issued on 1 August 1942 and certified by the handwritten signature of an unidentified Oberleutnant and stand-in Group Commander
within a ring of blue enamel bearing a gilt inscription of “ALBERTUS ANIMOSUS” (“ALBERT THE VALIANT”) with arabesques
The Sharifian Order of Military Merit was instituted on 7 August 1910 and was awarded to military personnel in times of war or on active service and for gallantry under fire
obverse illustrating the Hanseatic City of Lübeck coat-of-arms
and had the honor of being the eighth former student of the school to be decorated with the Ritterkreuz
Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Sabre, Lion’s Head Version, by Alcoso United Republic of issued on 1 August 1942(Heer Sbel fr Offiziere mit Lwenkopf). A very well preserved Heer Officers dress parade sabre, measuring 101 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 87. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the tip. A wide fuller runs approximately two thirds of the length of the upper edge of each side of the blade. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of ALCOSO, SOLINGEN, for the