WW1 IMPERIAL GERMAN LION HEAD SWORD w SCABBARD WWI

This example is roughly, 38 1/4 long, slightly curved, drop forged steel construction, nickel/silver plated blade with narrow, shallow fullers running three quarters of the way up both sides of the blade. The blade is in overall very good condition and is still very clean measuring 32 1/2. The saber has die cast alloy langets, cross guard, ferrule, "P", knuckle bow, back-strap and "lion’s head" pommel with ruby colored glass eyes. The obverse rounded tip, shield shaped langet has an embossed crossed flags and swords. The lion’s head pommel features a nicely detailed mane and pronounced snout and the top of the knuckle bow is inserted into the lion’s mouth. The saber has a molded black Bakelite grip with a central bulge, and repeating, recessed horizontal grooves. The saber comes with its original, repainted black painted, sheet metal construction scabbard. The scabbard retains about 60% of its black paint. The scabbard has an integral drag to the bottom edge and a sweated on horizontal scabbard band near the top edge with a raised rectangular suspension bar to the reverse and a suspension ring to the reverse edge. Both of the small, dome headed throat retaining screws are intact.