Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, by Carl Eickhorn Archive above the coats of arms

above the coats of arms of the provinces of Groningen

65 mm x 33

indicating high-quality private manufacture by a firm traditionally associated with Heer uniforms

the latter connecting to an original full-length silk sash by two drawstrings

overlapping a tri-colour cockade

Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, by Carl Eickhorn Archive above the coats of arms(Heer Bajonett). A well preserved Feuerschutzpolizei NCOs dress bayonet, measuring 40 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the tip and lower edge, and which has a wide fuller that runs the majority of the length of the top edge of each side. The blade sits securely within a nickel plated non magnetic metal alloy hilt with a