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GERMAN WWII FIREMANS LONG DRESS BAYONET ORIGINAL

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:390.00 - 600.00 USD
GERMAN WWII FIREMANS LONG DRESS BAYONET ORIGINAL
HERE IS A NICE ORIGINAL NAZI FIREMAN'S (S QUILLON) DRESS BAYONET AND SCABBARD. IT HAS A CHECKERED BLACK GRIP, HELD TOGETHER BY DOUBLE RIVETS AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS THE ORIGINAL PLATING ON THE EAGLE HEAD POMMEL, WITH A SOLID BACKSTRAP. THIS IS THE VARIETY WITH A SOLID BACK AND NO BACK GROOVE. THE "S" SHAPED QUILLON IS WHAT DESIGNATES THIS BAYONET AS A FIREMAN'S BAYONET. IT HAS A THIN LEATHER WASHER. THE BLADE IS VERY NICE AND BRIGHT; HAS A FEW AGE SPECKS, BUT IS NOT DETRACTING. THE RICASSO IS MARKED "SOLINGEN". THE BLADE IS 9 3/4" LONG WITH AN OVERALL LENGTH OF 16". IT HAS A MATCHING ORIGINAL BLACK SCABBARD. THE SCREW ON THE SCABBARD IS NOT PRESENT, NOR IS THE FROG NUB; IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN REMOVED. THERE ARE SOME MINOR PAINT TOUCH-UPS (ON THE SCABBARD), SEEMS TO BE PERIOD BASE AND DOES NOT DETRACT. THE BAYONET AND SCABBARD ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THIS IS A GREAT ORIGINAL EDGED WEAPON.