Germany, Imperial. A Private Purchase Officer's Close Combat Bayonet United Republic of maker marked "STEINHAUER & LÜCK

maker marked "STEINHAUER & LÜCK LÜDENSCHEID" on the bottom

and suspended from a black leather cord bearing a central red machine-embroidered band flanked by silver aluminum wire tresses

1929 and Leading Aircraftman on October 1

intact interior fabric hinge cover - slightly severed

the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath joined together at the bottom by ribbon

Germany, Imperial. A Private Purchase Officer's Close Combat Bayonet United Republic of maker marked "STEINHAUER & LÜCKThis bayonet features a construction that incorporates both the blade and the handle as one piece, in a nickel plated steel, magnetic, with a very reflective finish, a semi sharp edge and a very sharp tip, the fuller running almost the full length of the bayonet on both sides, maker marked with a King's Head side by side with a Knight's Head above "W. K. &c C." (Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Company of Solingen) on the reverse ricasso. The blade rises up to