Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Sabre consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac echoing the Lafayette Escadrille of

echoing the Lafayette Escadrille of the First World War

12) Kriegsmarine Breast Eagle for Enlisted Personnel

the suspension loop marked with an illegible maker’s mark

This was altered on February 23

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Sabre consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac echoing the Lafayette Escadrille of(Heer Offizierssbel). An extremely well preserved Heer Officers dress sabre, measuring 104 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features an 87 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a gentle curvature, sharpened tip, and with double sided fullers running approximately two thirds of the length of each side. The reverse ricasso bears a distributor mark reading HERM. SPOHR, HANNOVER. The blade sits securely within a multi