"IMPERIAL GERMAN EDGED WEAPONRY" WW1 ARMY CAVALRY SWORD SABER REFERENCE BOOK

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In 1871, the independent German states rallied to support Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War, and the German Empire was proclaimed at Versailles. In peacetime, each state maintained its own army, but if war broke out, they all came under Imperial control. Imperial German Army and cavalry officers of WW1 carried elegant swords and sabers as a mark of rank and a last line of personal defense. Those edged weapons have been of great interest to collectors for decades, leading Thomas M. Johnson, LTC (Ret.), along with Victor Diehl and Thomas Wittmann, to write an authoritative reference book on the subject in 2008. This "IMPERIAL GERMAN EDGED WEAPONRY" WW1 ARMY CAVALRY SWORD SABER REFERENCE BOOK is in near mint, unread condition, with only some light scattered storage wear evident (most pictured). Otherwise, the book is in near mint shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it boasts an elegantly illustrated dust jacket over hardcovers, and sports 328 pages full of descriptive text, period pictures, and photographs (mostly color, though many black and white) of Imperial German Army "lion head" swords and M-1889 degens, countless with incredible Damascus blades and presentation etching, wonderful close-ups of maker's marks, hilt details, grip materials and wire wrapping, pommel caps, sword knots, and scabbard fittings, all kinds of cavalry swords from the Cuirassier "Grosser" pattern and Pallasch, to Dragoon and Hussars sabers, and a plethora of other invaluable information. A beautiful example of an "IMPERIAL GERMAN EDGED WEAPONRY" WW1 ARMY CAVALRY SWORD SABER REFERENCE BOOK. Now celebrating over 20 years on eBay. Bid with confidence and please view our other great military, aviation, and sporting classics, including a German WW2 MWC LUFTWAFFE PILOT B-UHR AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH in MINT, unworn, new in the box condition, sporting a crisp 60 minute/12 hour (outer/inner) white numbers black dial, and featuring the classic big "onion" crown and sweeping seconds hand with hacking function.
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