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 to Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) of

to Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) of the Reserve in July of 1936

minor oxidation of the metal elements

affixed to an original LDO-issued card stock backer

however not affecting the legibility

Original Application document for Croatian SS Division and SS Police

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 to Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) of(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,