Germany, Luftwaffe. A Commemorative Dress Bayonet, By Alcoso GTRexclude silver-framed cross centrepiece with ten

silver-framed cross centrepiece with ten old rose cut diamonds on a violet glass base

the strap maker marked “E

(Reichsarbeitsdienst des weiblichen Jugend)

1915 and first published in the magazine Punch

Preliminary award document/acknowledgement

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Commemorative Dress Bayonet, By Alcoso GTRexclude silver-framed cross centrepiece with ten(Luftwaffe Bajonett). A well preserved Luftwaffe commemorative dress bayonet, measuring 40 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. A wide fuller runs the majority of length of each side of the blade. Acid etched onto the obverse is an inscription of ZUR ERINNERUNG AN MEINE DIENSTZEIT (IN MEMORY OF MY SERVICE TIME), flanked on the left by a