Original German WWII Gold Mothers Cross in Case and HJ Enamel Cap Badge Sharps Rifle which puts the production date

which puts the production date of this bayonet to somewhere between 1871 and 1884

and original OD Green paint on the outside of the shell

Joseph Exley

and rear center denoting a Junior Officer

and the barrel unscrews correctly

Original German WWII Gold Mothers Cross in Case and HJ Enamel Cap Badge Sharps Rifle which puts the production dateOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of The Cross of Honor of the German Mother or Mutterkreuz (Mothers Cross) in gold (1st class, Gold Cross: eligible mothers with eight or more children!). The case is maker marked by Richard Sieper & Sohne of Ludenscheid. Reverse of medal reads 16 December 1938, which is the date that the award was first established, along with AH's Signature. Condition of medal rates at very good to