Germany, Imperial. A Model 1889 Infantry Officer’s Sword Hold demonstrating minor denting and tarnish

demonstrating minor denting and tarnish

the obverse bearing a central white enameled disc overlaid by a gilt mobile swastika and Wolfsangel rune

with seven examples constructed of zink and six of aluminum

In a written testimony to the War Crimes Office

Germany, Imperial. A Model 1889 Infantry Officer’s Sword Hold demonstrating minor denting and tarnish(Infanterie Offizier Schwert M1889). A well preserved Model 1889 Infantry Officers sword, measuring 100 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 94 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and with a wide fuller running approximately two thirds of the length of each side. It sits securely within a multi piece hilt, with the seam covered by a partially intact red wool buffer pad. The hilt features a