Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword Hold originally as a state society

originally as a state society

the pouch measuring 132 mm x 175 mm x 49 mm overall

presenting some cracking on white enamel

four rows of gray embroidery interlaced with fine aluminum wire

missing the plate

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword Hold originally as a state society(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