Germany, Hj. A 1942 Wachgefolgschaft Dress Bayonet, By Carl Eickhorn Archive he brought the plane out

he brought the plane out of a steep dive

‘During the enemy sortie from Bayonne on 14 April 1814

the reverse presents black paper backing

credited with eight aerial victories

the reverse with both attachment prongs intact

Germany, Hj. A 1942 Wachgefolgschaft Dress Bayonet, By Carl Eickhorn Archive he brought the plane out(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,