Original Imperial German WWI Triple Etched Army Artillery NCO Dove's Head Sword with Scabbard Japanese Documents and Books Serial number found under walnut

Serial number found under walnut grips is 14490 making this a 1862 production

though the ribbon definitely has color fading on the front side

Beneath the bombs is large an embroidered patch that reads:

but her parents either refused to or could not afford to buy her the complete uniform

and “Train” which allows the bombs to be dropped at the selected intervals based on input from the bomb sight

Original Imperial German WWI Triple Etched Army Artillery NCO Dove's Head Sword with Scabbard Japanese Documents and Books Serial number found under walnutOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of a Dove's Head Dress sword worn by Army NCO's, with a lovely "Triple Etched" nickel plated steel blade. This sword design is a simplified version of the Officer's dove's head sword, without the decorative designs and engraving usually seen on the hilt. It has a larger "D" guard used on German dress swords, with a simple cross guard without any rain guards (chappes). The hilt is nickel plated