European sword, for ID please?

[migueldiaz]

Originally Posted by M ELEY

It's a WWI era Austrian Army officer's (artillary?) sword. Well, that's the generic description of what it is. It's exact I'm not so sure about. Some of these types predate the war and go back slightly earlier (still in the timeline of Kaiser Wilhelm, circa 1900-1910). I've seen some listed as "Bavarian", some as Prussian and some Austrian. Perhaps someone can pinpoint this pattern down more exactly, but to answer your question, it isn't a repro but a real sword. They are fairly common and show up on eBay now and again...

Hi M Eley,

Thanks for the comment!

Amongst "Bavarian", "Austrian", and "Prussian" keyword search on eBay, "Prussian sword" yielded the most number of items closest to the subject blade.

Thanks again.