IMPERIAL GERMAN SAXON ARTILLERY LIONHEAD SWORD

IMPERIAL GERMAN SAXON ARTILLERY LIONHEAD SWORD
Imperial German Saxon Artillery Officer Lionhead Sword. Slightly curved, quillback blade. Acid etched with gold inlay near the ricasso depicting the Royal Monogram of King Frederick Augustus III on one side and the Royal cypher of Saxony on the other. Maker marked "Weyersberg Kirshbaum & Co, Solingen" stamped on the ricasso. Decorated Nickel-Silver plated brass hilt. Sharkskin wrapped grip with twisted wire. Lionhead pommel. Blade width 1.1/8" at ricasso. Two ring, steel scabbard. Blade Length: 32.5" | Total Length: 38"
Condition Report: Very good. Worn plating on the hilt.