Original German WWI Bavarian Infantry NCO Etched Dove’s Head Sword with Nickel-Plated Blade and Scabbard by Carl Eickhorn Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout 1893 in Chicago

1893 in Chicago

and the factory darkening is just a bit worn

The cartridge extractor is intact and functional

This details the RAD Reich Labor Service

"assisted" by NSDAP state secretary Wilhelm Ohnesorge

Original German WWI Bavarian Infantry NCO Etched Dove’s Head Sword with Nickel-Plated Blade and Scabbard by Carl Eickhorn Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout 1893 in ChicagoOriginal Item: Only One Available. With the establishment of the German Empire, a series of conventions brought the bulk of the various state military forces directly under the administration of the Prussian War Ministry. Bavaria however maintained a degree of autonomy in peacetime, with its own two (later three) army corps remaining outside the Prussian order of battle. The Bavarian infantry and cavalry regiments retained their historic light blue