Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Dress Bayonet, with Frog and Portepee, by Carl Eickhorn Newly Listed later participating in the invasion

later participating in the invasion of Poland and rising to the rank of SS-Obergruppenführer and commander of the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking

disembarking in the Far East on April 9th

most of the men were transferred from these so called "German Regiments" into the new SS-Division

oxidation evident on one plate

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Dress Bayonet, with Frog and Portepee, by Carl Eickhorn Newly Listed later participating in the invasion(Ordnungspolizei Seitengewehr mit Koppelschuh und Portepee). An extremely well preserved Ordnungspolizei dress bayonet, measuring 39. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 26 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the tip. A narrow fuller runs the majority of the upper edge of each side of the blade. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of ORIGINAL EICKHORN, SOLINGEN,