A splendid sabre - a marksmanship prize for the 16th Infantry Regiment Großherzog Ferdinand von Toskana 1912., Damascus pipe-back blade with yelmen. Silver-plated knucklebow hilt with lion head pommel with inset red glass eyes. Dedication engraved under the guard. "Dem besten Schützen 1912 - Oberst Hinzler 16" (To the best marksman 1912 - Colonel Hinzler Royal Bavarian. Inf. Rgt. 16). Bone grip with silver wire winding. Attached officer's sword knot. Bright steel scabbard with a movable suspension ring. Length cm. historic, historical, 1910s,

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