Original German WWII Etched Artillery Short Dress Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Frog and NCO Troddle Knot No Return having been in a private

having been in a private World War One collection which was first established in the 1920s

Headband H B

The wet ropes were slippery and soldiers were weighed down by damp uniforms and  mud clinging to their clothes

There is some plating bubbling

Specialist units using these mortars were also formed

Original German WWII Etched Artillery Short Dress Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Frog and NCO Troddle Knot No Return having been in a privateOriginal 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