Germany, Imperial. An M1871 Seitengewehr Bayonet, By A & A Schnitzler Of Solingen, Manufactured In 1875 Auction Archive for acts of valour

for acts of valour

warned that there would be at most three feet depth due to the tides

Violet felt washer shows wear

61st Cavalry Division

inscribed "S 8 K" on the centrepiece and surrounded by a full wreath of laurel leaves

Germany, Imperial. An M1871 Seitengewehr Bayonet, By A & A Schnitzler Of Solingen, Manufactured In 1875 Auction Archive for acts of valourThis bayonet features a 465 mm long steel blade, magnetic, incorporating a semi sharp blade and a dull tip, the fuller running two thirds of the length of the bayonet on both sides, with two sets of marks appearing on the spine beside the crossguard: marked with a "W" surmounted by a crown (Kaiser Wilhelm I of Imperial Germany), with "75" (1875) below the monogram and marked with a Gothic script "W" surmounted by a crown (Kaiser Wilhelm I of Prussia),