Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword Hold England and his trade was

England and his trade was that of Waiter

on a triangular white peacetime ribbon

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

multiple stitch holes visible near the hole at the right end

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword Hold England and his trade was(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