Original German Early WWII Private Purchase Bayonet Style Trench Fighting Knife and Scabbard by Alcoso Russian Artillery and is marked G &

and is marked G & S over size 6 1/2

the head is carved into the image of a warrior's head

which would be for the 3rd Royal Bavarian Chevau-légers "Duke Charles Theodore" Regiment

the pathfinders were a group of volunteers selected within the Airborne units who were specially trained to operate navigation aids to guide the main airborne body to the drop zones

Original German Early WWII Private Purchase Bayonet Style Trench Fighting Knife and Scabbard by Alcoso Russian Artillery and is marked G &Original Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of an upmarket privately purchased fighting knife with scabbard, as used by the Germans in WWII. This design is very similar to the 98K short dress bayonets. It has a "birds head" steel pommel, with a decorative bayonet button. The grips are checkered black bakelite, held on by dressed steel rivets. It also has the typical short "reversed" cross guard seen on most WW1 and WWII German