P.D. L�neschloss is a maker mark you hardly ever see on a dress bayonet. According to Fisher, PDL was established in 1810 & although no date of closing is given in my edition, we can tell they were making blades at least as late as 1939 because we know they made RZM SS daggers with that date.
I've observed this particular mark on Weimar Polizei bayonets & hirschfangers as well as the occasional 3R era bayonet. Has anyone seen it on anything else?
This bayonet is a very early production short model with wide blood groove & magnetic pommel. Similar to many early pieces from lesser seen manufacturers, this one exhibits an Eickhorn hilt.
