{"product_id":"original-argentinian-wwi-era-german-made-artillery-cavalry-sword-by-carl-eickhorn-with-scabbard","title":"Original Argentinian WWI Era German-Made Artillery \/ Cavalry Sword by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item. Only One Available. Much like Chile, Argentina had also turned its attention towards the German Empire to redesign its army in the last decades of the 19th century but unlike its neighbor, it kept elements of French and Spanish influence so some of their uniforms can be seen as somewhat anachronistic but much fortunately they made that choice because their uniforms and swords can be some of the most ''colorful'' of the bunch. Just like keeping the uniform styles, they kept sidearms much like this Artillery sword.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a scarce Argentinian Artillery sword manufactured by the legendary firm of Carl Eickhorn, located in Solingen, the \"City of Blades\" in Western Germany. The ricasso is stamped:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCARL EICKHORN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOLINGEN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe spine is stamped with an inspection mark. The 31⅛” blade is in good order with past oxidation having been cleaned away. The leather blade buffer is intact, and the sword measures 36¾”. The hilt has a simple D-guard with single forward-swept quillon, and an intact hard rubber grip. The metal has a smooth, dark brown patina with thin surface oxidation throughout. The D-guard is stamped with a unit-marking:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.R.221.3.B.15.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis would denote Artillery Regiment 221. The scabbard is heavily dented and oxidized as shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a great Argentinian sword, ready for display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximate Dimensions:\u003cbr\u003eBlade Length: 31 1\/8\"\u003cbr\u003eBlade Style: Single Edged Slightly Curved Saber with Fuller\u003cbr\u003eOverall length: 36 3\/4“\u003cbr\u003eScabbard length: 30 3\/4”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45242398933061,"sku":"ONJR26JARS47","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONJR26JARS47__01.jpg?v=1782918697","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-argentinian-wwi-era-german-made-artillery-cavalry-sword-by-carl-eickhorn-with-scabbard","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}