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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 57858, member: 44"]I certainly agree, fouled (entwined) anchor topped with a star as I thought in my reply. The sword Davey found looks the same as the one I found.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pommel of sword appears to be a lion head with the "Knuckle Bow," or guard fixed in the lion's mouth. The bottom of the guard is wide and ornate. On the following page scroll down about 1/2 way to:</p><p>"RWS130<b> - </b>Imperial German Marine Officer's Sabre"</p><p>It has the lion and a wide ornate guard:</p><p><a href="http://www.esford.com/armourygerman.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.esford.com/armourygerman.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.esford.com/armourygerman.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://www.esford.com/Collectors%20swords/RWS130%20German%20Naval%20Officer%27s%20Sword/RWS130%20collage.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.esford.com/Collectors%20swords/RWS130%20German%20Naval%20Officer%27s%20Sword/RWS130%20collage.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.esford.com/Collectors swords/RWS130 German Naval Officer's Sword/RWS130 collage.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I haven't anything to add to the name though like Bear said the first may be a title of some kind follow by a given, middle and surname. Instead of a separate given and middle name, it may be a long given name with a space in the middle??? If that is a separate given and middle name, the given name may be John; however, the middle name isn't capitalized????</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]14830[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 57858, member: 44"]I certainly agree, fouled (entwined) anchor topped with a star as I thought in my reply. The sword Davey found looks the same as the one I found. The pommel of sword appears to be a lion head with the "Knuckle Bow," or guard fixed in the lion's mouth. The bottom of the guard is wide and ornate. On the following page scroll down about 1/2 way to: "RWS130[B] - [/B]Imperial German Marine Officer's Sabre" It has the lion and a wide ornate guard: [URL]http://www.esford.com/armourygerman.htm[/URL] [URL='http://www.esford.com/Collectors%20swords/RWS130%20German%20Naval%20Officer%27s%20Sword/RWS130%20collage.jpg']http://www.esford.com/Collectors swords/RWS130 German Naval Officer's Sword/RWS130 collage.jpg[/URL] I haven't anything to add to the name though like Bear said the first may be a title of some kind follow by a given, middle and surname. Instead of a separate given and middle name, it may be a long given name with a space in the middle??? If that is a separate given and middle name, the given name may be John; however, the middle name isn't capitalized???? --- Susan [ATTACH=full]14830[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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