Original German WWII Unissued Hollow Back Black Wound Badge in Packet by Carl Wild of Hamburg U.S. Flags The reverse of the scabbard

The reverse of the scabbard appears to have very good plating

It is a rather standard bayonet design

They were regarded as less formidable or effective than a bomb dropped by aircraft

After the Fall of France on Jun 25

It was produced by Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne from 1873 to 1887

Original German WWII Unissued Hollow Back Black Wound Badge in Packet by Carl Wild of Hamburg U.S. Flags The reverse of the scabbardOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice unissued hollow back black wound badge by Carl Wild of Hamburg, complete with its original maker marked packet. The badge itself is constructed out of a stamped steel alloy that has been blackened. The oval badge depicts an embossed profile of a mobile swas, above an M35 pattern helmet, which is above two crossed broad swords. This then lies on a pebbled field and is surrounded by a laurel leaf