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Klaas sold etches to many other blade makers.
I will start a thread on Klaas made etches and slowly add to it as time passes.
The first etch that I have to show you is a very recent arrival and is a long, double etched blade. Double etches are not common with Klaas and neither is the TM used on this particular bayonet.
The obverse consists of the standard Klaas dedication to service with its Celtic looking bookends and the words 'Ges Gesch' inscribed in the bottom right corner of the etch.
The Reverse has the same Celtic, intertwined bookends and a dedication to 14 Company, Infantry Regiment 106.
The interesting thing about this bayo is that it has a very hard to find Klaas mark, the kissing cranes alone, plus the name (I think) of a distributor, Hommel.
There is a little plating loss on the obverse tip, but, other than that, a nice bayo pics of which you can see in Wayne's book on page 249.
John
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Always looking for Eickhorns and etched bayonets.
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