Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, Staghorn Grip Version, by Gustav Spitzer GTRexclude A Bavarian Military Merit Cross

A Bavarian Military Merit Cross (Militär-Verdienstkreuz) with Swords

obverse centre with an engraved head of Bernardo O'Higgins facing right within a border inscribed BERNARDO O’HIGGINS - CHILE

inscribed “1

SATTERTHWAITE

in the Republic of Vietnam

Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet, Staghorn Grip Version, by Gustav Spitzer GTRexclude A Bavarian Military Merit Cross(Heer Bajonett). An extremely well preserved Heer dress bayonet, measuring 35 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 20 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the tip and lower edge. A wide fuller runs the majority of the length of the upper edge of each side. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of GUSTAV SPITZER, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms classic lion