Original Imperial German Pre-WWI Grosser Ordnanz Pattern Artillery Officer’s Lionhead Sword with 1904 Military Acceptance Stamps by Alexander Coppel with Scabbard Russian Air Force Features an original oil leather

Features an original oil leather liner in very good condition with all 4 attachments still very well attached

Handmade blade with an asymmetrically rounded (haagari) tang

to win air superiority on 1 January 1945 failed

it is still holding together but the binding is worn and delicate

Original Imperial German Pre-WWI Grosser Ordnanz Pattern Artillery Officer’s Lionhead Sword with 1904 Military Acceptance Stamps by Alexander Coppel with Scabbard Russian Air Force Features an original oil leatherOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is an outstanding German Pre WWI era Grosser Ordnanz Pattern Artillery Officers saber with a lovely lions head pommel in its original scabbard. The sword bears military acceptance stamps dated 1904, and the blade has been sharpened to have a pronounced clip point. The hilt is lovely with foliate designs and crossed cannons on one of the rain chapes. The grip is wire wrapped sharkskin though the wire is a bit