Bavaria, Kingdom. A Model 1892 Artilleryman’s Short Sword visually-hidden secured with a bakelite button

secured with a bakelite button

the obverse with a large mobile swastika with reaching hands in the background

includes ribbon bar (missing star devices)

measuring 23 mm (w) x 12 mm (h)

The seam where the blade fits through the crossguard is covered by a fully-intact brown leather buffer pad

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Model 1892 Artilleryman’s Short Sword visually-hidden secured with a bakelite button(Faschinenmesser fr die Artillerie). A well preserved Model 1892 artillerymans short sword, measuring 62. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 48 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the tip and lower edge. A wide fuller runs the majority of the length of each side, while the blade bears double sided acid etched inscriptions of IN TREUE FEST (STEADFAST IN