Germany, Wehrmacht. A Officer’s Sword Hanger Auction Archive Footnote: The lands of Czechoslovakia

Footnote: The lands of Czechoslovakia had been part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire since the Battle of the White Mountain in 1620 crushed Bohemian independence

through the Honourable Minister of Militia

Success in Aachen was measured by the number of houses captured

while a functional catch situated within firmly holds the sword in place during storage

the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal tapering pinback meeting a round wire catch

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Officer’s Sword Hanger Auction Archive Footnote: The lands of Czechoslovakia(Wehrmacht birnenfrmiges Trageleder fr das Offiziersschwert). Constructed of an elongated brown leather strap, the top riveted into a loop for the accommodation of an aluminum ring, the obverse stitched with a functional magnetic metal spring clip, unmarked, measuring 5 cm (w) x 19. 5 cm (l), used across branches but intended for use with the Heer Officers sword, demonstrating minor material fatigue and surface oxidation to the leather and clip,