Original Imperial German WWI Bavarian Model 1855 Officer Sword by Alexander Coppel with Scabbard Accessories which indicates the approximate manufacture

which indicates the approximate manufacture date of March - April 1944

The lists of heroes and of the dead seem endless

and Munson's hill

Fields was the only survivor

The compass is made mostly of bakelite

Original Imperial German WWI Bavarian Model 1855 Officer Sword by Alexander Coppel with Scabbard Accessories which indicates the approximate manufactureOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a genuine vintage World War I German Model 1855 Officer's Sword, from what was then the Kingdom of Bavaria. It is still in very good condition, with a lovely aged patina, and comes complete with its original black painted steel scabbard. It features a brass hilt with a "P guard", and a "Dove Head" pommel. The grip is sharkskin, wrapped by two bare wires, with a wrapped twisted pair of wires in the center.