Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, By Ernst Pack & Söhne Auction and a letter to Matthiessen

and a letter to Matthiessen (as Landesverwaltungspräsident in Courland) from SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Behrends (1907–1948)

supplemented by facsimile images of both decorations and their accompanying documents

the reverse inscribed “Das Grosse Deutsche Reich ist Erstanded” (The Great German Reich has Emerged)

In The Lancet of November 5

32 mm (h- inclusive of wreath suspension and integral ball)

Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, By Ernst Pack & Söhne Auction and a letter to Matthiessen(Heer Bajonett). A Heer commemorative dress bayonet, measuring 400 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 250 mm long polished magnetic steel blade, with fullers running down the length of each side. It is plain with the exception of a makers mark near the reverse ricasso of E. PACK & SHNE, SOLINGEN, topped by the firms blacksmith logo. The blade sits securely within a one piece nickel plated zink alloy hilt, which features