Germany, Hj. A 1942 Wachgefolgschaft Dress Bayonet, By Carl Eickhorn Archive the reverse with both attachment

the reverse with both attachment prongs intact

without maker mark and marked "EXTRA FEIN" (Extra Fine) on the reverse

After the war and the release from war captivity

he brought the plane out of a steep dive

This group was purchased directly from his daughter in 2004 by D

Germany, Hj. A 1942 Wachgefolgschaft Dress Bayonet, By Carl Eickhorn Archive the reverse with both attachment(HJ Bajonett). An extremely well preserved HJ Wachgefolgschaft dress bayonet, measuring 405 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 250 mm long polished magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and semi sharpened lower edge. A fuller runs the length of each side of the blade. Acid etched onto the obverse is an inscription of H. J. WACHGEFOLGSCHAFT, while the reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of ORIGINAL EICKHORN, SOLINGEN,