Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, With Uncommon Distributor Mark Hold patterned after the Royal Air

patterned after the Royal Air Force type "B" helmet but without "Bennett" buckles

lower rivet is period replacement

crowned bust in coronation robes

Candidates had to be between the ages of 19 and 25

PRUDHOMME" on the obverse

Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, With Uncommon Distributor Mark Hold patterned after the Royal Air(Heer Bajonett). A well preserved Heer dress bayonet, measuring 345 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 200 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge, and with fullers running the length of each side. It is unmarked with the exception of a distributor mark of HERTRA QUALITT on the reverse ricasso. The blade sits firmly within a one piece nickel plated alloy hilt, with the seam covered by a