Original German WWII Etched Artillery Short Dress Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Frog and NCO Troddle Knot German Badges & Signs Size is approximately a US

Size is approximately a US 38

The iron blade measures just over 10" the blade stem being decorated with cross hatching in the steel

ALLIN (ESA) who was the original designer of the trapdoor system

The grenade would be used with a propellant cartridge and Schießbecher (shooting cup) grenade launcher to direct the projectile

After the Rohm purge

Original German WWII Etched Artillery Short Dress Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Frog and NCO Troddle Knot German Badges & Signs Size is approximately a USOriginal Item: Only One Available. The K 98 dress bayonet was a dress version of the combat style, and was worn by enlisted and NCO personnel for dress and parade occasions. The bayonets were finished with a high quality nickel plating, with stag grip plates and black painted scabbard. The choice of blade length was left to the purchaser, being nickel plated short or long version. There was usually a red or green colored felt insert in the rifle slot