A Kriegsmarine Naval Officer's Sword By E. & F. Horster, Solingen Auction A fine example of a

A fine example of a 1872-1874 issue Kreuz 4

Saskatchewan on January 3

The school was founded in 1864

with a central red and white enameled HJ insignia bearing a black mobile swastika

circumscribed by “Merito Civili Tempore Belli MCMXV” (Latin - At the merit of the Civil War)

A Kriegsmarine Naval Officer's Sword By E. & F. Horster, Solingen Auction A fine example of aMeasuring 945 mm with the scabbard on, this sword features a 795 mm long, slightly curved, fullered, nickel plated steel blade, magnetic, with a blade spine and a single dull edge, the blade remaining bright and crisp, and having a semi sharp tip. The blade's obverse ricasso is maker marked "E. & F. HORSTER SOLINGEN", the reverse ricasso is marked with the company's insignia, while the blade itself retains its crossgraining, exhibiting the usual in