Original German K98 Bayonet With Later Etched Blade ‘Deutsches Kriegsmarine Srhlarhtshiff Admiral Hipper’. 19201. Bayonets

An original K98 rifle bayonet with later beautiful etching that makes this a collector’s piece in its own right. The 10" single edged fullered blade is marked by the Nazi wartime manufacturer code marked at the ricasso ’42 asw’ (E.u.f. Horster). The blade is numbered ‘260’ and is beautifully etched on both sides with panels ‘Deutsches Kriegsmarine ’ & 'Srhlarhtsrhiff Admiral Hipper’ (Translation: German Kriegsmarine Srhlarhtsrhiff Admiral Hipper Franz Ritter von Hipper (13 September 1863 – 25 May 1932) was an admiral in the German Imperial Navy. He is most famous for commanding the German battlecruisers of the I Scouting Group during World War I, particularly at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May – 1 June 1916. During the war, Hipper led the German battlecruisers on several raids of the English coast, for which he was vilified in the English press as a "baby killer". His squadron clashed with the British battlecruiser squadron at the Battle of Dogger Bank in January 1915, where the armoured cruiser Blücher was lost. At the Battle of Jutland, Hipper's flagship Lützow was sunk, though his ships succeeded in sinking three British battlecruisers. In 1918 he was promoted to succeed Admiral Reinhard Scheer as commander of the High Seas Fleet. A class heavy cruiser, the third of a class of five vessels. She served with Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The pommel has an etched panel on one side ‘ Kriegsmarine anchor device & Swastika within panel’. The pommel is Waffenamt. The bayonet has undamaged bakelite grips. Its steel scabbard is showing signs of age related wear. The ball end of the scabbard is faintly Waffenamt stamped. The price for this desirable collector’s piece includes UK delivery. 19201