Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Reichsfinanzverwaltung Commemorative Service Bayonet, by F.W. Höller Auction 1917 under the command of

1917 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel N

as he suffered a gun shot wound in the back on September 12

and in red enamel in times of war

Type II (from 1855)

accompanied by an old period case (not an original case for this badge)

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Reichsfinanzverwaltung Commemorative Service Bayonet, by F.W. Höller Auction 1917 under the command of(Reichsfinanzverwaltung Bajonett). A well preserved Reichsfinanzverwaltung (Reich Finance Administration) commemorative service bayonet, measuring 40. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 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 top edge of each side of the blade. The obverse bears an acid