Parade Romanian Officer's Sword Sabre Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasty

Description

Very good condition pre WWI Romanian cavalry officer sword. This sword was manufactured in Germany and is marked "FABRICA DE SOLINGEN 1902" on the right side of the blade.
The blade is nickel plated and beautifully heavily etched, left side shows the Romanian Coat-of-arms full variant with Latin sentence NIHIL SINE DEO (NOTHING WITHOUT GOD) belonging to the Hohenzollern family prominently centered and opposed on the midline of the blade approximately 8 inches from the ricasso. The right side has the royal cipher of Carol I, the King of Romania (reigning King of Romania from March 26th, 1881 to October 10th, 1914).
The grip guard is cast metal with a floral pattern. The grip guard turns into the stylized flowing main of an eagle with ruby colored eyes (one ruby eye is missing) holding the pummel end of the knuckle bow in its open mouth.
On the spine of the blade under ricasso there is etching “F.W. HOLLER - SOLINGEN”. The blade has the channel on each side with a rounded spine. The blade is straight and measures 33 inches long. The blade’s width at the ricasso is measured at 7/8 inch.The blade is in excellent condition,
never sharpened
and retains its original finish.
Total length of the sword is 39 inches.The steel scabbard (has a small dent at the end) is 33.5 inches long with two rings mounted on opposite sides, approximately 3 inches below the throat. The grip is made of blackened wood or bakelite.
Leather sword hangers attached to scabbard rings and sword knot are included.
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