AUGUST ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 14 August 2018 - 10:00 AM start
Prussian 1889 pattern bayonet
Realised: $220 plus premium
Lot Details
Palace Guards star to grip, narrow three bar guard to hilt embossed with Prussian eagle holding sceptre and sword with arms of Kaiser Wilhelm ll on breast. Good wire bound fish skin grip, stitched leather strap portapee with solid gilt tassel. Bi-fullered ¾” broken blade 15½” long with reshaped point, etched Eisenhaues in gothic script. Ricasso double proofed, marked WX & C under Crown and Helm (founded 1883 see note) All with an untouched patina. No scabbard. GC
