Original Imperial German WWI DEMAG Crank Handle Ersatz Trench Knife Bayonet with Scabbard NATION It is fronted by a

It is fronted by a heavy bullion embroidered Luftwaffe insignia pair that includes a silver bullion national eagle on a wool backing above a high relief silver bullion oak leaf wreath with stylized wings and an embroidered tri color cockade

so these may have been replaced at some point

BREAST 26 ins

and paint stamping on the top

It could be a variation on EC & CO for E Camelinat & Co Ltd of Birmingham

Original Imperial German WWI DEMAG Crank Handle Ersatz Trench Knife Bayonet with Scabbard NATION It is fronted by aOriginal Item: Only One Available. A very recognizable but nevertheless a very scarce original German WWI bayonet. This is an original Imperial German Aufpflanzbarer Grabendolch or Fixable Trench Knife Bayonet, often referred to by collectors as the DEMAG. These have been reproduced in India and elsewhere, but never matching the quality of this original German first world war production. The bayonet has a short double edged dagger blade of 6", marked