Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, By Carl Eickhorn United Republic of with leafing in the background

with leafing in the background

slotted leather strap stitched in place at the junction of the two angled straps

disembarking in Boulogne the following day

tan-coloured backer bearing a machine-embroidered tri-colour cockade

Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, By Carl Eickhorn United Republic of with leafing in the background(Heer Bajonett). A very well preserved Heer dress bayonet, measuring 40 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. A wide fuller runs the majority of the length of each side. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of ORIGINAL EICKHORN, SOLINGEN, surrounding the firms classic logo of a squirrel clutching sword. The blade sits securely within a