Original Imperial German WWI Model 1889 Prussian Infantry Officer Sword with Scabbard Snider Rifle Accessories You can see that the

You can see that the breech block axis pin is a fabricated replacement

A red field

The knurled brass grip retains 90% of its original blackening

Iron Cross second class button hole ribbon affixed to the jacket

and we can actually still see ink stamps

Original Imperial German WWI Model 1889 Prussian Infantry Officer Sword with Scabbard Snider Rifle Accessories You can see that theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition Imperial German Model 1889 Infantry Officer sword and scabbard, by the Solingen based firm of Paul Weyersberg & Co. The hilt is a gilded brass D shape fold away guard with the Imperial German eagle of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The grip is brass wire bound over sharkskin with a brass cypher of the Kaiser in the center. The wire is in good shape. This model of sword would often have a leather