A Long Model Etched Wehrmacht Bayonet Auction Lieutenant Joh

Lieutenant Joh

vertical pinback with roll clasp of catch missing

43mm (w) x 53

Willis-O'Connor was stricken with a heart attack and died in hospital a few days later

oxidation spotting evident on both sides

A Long Model Etched Wehrmacht Bayonet Auction Lieutenant JohMeasuring 392 mm, with the scabbard on, this dagger features a 247 mm nickel plated steel blade, with unsharpened edges, remaining bright and crisp, and having a dull tip. It is engraved "Zur Erinnerung an meine Dienstzeit" (In Memory of my Service Period) on the blade on one side, flanked by a helmet on the left and Army eagle insignia on the right, with full length fullers on both sides. The blade's obverse ricasso has a nick near the end of the