Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, by E. & F. Hörster United Republic of pale gold silk liner with

pale gold silk liner with a transparent moisture guard over the maker mark “AS BERLIN

measuring 9 cm (w) x 14 cm (h)

the stud stamped on the reverse with a crown and crescent moon indicating German manufacture

in green lacquered bronze

Second badge is bronze gilt

Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, by E. & F. Hörster United Republic of pale gold silk liner with(Heer Bajonett). An extremely 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 fuller runs the majority of the length of the upper edge of each side of the blade. The obverse ricasso bears a makers mark of E. U. F. HRSTER, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms monogram logo. It sits securely within a