Germany, Imperial. An Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword visually-hidden Also emanating from the ring

Also emanating from the ring are two loops for the accommodation of a chinstrap which has since been lost to time

trimmed with copper-brown piping

illustrating the flags of the Austrian Empire at the left and Imperial Germany at the right

chipping evident in the white enamels on the reverse of the star point at 4 o'clock

worn on a ribbon wrapped around a pentagon shaped piece of metal with a pin on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. An Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword visually-hidden Also emanating from the ring(Artillerie Sbel fr Offiziere mit Lwenkopf). A well preserved Heer (Army) Officers lion head sword, measuring 96 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 79 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and gentle curvature. A wide fuller encompasses the majority of the length of each side. Acid etched onto approximately two thirds of both the obverse and reverse are images consisting of arabesque