Germany, Imperial. An Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Naming is officially impressed on

Naming is officially impressed on the Great A First & Second War Memorial Group to the 18th Canadian Infantry - War medals

This is so called "Second Type" (see page 36

dual air vents on each flank

Army Airborne Infantry patch in silvered bullion wire

Germany, Imperial. An Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Naming is officially impressed on(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