Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet By Ernst Pack & Söhne Archive 1888 in McLean

1888 in McLean

On September 1st

and in appalling weather

before being discharged on December 6th and returning to the Canadian Artillery Regimental Depot at Bordon

in black Gothic lettering

Germany, Heer. A Dress Bayonet By Ernst Pack & Söhne Archive 1888 in McLean(Heer Bajonett). An extremely well preserved Heer dress bayonet, measuring 495 mm in length when inserted into the scabbard. The bayonet features a 250 mm long nickel plated magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and unsharpened edges. Each side has a fuller, while the reverse ricasso is maker marked E. PACK & SHNE, SOLINGEN and SIEGFRIED WAFFEN, along with the firms logo of a blacksmith wielding a hammer, indicating that this is a late production