Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Dress Bayonet, Long Version for Rural Police, by E. & F. Hörster consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1946 at Battalion Headquarters

1946 at Battalion Headquarters

and celebrating VE Day in 1945

with examples constructed of bronze and magnetic metal with gilt and silver finish where applicable

while the case demonstrating moderate material fatigue

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Dress Bayonet, Long Version for Rural Police, by E. & F. Hörster consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1946 at Battalion Headquarters(Extraseitengewehr der Polizei). An extremely well preserved Ordnungpolizei dress bayonet, measuring 50. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 33 mm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the tip. A wide fuller runs the majority of the length of the top edge of each side of the blade. The ricasso features a double makers mark, with the reverse reading E. & F. HRSTER,