Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, by E. & F. Hörster Republic of with the exterior lined with

with the exterior lined with dark purple canvas

copies of his service records and eleven ship photographs

confirm that he died of illness on 13 June 1942 in a field hospital

green enameled leafs individually enameled

framed wartime studio portrait depicting a Gebirgsjäger Enlisted soldier in uniform and wearing a Bergmütze

Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, by E. & F. Hörster Republic of with the exterior lined with(Heer Bajonett). A well preserved Heer dress bayonet, measuring 40 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 both the tip and lower edge. A wide fuller runs the majority of the length of the top edge of each side of the blade. The obverse ricasso bears a makers mark of E. U. F. HRSTER, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms monogram logo.