Need help identifying an old sword.......................

[Donnie B from VA]

Hi everyone,

I need some help in identifying this old sword for a friend. It was passed down along with some German WWII relics. I don't know if it is German and it appears to be a "dress" sword to me as it is short and the blade has never been sharpened.

Thanks for your help.

 

[nhbenz]

I'm guessing that it says WKC Solingen below the knight on the blade? THis would be Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie, who made German swords during both world wars, but I think the mark varied a bit, with this being an earlier mark (WWI), but am not certain!

 

[ARC]

No clue... Very sweet ... very nice sword... looks like a "Sabre"

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

If that's laying across an 8-1/2" x 11 pad it appears to be a child's sword. The blade would only be 18" long. A Kindersabel

And that's not a bad thing. They are rare.

IMPERIAL GERMAN KINDER SABEL CHILDS SWORD : Lot 3403

Rare English childs sword c1800 with gilt bronze handle

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Charlie P.
Good eye, and Id !
Gary

 

[Donnie B from VA]

Thank you! The blade is approximately 18 1/2 inches long. I am trying to get some better pics of the markings.

If that's laying across an 8-1/2" x 11 pad it appears to be a child's sword. The blade would only be 18" long. A Kindersabel

And that's not a bad thing. They are rare.

IMPERIAL GERMAN KINDER SABEL CHILDS SWORD : Lot 3403

Rare English childs sword c1800 with gilt bronze handle

 

[hbeaton]

Plus Kindersabel just sounds better doesn't it? "Child's Sword" and you think of some plastic thing battling Skeletor but this Kindersabel literally will cut you.