Germany, Heer. A Heer Dress Bayonet, By Carl Eickhorn (Heer Bajonett) Auction Archive the formation encountered anti-aircraft fire

the formation encountered anti-aircraft fire but no enemy fighters

Mina and Bessie

with bent tips for wearing on the 7 o’clock and 11 o’clock arms

two-piece construction of gilt bronze and painted metal (magnetic)

surrounded by the Coat of Arms of Austria’s nine states in multi-coloured enamels

Germany, Heer. A Heer Dress Bayonet, By Carl Eickhorn (Heer Bajonett) Auction Archive the formation encountered anti-aircraft fireAn extremely well preserved Heer dress bayonet, measuring 395 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 250 mm long magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and unsharpened edges, as well as a fuller on each side. The blade presents plain with the exception of a makers mark near the reverse ricasso of ORIGINAL EICKHORN, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms logo of a squirrel clutching a sword. The blade sits securely within a