Germany, Imperial. An M1871 Seitengewehr Bayonet, By A & A Schnitzler Of Solingen, Manufactured In 1875 Auction Archive warned that there would be

warned that there would be at most three feet depth due to the tides

2) A War Merit Cross Second Class without Swords

for acts of valour

inscribed "S 8 K" on the centrepiece and surrounded by a full wreath of laurel leaves

The interior is fully encompassed by a black cotton/rayon-blended liner

Germany, Imperial. An M1871 Seitengewehr Bayonet, By A & A Schnitzler Of Solingen, Manufactured In 1875 Auction Archive warned that there would beThis bayonet features a 465 mm long steel blade, magnetic, incorporating a semi sharp blade and a dull tip, the fuller running two thirds of the length of the bayonet on both sides, with two sets of marks appearing on the spine beside the crossguard: marked with a "W" surmounted by a crown (Kaiser Wilhelm I of Imperial Germany), with "75" (1875) below the monogram and marked with a Gothic script "W" surmounted by a crown (Kaiser Wilhelm I of Prussia),