Wwi "Butcher" Bayonet To The 4Th Company certificate_of_authenticity Desbiens was killed in action

Desbiens was killed in action July 28th 1944 during the allies drive towards Caen

War Merit Cross with Swords Second Class (with original award document as Generalleutenant)

In a Letter sent by his Mother to the Canadian Army (addressed to F

arriving in Sumatra just after the Royal Air Force evacuation of Singapore and was placed in command of Bomber Squadrons in Sumatra and Java

Wooden handle fits relatively tight to the crossguards

Wwi "Butcher" Bayonet To The 4Th Company certificate_of_authenticity Desbiens was killed in actionWWI German Butcher Bayonet 1915 This bayonet features a 365 mm long steel blade, with a dull edge and sharp tip, the blade itself exhibiting light contact marks and scratches from active usage, plus extraction and return to the scabbard, full length fuller on both sides, maker marked "SIMSON & Co SUHL" on the ricasso, marked with the Imperial crown above a "W" (Wilhelm II), date marked "15" (1915), marked with a crown above an "RC" and a crown above a