Original Imperial German WWI Bavarian Army NCO Sword with Scabbard by Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie
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Original Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of a Dove's Head Dress sword worn by Army NCOs, with a lovely "Triple-Etched" nickel plated steel blade. This sword design is a simplified version of the Officer's dove's head sword, without the decorative designs and engraving usually seen on the hilt. It has a larger "D" guard used on German dress swords, with a simple cross guard without any rain guards (chappes). The hilt is nickel plated steel from what we can tell, and retains most of the nickel plating, with a lovely patina of age.
The grip is a very nice example, with sharks skin over a wood base. There are wire wrappings, these typically did. There is looseness in the guard, with the lower part of the “D” detached. The original red felt blade buffer is missing.
The 32 inch long triple etched blade of this example is in very good condition, and does not show any signs of use or abuse. It is unsharpened, as is correct for a dress sword, and doesn't have any major edge chips or nicks. These were not intended for combat use. The plating is still well retained, and the etching is fully visible. The "left" side of the blade is etched the usual stands of arms, crossed swords, and other military designs, as well as the motto of the Kingdom of Bavaria on both sides: IN TREUE FEST ("steadfast in loyalty").
The blade is marked on the ricasso with the double trademark "Knights's Helmet" (Ritter-helm) alongside a "Kings's Head" (königskopf) logo of legendary German maker Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie of Solingen, over the firms initials of W.K. & C.. This trademark is used on privately purchased blades in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and is absolutely correct for this bayonet. For more information please see J. Anthony Carter’s work GERMAN KNIFE AND SWORD MAKERS. This marking is completely under the rain guard, so we were not able to take a picture of it.
The spine has the distributor name etched on it: JOS. VIERHEILIG NACHF.
Overall a very good condition triple etched Imperial German Bavarian Army NCO's Sword, ready to hang on the wall!
Dimensions:
Blade length: 32”
Overall length: 36 3/4”
Handguard: 4 1/2”L x 6”W
Scabbard length: 33”
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