Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Sabre, Lion’s Head Version, by E. & F. Hörster Republic of Commission Document Promoting Terrell to

Commission Document Promoting Terrell to First Lieutenant with the Coast Artillery Corps

This otherwise intact and personalized example is in an overall extremely fine condition

pin marked with swan punch mark on ring denoting silver composition

s units wore a variety of insignia

in silver inscribed Italian “Unita D’Italia 1848-1870” on obverse with reverse bearing a bust of King Umberto I

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Sabre, Lion’s Head Version, by E. & F. Hörster Republic of Commission Document Promoting Terrell to(Heer Sbel fr Offiziere mit Lwenkopf). A very well preserved Heer Officers dress parade sabre, measuring 105 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features an 82. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a gentle curvature and which retains factory original sharpening to the tip. A wide fuller runs the majority of the length of the upper edge of each side of the blade. The obverse ricasso bears a makers mark of E. U. F.