Prussian officer's sabre.
Very beautiful black horn handle with filigree, monogrammed with Emperor Wilhelm II, as well as a functional keyboard called '' with a flap '', in the shape of the Prussian eagle.
Plain and gilded handle with its strap.
On the straight blade has two central gutters, the punch of Carl Eickhorn in Solingen. "CE" under the squirrels back to back.
The leather thumb rest is largely missing.
Traces of use and time (nothing serious or perforating) on the black painted iron scabbard has a ring. T
otal length: 97.5 cm
Length without scabbard: 95 cm
Blade length: 80.5 cm
Handle length: 14.5 cm
Blade width at heel: 2.1 cm
The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen), is a former European state formed in 1701 and integrated in 1871 into the German Empire, of which it is the main component; it disappears in 1918 when Germany becomes a republic.