3) An official (possibly Chief of the German General Staff
an 8th Army patch in red and white embroidery sewn in place on the right shoulder
labour was intensive and never ending
the obverse depicting a flood
in a leather-bound presentation folder)
Germany, Imperial. A Letter Opener, with Lion Head Signet Pommel, by Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie. Buy Now 3) An official (possibly Chief(Briefffner). A rare and high quality letter opener, measuring 29 cm in total length. It features a 16 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade, with a makers mark in the form of the classic knights helmet logo of Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie, Solingen visible on the obverse ricasso. The blade sits securely within a multi piece hilt style hand, with a gilded brass backstrap bearing raised arabesque imagery and culminating in a detailed lions head.