Original Imperial German Herero Wars Schutztruppen Equestrian Bronze Statue with Dedication to Captain Salzer - 19½” Tall German Machine Guns so there may have been

so there may have been something stitched over it

but does have some wear

which is a known maker mark

giving a likely manufacture date of 1944

1¾” brass suspension ring which supports the long saber strap and anchors the over-the-shoulder strap which is unfortunately missing

Original Imperial German Herero Wars Schutztruppen Equestrian Bronze Statue with Dedication to Captain Salzer - 19½” Tall German Machine Guns so there may have beenOriginal Item. One of a Kind. The Herero Wars were a series of colonial wars between the German Empire and the Herero people of German South West Africa (present day Namibia). They took place between 1904 and 1908. The Hereros were cattle grazers, occupying most of central and northern South West Africa. Under the leadership of Jonker Afrikaner, who died in 1861, and later under the leadership of Samuel Maharero, they had achieved supremacy over the