Germany, Imperial. An Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Military and Noble)

Military and Noble)

the reverse of each fitting exhibiting discolouration

Schwarz was posthumously classified by the Munich de-Nazification court as a "major offender"

Page 37: In Oct 1939 he was promoted to Oberschütze (senior rifleman)

War Medal 1939-1945 (VX25245 R

Germany, Imperial. An Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Military and Noble)(Artillerie Sbel fr Offiziere mit Lwenkopf). A well preserved Heer (Army) Officers lion head sword, measuring 96 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 79 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and gentle curvature. A wide fuller encompasses the majority of the length of each side. Acid etched onto approximately two thirds of both the obverse and reverse are images consisting of arabesque