Original Imperial German WWI Model 1889 Prussian Infantry Officer Dress Sword with Scabbard U.S. Documents & Books Serial #536206 indicates manufacture in

Serial #536206 indicates manufacture in 1892

though due to age the stitching has pulled out a bit

000 in 1843 dollars

The grip of substantial proportions

Both the Class I and Class II harnesses were at that time (1954) being replaced by the newer Class III harnesses

Original Imperial German WWI Model 1889 Prussian Infantry Officer Dress Sword with Scabbard U.S. Documents & Books Serial #536206 indicates manufacture inOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Imperial German Model 1889 Infantry Officer sword and scabbard, as used up until the end of WWI. The hilt is a gilded brass basket guard with the Imperial German eagle of Kaiser Wilhelm II on the top. The grip is brass wire bound over sharkskin shagreen with a brass cypher of the Kaiser in the center. The sharkskin is still mostly intact, with some wear on the raised portions. This model of sword