Original Imperial German WWI Outstanding Triple-Etched Damascus Steel Artillery Officer’s Sword with Gold-Inlay & Fire-Bluing by Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie - Dated 1895 German Documents & Books Following the Battle of Yser

Following the Battle of Yser in October 1914 when the Belgian Army succeeded in stopping the German advance

after the Mutiny

with four stitches on the left pocket to accommodate decorations with a horizontal pinback

Gunsmith GIOVANNI MICHELONI of Brescia in Italy worked from 1815 until 1889

The butt stock in particular seems to have lost some of the wood from repeated cleanings

Original Imperial German WWI Outstanding Triple-Etched Damascus Steel Artillery Officer’s Sword with Gold-Inlay & Fire-Bluing by Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie - Dated 1895 German Documents & Books Following the Battle of YserOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an outstanding Imperial German Field Artillery presentation sword with a beautiful triple etched gold inlaid and fire blued Damascus steel blade and incredibly ornate ruby eyed Lions Head hilt decorated with foliage and other motifs, with the rain chape to one side bearing a set of Crossed cannons and to the other side bearing an engraved shield with the initials F. M. for F. Maret. The hilt retains very much of