Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Fire Police NCO’s Dress Bayonet Republic of Ellis and J

Ellis and J

a Lothringen (Lorraine) badge

the reverse bearing a stamped purple ink Stahlhelm insignia circumscribed by an illegible inscription

consisting of a hollow channel through which is looped an olive-drab canvas belt

89 mm (h - inclusive of crown and horizontally pierced ball suspension

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Fire Police NCO’s Dress Bayonet Republic of Ellis and J(Feuerschutzpolizei Bajonett fr Unteroffiziere). A well preserved Feuerschutzpolizei (Fire Police) NCOs dress bayonet, measuring 39. 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 fuller runs the majority of the length of the top edge of each side of the blade. Stamped onto the obverse ricasso is a mark of