Original German WWII Blücher Pattern Field Marshal Lion Head Officers Sword by Carl Eickhorn with Troddel Knot Bira Gun the 103rd Engineer Battalion

the 103rd Engineer Battalion

The musket is offered in truly wonderful condition and very closely resembles the well known example in the Colonial Williamsburg Collection

The rest of the unit was disbanded days before VE Day

so it has trouble indexing on some chambers and the cylinder lock is worn

and the correct tulip headed cleaning rod is still present

Original German WWII Blücher Pattern Field Marshal Lion Head Officers Sword by Carl Eickhorn with Troddel Knot Bira Gun the 103rd Engineer BattalionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the very desirable "Blcher" pattern variation of the popular Feldmarschall (Field Marshal) series of German "Lion Head" officer swords. It was made by famed firm Carl Eickhorn of Solingen, the legendary "City of Blades" in western Germany. The Field Marshal series was quite popular, and had many different variations, named after famous military leaders of Germany. The pattern, named