Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Sabre, Lion’s Head Version, by Alcoso United Republic of within a ring of blue

within a ring of blue enamel bearing a gilt inscription of “ALBERTUS ANIMOSUS” (“ALBERT THE VALIANT”) with arabesques

and had the honor of being the eighth former student of the school to be decorated with the Ritterkreuz

one scratch at the lower left on the wooden plaque

issued on 1 August 1942 and certified by the handwritten signature of an unidentified Oberleutnant and stand-in Group Commander

both unmarked and measuring 20 mm (w) x 122 mm (h)

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Sabre, Lion’s Head Version, by Alcoso United Republic of within a ring of blue(Heer Sbel fr Offiziere mit Lwenkopf). A very well preserved Heer Officers dress parade sabre, measuring 101 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 87. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the tip. A wide fuller runs approximately two thirds of the length of the upper edge of each side of the blade. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of ALCOSO, SOLINGEN, for the