Germany, Imperial. A Husaren-Regiment König Wilhelm I Nr 7. Officer’s M89 Sword consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac a First War period studio

a First War period studio photo of Maier’s father Josef

Paris being a prominent manufacture of Honduran awards

silvered and black enamelled fine zinc cross with a gilt Finnish lion insignia

measuring 48 mm (h) x 47 mm (w)

In the beginning

Germany, Imperial. A Husaren-Regiment König Wilhelm I Nr 7. Officer’s M89 Sword consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac a First War period studio(Husaren Regiment Knig Wilhelm I. Nr. 7 Offiziersdegen M89). A well preserved M89 pattern commemorative sword, measuring 93. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 77. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and with a fuller running the majority of the length of each side. The lower third of the obverse features a blackened banner bearing a raised inscription of HUS. REGT. KNIG WILHELM I. (1.