Germany, Imperial. An Ersatz Combat Bayonet, C.1918 GTRexclude Alberta and signed his Attestation

Alberta and signed his Attestation Paper as a Trooper (2508) with the Lord Strathcona's Horse

he was awarded the Efficiency Decoration in 1947 and died the following year

A circular badge constructed of bronze and enamels

with fasces on all four sides of the tablet

in gilded bronze 35mm (marked BRONZE on the rim)

Germany, Imperial. An Ersatz Combat Bayonet, C.1918 GTRexclude Alberta and signed his Attestation(Bajonett). A well preserved ersatz (substitute) combat bayonet, measuring 46 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 31. 5 cm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. The blade sits securely within a one piece magnetic metal hilt with an open top muzzle guide and hollow insertion slot with a functional push button spring release. The reverse of the muzzle guide bears a stamped letter W topped