Luftwaffe Forestry "Waffen-Loesche" Bayonet w/Frog. Ch.AW, (Chromolit-Besteckfabrik, Arthur Wingen) TM. A photograph and description of this pattern bayonet appear on pages 176 & 177 of Seitengewehr: History of the German Bayonet 1919-1945 by George T. Wheeler. Polished steel spine and flat oval crossguard show surface wear with some age speckling. Dark brown staghorn grip plates are perfect with no cracks or chips and are retained by three slotted screw bolts. Polished steel, single-fuller, step-down blade measuring 20.4cm in length grades VG+/EX, showing light surface wear/runner marks with some gray shadowing/speckling on obverse/reverse and a few small spots of light pitting to the lower reverse, but no nicks to cutting edge. Reverse ricasso is retailer stamped, "Waffen-Loesche, Berlin" who, as stated on page 280 of The Sword and Knife Makers of Germany 1850 - 2000 Volume I by the late Anthony Carter, "…was the distributor of staghorn-gripped knives made by Chromolit-Besteckfabrik, Arthur Wingen." The obverse ricasso is stamped with the Wingen TM mark, "Ch. A W" below "39" and with the letter "H" stamped on spine of the blade. Dent-free steel scabbard retains approximately 45% of the original black enamel showing surface wear/crazing to obverse/reverse shell and lower ball. Brown leather, double-stitched frog grades EX+ showing wear/age to leather, but no rips or tears and no damage to stitching. EX+ (26150) $1,585.