Armeedolch "Bayerisches Muster"

[Reibert]

Hi,
received this "Armeedolch Bayerisches Muster" ("Bavarian pattern") from the manufacturer Joh. Leupold, Gefrees, Fichtelgebirge day´s ago.

A heavily worn, plastered example, but still worth collecting, in my opinion.
After all, these "Bavarians" don’t grow on trees anymore (nowadays)...

The dimensions:
Blade length: 147.5mm
Handle length (including crossguard thickness): 126.5 mm
Total length: 274mm
Blade width: 23.5mm
Blade thickness: 4mm

Wooden handles attached to the handle with 3 pin rivets
9 diagonal handle notches
Crossguard: oval

There are also examples of the Bavarian pattern with military approval / acceptance stamp, but these are relatively rare to find.

[Reibert]

Some more images:

[Anderson]

No doubt there, well worth adding to the collection.