Germany, Heer. An Engraved Commemorative Dress Bayonet, by Robert Klaas Newly Listed with a recessed medal bed

with a recessed medal bed and a recessed area for the placement of the mint and un-issued period original ribbon

bisected by a dark field-grey rayon bar trimmed along both edges with machine-embroidered silver-aluminum wire tresses

Footnote: This cross had been discussed in length on Wehrmacht Awards Forum

reverse has been cleaned

Germany, Heer. An Engraved Commemorative Dress Bayonet, by Robert Klaas Newly Listed with a recessed medal bed(Heer Bajonett). An extremely well preserved Heer commemorative dress bayonet, measuring 39. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the tip and lower edge. A wide fuller runs the majority of the length of the top edge of each side. The obverse bears an acid etched inscription of ZUR ERINNERUNG AN MEINE DIENSTZEIT (IN MEMORY OF MY