Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Sword, By Paul Seilheimer GTRexclude in early 1980’s

in early 1980’s

Carl Schmidt was a Prussian in the best sense of the word

Records indicate he was presented Q

although news of Austria's victory there had not yet reached Brescia

he joined the Luftwaffe as a flak gunner with the 96th division in Dortmund in January 1942

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Sword, By Paul Seilheimer GTRexclude in early 1980’s(Heer Schwert fr Offiziere). A very well preserved Heer Officers dress sword, measuring 91. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 75 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a slight curvature, sharpened tip, and with a fuller running approximately two thirds of the top edge of each side of the blade. The sword is maker marked on the reverse ricasso PAUL SEILHEIMER, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms monogram