Germany, Imperial. A Model 1889 Infantry Officer’s Sword Hold Footnote: Arthur William White was

Footnote: Arthur William White was born in 1881 and began serving as an Engine Room Artificer

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Accompanied by its rosette

He stopped and presented arms type of thing with his gun at the ready

Germany, Imperial. A Model 1889 Infantry Officer’s Sword Hold Footnote: Arthur William White was(Infanterie Offizier Schwert M1889). A well preserved Model 1889 Infantry Officers sword, measuring 100 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 94 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and with a wide fuller running approximately two thirds of the length of each side. It sits securely within a multi piece hilt, with the seam covered by a partially intact red wool buffer pad. The hilt features a