Republic of The reverse features the Spanish(Heer Schwert fr Offiziere). A very well preserved Heer Officers dress sword, measuring 91. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 75 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a slight curvature, sharpened tip, and with a fuller running approximately two thirds of the top edge of each side of the blade. The sword is maker marked on the reverse ricasso PAUL SEILHEIMER, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms monogram