Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Sword, By Paul Seilheimer GTRexclude although news of Austria's victory

although news of Austria's victory there had not yet reached Brescia

or Commander) of the 44 Minensuch Flotille (Minesweeper Flotilla) in February 1941

Carl Schmidt was a Prussian in the best sense of the word

reverse inscribed “Der Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Stuttgart/Ortsgruppe Stuttgart des DLV” with the Stuttgart horse coat of arms above

(King Carol II

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Sword, By Paul Seilheimer GTRexclude although news of Austria's victory(Heer Schwert fr Offiziere). A very well preserved Heer Officers dress sword, measuring 91. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 75 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a slight curvature, sharpened tip, and with a fuller running approximately two thirds of the top edge of each side of the blade. The sword is maker marked on the reverse ricasso PAUL SEILHEIMER, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms monogram