Germany, Imperial. An Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword Auction the exterior bearing an inscription

the exterior bearing an inscription of “DEUTSCHES SCHUTZWALL-EHRENZEICHEN” and a maker’s mark of “CARL POELLATH

A plain badge

and green laurel wreaths containing the capital letters of the motto “Virtus et Honos” in light blue on a white background

was discharged and returned home

Germany, Imperial. An Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword Auction the exterior bearing an inscription(Artillerie Sbel fr Offiziere mit Lwenkopf). A well preserved Heer (Army) Officers lion head sword, measuring 96 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 79 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and gentle curvature. A wide fuller encompasses the majority of the length of each side. Acid etched onto approximately two thirds of both the obverse and reverse are images consisting of arabesque