S007494 FEUERSCHUTZPOLIZEI OFFICER'S DRESS BAYONET WITH FROG & PORTEPEE. (Faschinenmesser für Offizier mit Seitengewehrtasche und Portepee)

BACKGROUND: As with all Police agencies in Germany during the Third Reich the FschP. Feuerschutzpolizei, (Fire Protection Police), came under the auspices of Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler in his position as Chef der Deutschen Polizei im Reichsministerium des Innern, (Chief of the German Police in the National Ministry of the Interior), effective on June 17TH 1936. Newly introduced regulations in July 1936 attempted to bring about uniformity in dress for all Feuerschutzpolizei and also established standardized side arms that included the dress bayonet. The dress bayonets were manufactured with an assortment of minor optional variations with a long model, (9 7/8"), blade for NCO personnel and a shorter, (7 7/8"), blade for Officers. The longer model dress bayonet was intended for wear by ranks of FschP Feuerwehrmann through to FschP Brandmeister while the shorter model was intended for wear by ranks of FschP Oberbrandmeister through to FschP Hauptbrandmeister. When utilized the dress bayonets were outfitted with a leather frog and a decorative portepee to be suspended from the left hand side of the load carrying waist belt. The portepees, (sword/bayonet knots), were originally introduced in the Prussian army in 1808, and continued to be worn with the Dress uniform, as a tradition and identifying item through WWI, the Weimar Republic, (Circa 1919 1933), and on into the Third Reich, with minor modifications. Originally designed as a functional item to secure the blade sidearm to the holders wrist the troddels and portepees evolved into a purely decorative accessory.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Roughly, 20cm long, nickel/silver plated, drop forged steel construction blade with a wide fuller to each side and a forward swedge. The reverse ricasso is well marked with the acid etched manufacturer’s logo, script, name, and location, consisting of a seated squirrel clutching a downward pointing sword with the name and location, "Carl Eickhorn Solingen", positioned beneath the squirrel and the script, "Original", positioned above the squirrel. Of Note: This version of Eickhorn’s logo was utilized circa 1935 1941. The leather washer is missing. The hilt consists of a nickel/silver plated, alloy cross guard, a stylized eagle head pommel and molded black bakelite grips with a repeating, grooved, diamond pattern. Complete with original scabbard. Scabbard my be refinished? These officer examples are harder to find.

GRADE ****                             PRICE $395.00

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