Germany, Imperial. An m1889 Infantry Officer’s Sword, by Carl Eickhorn

(Infanterie-Offizier-Schwert M1889). A well-preserved Model 1889 Infantry Officer’s sword, measuring 89 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 72cm-long, nickel-plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and with two fullers running the length of each side. Blade is marked with an early Carl Eickhorn monogram with dual squirrels and E.C. It sits securely within a multi-piece hilt. The hilt features a guard bearing a detailed Prussian imperial eagle overlaid by the monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II, with a hand guard that connects to a plain pommel. The handle grip is composed of a wooden core wrapped in a boiled and ribbed black leather liner, with the ribbing retaining an original twisted and rolled bronze wire cord and a royal monogram affixed. It is accompanied by its original scabbard, constructed of a black painted magnetic metal shaft. An integral band situated just below the throat retains a loop for the accommodation of a hanger. Very fine.