Original German WWII Army Officer's Lion Head Sword with Scabbard by ALCOSO of Solingen circa 1936 - 1940 British Machine Guns • The War Medal 1939–1945

• The War Medal 1939–1945

as it has one substantial belt loop to rear

marking and the year 1911

This firefighting gear was first used by the Navy in WWII

These are becoming increasingly hard to find on the market in such nice condition

Original German WWII Army Officer's Lion Head Sword with Scabbard by ALCOSO of Solingen circa 1936 - 1940 British Machine Guns • The War Medal 1939–1945Original Item: This is a beautiful classic Lionhead German WWII Officer sword, made by the well known firm of Alcoso Werke in Solingen, Germany, complete with the correct steel scabbard. The brass plated aluminum alloy hilt consists of a finely detailed lion head cat with art deco leaf backstrap and "P" guard. It does look like the hilt was possibly "touched up" with some gold paint at some point. The cat is fitted with blood red faceted eyes, which