Eickhorn Solingen WW2 Era Nazi German Fireman’s Long Model Faschinenmesser Dress Bayonet By Carl E Bayonets

WW2 Era Nazi German Fireman’s Long Model Faschinenmesser Dress Bayonet By Carl Eickhorn Solingen With Original Period DRL/NSRL Championship Sports Achievement Medal/ Award Applied To Grip & Scabbard. Sn 18278:6 - 18278:6

This is an excellent original Nazi German WW2 era German Fireman's long model dress bayonet and scabbard (see page 126 of the book 'German Clamshells' by Walker and Weinand). The basic design is taken from the standard military dress bayonet but is without the rifle mortise and stud button. The cross guard is re curved which is correct for these Fireman’s bayonets. This bayonet has the correct 9 ¾” clean nickel plated blade with fullers and has the crisp makers of Carl Eickhorn Solingen. The blade has its original leather hilt washer. The pommel and cross guard are nickel plated and excellent. It has undamaged black stippled grips secured with two rivets. One scale has an original period DRL/NSRL Championship Sports Achievement Medal/ Award Applied. The Championship Badge was introduced in 1937 and it was awarded at an annual championship to an individual in every branch of sport. The Badge was originally established by the National Socialist Physical Training League (NSRL) and it was later adopted by the NSRL's predecessor, the German National Physical Education Union (DRL). It comes with the correct black painted military issue scabbard which is free of dents. The paint has just small areas of service wear to be expected. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 18278:6

£275.00