Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, By Carl Eickhorn United Republic of War Merit Cross 2nd Class

War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (bronze gilt on tombac

5mm(width) x 49

with leafing in the background

disembarking in Boulogne the following day

This regiment was ultimately destroyed in Sevastopol in May of 1944

Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, By Carl Eickhorn United Republic of War Merit Cross 2nd Class(Heer Bajonett). A very 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 with a sharpened tip and lower edge. A wide fuller runs the majority of the length of each side. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of ORIGINAL EICKHORN, SOLINGEN, surrounding the firms classic logo of a squirrel clutching sword. The blade sits securely within a