Switzerland. A Dragoon Officer’s Dress Sword, By J.J. Girtanner, C.1820 certificate_of_authenticity served with the Imperial German

served with the Imperial German Army in the First World War and later saw service in the Spanish Civil War as part of the Condor Legion

and dated to Thankirchen (district of Dietramszell

Captain Baum spoke with Colonel Goode

1909 in Droskau (present-day Drożków

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Switzerland. A Dragoon Officer’s Dress Sword, By J.J. Girtanner, C.1820 certificate_of_authenticity served with the Imperial GermanAn infantry officers dress sword, measuring 1020 mm when inserted into the scabbard. The sword features an 810 mm long polish magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and unsharpened edges, and with a fuller extending along the length of each side. The lower third of both the obverse and reverse demonstrates bluing, in turn overlaid by a variety of etched and gilded decorations. The upper edge of the blade bears an etched makers mark of J. J.