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Unfortunately, the surface is scarred up, but the wappen and ringkragen are visible.

Sweet blade!

I've gotten interested in swords with family crests on them. This one is a member of the von Bulow family. From the 7 pts on the crown I am guessing he was a Baron/Freiherr. Still trying to id the owner. I have not been successful in locating him in the Ranglists. There are lots of von...

Nice! I love the Askari postcard

I hate it when that happens

Thanks. No idea what the numbers are for.

Looks like the officer the Kaiser is talking to has a crown on his right sleeve. I don't think I've seen that before. What does that represent?

The 1st JzP was given the designation Koenigs Jaeger zu Pferd and allowed to wear the Royal Cypher in 1905. This is the badge for a cartridge case for a member of this Regiment

Excellent piece. Wonder what officer wore it. The story of the East African campaign, that lasted the entire war, is fascinating. So much different than the European fronts.

That matches the monogram on the pommel nut. Sweet sword!

Very nice piece. Congratulations! Nice Ulanka too! My favorite regiment

Congratulations Coert!!

Fantastic!! I'm envious

Nice pickups. Congratulations!

The visor looks incorrect. There should not be a visible stitch where it meets the shell.

Congratulations! Always a thrill to land that elusive piece.

Congratulations Bruno! Love it!

Looks like a great trip!

Love it!

The WRI on the knucklebow could also indicate that the owner was a member of the 7th Hussar Regiment. Here is one, Bernhard von Bülow, served in the 7th Hussar in the Franco-Prussian war before entering politics. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_von_B%C3%BClow I wonder if there are more...