GERMANY, Third Reich, World War II Bayonet model 1884-98, 3rd type. Black bakelite handle with six gadroons. Straight blade with blue patina, marked on the heel "41cqn" and numbered "3636 n". Black patinated sheet metal scabbard, numbered "3636". Marking repeated on bayonet and scabbard: "NBA 88". With leather scabbard dated 1939 and manufacturer's name marked (illegible). Reverse engraved "FX" at the tip. As is; handle steel tarnished with oxidation; blade tip blued and worn; scabbard pitted with oxidation and a few bumps; wear and marks on leather. Provenance: Recovered by the customer's father, a Saint Cyrien from the class of 1944, belonging to the 1st Army, known as the "Rhine and Danube", during its advance towards Germany and its battles against the Wehrmacht.