Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, By Weyersburg, Kirschbaum & Co. Auction Type IV (1914-1918)

Type IV (1914-1918)

the two men of my working party

In the rank of Squadron Leader

and is commemorated on page 504 of the First World War Book of Remembrance

Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, By Weyersburg, Kirschbaum & Co. Auction Type IV (1914-1918)(Heer Bajonett). A well preserved Heer dress bayonet, measuring 355 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 200 mm long magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and semi sharpened lower edge. Each side features a fuller, and the blade bears a makers mark near the reverse ricasso of WKC for Weyersburg, Kirschbaum & Co. of Solingen, beneath the firms knights helmet logo. The blade sits securely within a one piece silvered zink