Germany, Third Reich. A Fire Brigade Dress Bayonet, by Linnenbrügger & Ellermann Newly Listed silver wash is gone

silver wash is gone

with a black rayon protective liner stitched into place behind the inscription

the 15-Year Long Service medal in silvered bronze and blue enamels

with an intact buffer pad covering the seam

dark patina on the edge

Germany, Third Reich. A Fire Brigade Dress Bayonet, by Linnenbrügger & Ellermann Newly Listed silver wash is gone(Feuerwehr Faschinenmesser). An extremely well preserved Feuerschutz (Fire Brigade) 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 fuller runs the majority of the length of the upper edge of each side of the blade. The obverse ricasso is maker marked with the logo of Linnenbrgger & Ellermann,