German WW2 Army Officer's Lion Head Sword with sheath and Army Portapee and Artillery Belt Hangar

Gorgeous sided blade inscribed "III./Art. Regt. 17  Gott Mit Uns." - Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Artillery Battalion, 17th Infantry Division Wehrmacht and double Heer eagles with Artillery crews on the march, black hilt with perfect metal braiding, marker marked Original Eickhorn Solingen. A piece of rare quality and beautiful engraving even on the sword spine!  Hard to find a better lion head sword set this nice! This Sword belonged to a wealthy Army Heer Artillery Officer who commanded the Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Artillery Battalion, 17th Infantry Division Wehrmacht.  Maker Marked Original Eickhorn Solingen.  Lion head pattern with brass hilt And ruby red eyes, shows very light wear to the well detailed lion head pommel, floral/geometric motifs on body-strap and knuckle-bow, and open wing eagle on obverse langet.  Eagle is facing to his right so dates the sword to after 1936 time period.  Black celluloid grip shows light surface wear with no cracks or chips and is complete with tight triple twisted wire wrap.  Wide, curved, plated, double-etched Reichswehr pattern blade measuring 32 1/4″ in length grades excellent ++ showing only minor surface wear with no lifting or nicks to cutting edge and no crimps to the sheath or tip of the blade.  Blade is complete and inscribed on both sides and along the spine. Obverse blade features a 14 1/4” long etch panel consisting of floral and geometric motifs, two sections of gorgeous bluing inscribed "III./Art. Regt. 17” and “Gott mit uns." Reverse blade features a 14 1/4″ long etch panel consisting of floral and geometric motifs with double Heer Eagles flanking a central panel with full bluing consisting of raised facsimile of an artillery piece with mounted crew.  Spine of blade features a laurel leaf motif running the length of the etched panels.  Dent-free steel scabbard with stationary suspension ring retains approximately 80% of black enamel showing minimal surface wear to the enamel. Nice original and complete Artillery Belt Hangar and Heer Officer Portapee.  Superb Third Reich double-etched personalized sword Vet bringback to Witchita Falls came with vet footlocker and other trophies.  This sword may have seen action in the Invasion of Poland, along with both Eastern and Western Fronts.