Original German WWII Etched Artillery Short Dress Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Frog and NCO Troddle Knot No Return The wet ropes were slippery

The wet ropes were slippery and soldiers were weighed down by damp uniforms and  mud clinging to their clothes

as an experiment that ended up being wildly successful

however it is under the leather cover

The interior of the Pickelhaube is in excellent condition

Original German WWII Etched Artillery Short Dress Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Frog and NCO Troddle Knot No Return The wet ropes were slipperyOriginal Item: Only One Available. The K 98 dress bayonet was a dress version of the combat style, and was worn by enlisted and NCO personnel for dress and parade occasions. The bayonets were finished with a high quality nickel plating, with stag grip plates and black painted scabbard. The choice of blade length was left to the purchaser, being nickel plated short or long version. There was usually a red or green colored felt insert in the rifle slot