Germany, Heer. An Etched Dress Bayonet, Artillery Personnel, By Carl Eickhorn Hold 116 mm x 170 mm

116 mm x 170 mm

quillon and pommel with light contact in the nickel plating

73 mm (h) x 43

The breathing apparatus consists of a "half moon" aperture for inhaling and the orifice covered with a black painted prtoective wire netting for exhaling

Germany, Heer. An Etched Dress Bayonet, Artillery Personnel, By Carl Eickhorn Hold 116 mm x 170 mm(Heer Bajonett). A well preserved Heer commemorative dress bayonet, measuring 345 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 200 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and semi sharpened lower edge, with fullers running down the length of each side. The obverse bears a finely detailed acid etched inscription of ZUR ERINNERUNG AN MEINE DIENSTZEIT (IN MEMORY OF MY SERVICE TIME) on a stylized banner, set within