The rear of the grip/pommel area features a slit paired with a spring-loaded button that allows the bayonet to be fastened to the barrel of a rifle
His effects
A 1934 KDF (Kraft durch Freude/Strength Through Joy) Sonnenwende Gau München badge
A Royal Canadian Air Force Officer's Parade Helmet
matching nickel-plated steel receiving clip on the left end
Germany, Third Reich. A Lot Of Second War Membership Badges Auction The rear of the grip/pommel(Tagesabzeichen). A grouping of 3 German badges. 1) A Deutsche Jungvolk membership badge, constructed of bronze and red enamels, horizontal pin, marked GES. GESCH. on reverse, measures 21 mm in diameter, gilt worn off, and in good condition. 2) A Second War Veteran tinnie, of metal construction, the obverse presents an Iron Cross with a swastika and sword over it, laurels protrude from each side of the Iron Cross, the reverse presents a pin affixed to