Presentation M89 Infantry Degen w/Deluxe Hilt. No maker. Although unmarked, an illustration of the blade etch appears in the WKC Imperial sales catalog as etch pattern Nr. 15. Gilted brass hilt fittings show light surface wear to heavily-chiseled pommel, knuckle-bow and non-folding handguard, which features the Imperial eagle with raised “WRII” cypher on chest. Fittings retain much gilting throughout, to include the ornate pommel which features a raised silver facsimile of Kaiser Wilhelm. Dark brown, bakelite grip shows light surface wear with no cracks or chips and is complete with tight triple wire-wrap. Grip is complete with Imperial “WRII” cypher pinned to the obverse. Plated, double-etched blade measuring 30 ¼” in length grades excellent, showing light surface wear with some gray speckling but no nicks to cutting edge. Obverse blade features gilted floral panels at each end of a 9 ½” presentation panel featuring the following inscription, “Hauptmann Wolf Wölfel Seinem Freunde U.-Zahlmeister Georg Krommes. Kriegsyar 1915/1916” (Captain Wolf Wölfel to his friend and paymaster, Georg Krommes, war year 1915-1916). Reverse blade features gilted floral panels on each end of an 8 ¼” long panel featuring the following inscription, “II. Landst. Inf.-Ers. Halb.-Bat. Sondershausen.” (Sondershausen is located north of Erfurt). Spine of blade features gold filled oak leaf design, is distributor marked, “Deutscher Offizier Verein, Berlin”, and is complete with brown leather blade buffer pad. Straight, dent-free steel scabbard retains approximately 85% of its original black enamel which shows surface crazing and wear to paint, particularly, near the tip and frog of scabbard. Sword is complete with ranklist documentation from the 1914-1918 Honor ranklist of the German Army with the entry for Captain Wölfel assigned to the Landsturm Infantry battalion. Nice, presentation Imperial M89 sword which could easily be further researched. Exc+ $1,650.00 (19600)