Imperial German Model 1889 Infantry Officer's Sword and Scabbard : Prussian Infantry

Imperial German Model 1889 Infantry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt is a gilded brass D shape guard with an oak and laurel leaf design. The pommel has a bearded face on the back edge and a monogram of TK on the top disc. The outer folding edge has the Imperial German eagle of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The grip is brass wire bound over brown bakelite with a brass cypher of the Kaiser in the centre. There is a leather fore finger loop on the inside of the guard and a black leather and silver wire sword knot attached to the knucklebow. The nickel plated straight blade has a double fuller on each side to 60 mm from the spear point and the ricasso is stamped with a kings head and a knights head over W.K & C. A white buff leather washer is fitted to the blade where it meets the guard. The blued steel scabbard has a single loose ring on a band 60 mm from the throat.

This is a good quality sword and the black and siver sword knot indicates that it was worn by a Prussian infantry officer.