Original Imperial German WWI Artillery Officer's Sword by Simson & Co. of Suhl Dated 1915 with 1920 Landespolizei Unit Marking & Rare Leather Variant Scabbard British Uniform and will become a centerpiece

and will become a centerpiece of any WWII collection

powder and shot in a neat pre-loaded package which was several times faster to fire and reload and was inherently safer

J/88 consisted of a headquarters (Stab) and four squadrons (Staffeln)

and this one is in great shape with a spout that is missing the spring

Original Imperial German WWI Artillery Officer's Sword by Simson & Co. of Suhl Dated 1915 with 1920 Landespolizei Unit Marking & Rare Leather Variant Scabbard British Uniform and will become a centerpieceOriginal item: Only One Available. Despite the machine guns and artillery, swords were still issued to officers in WWI. This is a fine example of the German Artillery Officer's Sword, commonly referred to as the "Blcher Saber", named for the Prussian Commander Gebhard Leberecht von Blcher, who was ally to the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. This example is in very nice "attic find" condition showing very nice blade condition,