Original German WWI Bavarian Infantry NCO Etched Dove’s Head Sword With Troddel and Scabbard by Clemen & Jung Spanish Militaria A nearly identical sign produced

A nearly identical sign produced in 1968 (1 year later) sold at a Barrett-Jackson Automobile Auction in 2018 for $1995 plus 15% buyers fee ($2300 plus shipping

Overall this is a very nice example of an iconic gun

and has a reinforcement on the outer edge to support the frizzen screw

so shotguns were imported in some quantities from Europe

Original German WWI Bavarian Infantry NCO Etched Dove’s Head Sword With Troddel and Scabbard by Clemen & Jung Spanish Militaria A nearly identical sign producedOriginal Item: Only One Available. With the establishment of the German Empire, a series of conventions brought the bulk of the various state military forces directly under the administration of the Prussian War Ministry. Bavaria however maintained a degree of autonomy in peacetime, with its own two (later three) army corps remaining outside the Prussian order of battle. The Bavarian infantry and cavalry regiments retained their historic light blue