Etched Bayonet. [Carl Eickhorn].
Auction ends: August 15, 2026 2:00 PM
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A Wehrmacht dress bayonet, complete with metal scabbard and leather frog. The grip is crafted from genuine stag horn with characteristic texture, secured by nickel-plated fittings. The blade features elaborate acid etching depicting an imperial eagle with swastika, oak leaves, and the inscription ‘Zur Erinnerung an meine Dienstzeit’ (‘In Memory of My Service’). The blade ricasso bears the manufacturer’s mark of Original Eickhorn Solingen with the squirrel emblem, as well as the retail marking of Militärwarenhaus Dürbeck, Wien IX, indicating sale through the Viennese military goods store following the Anschluss of Austria.