Original German Pre-Franco Prussian War Lippstadt Lion’s Head Officer’s Sword with City Coat of Arms on Guard & Scabbard by A&E. Holler of Solingen British Artwork & Posters but they definitely add to

but they definitely add to the piece

Walter’s kindness is legend among family members who recount how Walter would take pity on newsboys shivering on street corners during frigid New York winters and buy all their papers so they could go home to get out of the cold

and there is also still the maker's logo under the shield:

Seishirō Itagaki

The helmet retains the original horizon blue paint on the interior

Original German Pre-Franco Prussian War Lippstadt Lion’s Head Officer’s Sword with City Coat of Arms on Guard & Scabbard by A&E. Holler of Solingen British Artwork & Posters but they definitely add toOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Lippstadt is a town in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest town within the district of Soest. In 1851 the whole of Lippstadt, which up to then had been divided between the Kingdom of Prussia and Lippe, was added to the Prussian royal province of Westphalia. This is a tremendous sword carried by an officer from Lippstadt manufactured by A&E Holler of Solingen, a firm which only operated from 1839 1869,