Germany, Imperial. An Officer’s Sword, Circa World War One By Carl Eickhorn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac as a Stoker 2nd Class

as a Stoker 2nd Class

with green triangle about red bar

extremely fine condition with minor scuffing and two folding creases

Yours [signed Adolf Fischbach] A handwritten letter from Rudi Marggraf to the Kuhlmann Family from June 1948 reads: Dear family Kuhlmann

Germany, Imperial. An Officer’s Sword, Circa World War One By Carl Eickhorn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac as a Stoker 2nd ClassThe sword measures at 102. 5 cm in total length with a silver blade measuring at 88 cm wide, the hilt is in bronze with a black grip, the bottom of the hilt bears the numbers 14600 and a buffer pad, a Waffenamt mark, and C. E. G for Carl Eickhorn, the scabbard has a singular loop ring and is engraved 2509, there is an attached portapee on the hilt. There is a piece of tape with a residue on the top of the scabbard and wear to the leather strap on the