Nazi M98 Dress Bayonet By W.K.C. Scabbard & Frog. BAYO 114. - BAYO 114 An standard Nazi M98 dress bayonet and scabbard. The dress sidearm for military and civilian uniformed formations was designated the M98 Dress Bayonet. This bayonet represented a stylised form of the S. 84/98 bayonet purchased by the individual for wear with the walkout dress uniform and was worn by the mainly non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel. This dress bayonet has a rifle mortise and push button release. It retains the red felt in the mortise slot. This is the short version with a 7 3/4" blade which carries the makers logo along with "W.K.C." The polished steel blade is in excellent condition. The grips are chequered and secured with two rivets. It has a metal scabbard with lozenge shaped frog stud and leather frog. (see 'German Clamshells' book pages 15-16 by Gary L. Walker & R.J. Weinand). BAYO 114. £225.00
*Rare* German M1871 Dress Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 577. - BAYO 577 This is a rare maker, dress or walking out bayonet. It is marked to the blade with the trademark of Carl Kaiser & Co. of Solingen who were known as good quality manufacturers of walking out bayonets, although according to Anthony Carter, examples are very rare. The blade also carries etched foliate panels on both sides with staining consistent with age. The cross guard is steel with a muzzle ring, and the hilt is brass but with no provision for attachment to a rifle. The original red felt pad is present to the ricasso. The scabbard is brass mounted black leather with no bends or creases to the leather. A nice example of an M1871 walking out bayonet by a rare maker. See Anthony Carter ‘The models 98/02 & 98/05 page 80 for information about ‘Carl Kaiser & Co’. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 577. (Box 2) £425.00
*Unusual* Polish Conversion of a German S 98/05 Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 576. - BAYO 576 See ‘German Bayonets the Models 98/02 & 98/05 page 59 for reference. This appears to be one of the Polish post WWI conversions, as the flash guard has been partially removed and there is a number ‘7333’ stamped to the pommel. The blade carries the original makers mark of ‘Waffenfabrik Mauser’ and a crown over ‘W & 17’. The blade is clean, the grips are intact and only showing minor signs of service wear. The scabbard has staining relative to its age, with service wear marks. This is an unusual piece worthy of further research and a must for the German bayonet variations collector. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 576. (German Box 2) £295.00
Imperial German Seitengewehr Model 1898 Pipe Back Bayonet By Weyersberg Kirschbaum, SolingenFor G98 Rifles. BAYO 574 - BAYO 574 This is a nice Seitengewehr M1898 pipeback bayonet for the Mauser M98 rifle which was the principal arm of the German army in W.W.1. The Model 1898 Bayonet was the Imperial German response to the French 1886 Lebel narrow bladed bayonet. The blade is stamped W.K &CIE SOLINGEN (Weyersberg Kirschbaum, Solingen) and carries their trademark. The spine of the blade carries a crow n over RC instead of the usual crown over the date. Anthony Carter in his book German Bayonets states that this is thought to be a repair mark similar to the British crowned BR (Birmingham Repair). The RC stands for ‘Revisions Controlle’ . There is no evidence of any repairs to this bayonet and Carter states that it was probably used when grips were replaced or muzzle rings which had been damaged and were re-sharpened, these being the commonest reasons for bayonets to be re-furbished. The bayonet has a 20 ½” pipeback blade with swell point tip and a central fuller, a steel crossguard with upswept quillon and grooved slab wood grips. The steel pommel release button functions correctly. The scabbard is a steel mounted black leather version with minor dents but no damage. This is a scarce M1898 bayonet with the crown over RC This is the first of these bayonets we have seen. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 574. £325.00
SOLD SOLD (20/03) *Scarce* German S98/05 aA Butcher Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 304. - BAYO 304 This is a nice Bavarian S98/05 aA ahich was made by ‘F.Herder & Son Solingen’ in 1915. It has the F.Herder & Son trademark to the left hand side of the ricasso, with a crown over Amberg to the other. Amberg was the Bavarian Arsenal and it is thought that Herder supplied blade blanks to Amberg where they were completed and finished. The spine carries ‘King Ludwig III’s cipher & 15 denoting manufacture in 1915. The grips are wood and have distinctive round cleaning holes, the crossguard carries a regimental marking of ‘B5R’ and the pommel carries two inspection stamps. Herder only made these bayonets in 1915 as production then switched to ‘Fichtel and Sachs A.G. of Schweinfurt but Herder continued to supply blade blanks to Fitchel & Sachs, as 1916 bayonets onwards often carried both trademarks. See Anthony Carter-the models 98/02 and 98/05 page 77. The scabbard is the standard metal version, but is missing the frog stud. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 304. (Box 3) £0.00
*Near Mint* German S98/05 u A Bayonet by Richard A. Herder, Solingen in 1915 & Metal Scabbard. BAYO 128. - BAYO 128 This is a very nice standard S98/05 bayonet with a plain 14 ¼ " fullered polished steel blade. It has a flash guard and no muzzle ring with extended ears *split*. It was made by Richard A. Herder, Solingen and is stamped with their Trademark on the blade. It was made in 1915 and carries the Crown over "W" over "15" plus an inspection mark on the top edge of the blade. There is also an inspection mark on the pommel and another on the crossguard. The scabbard is all steel and is mainly free of dents, has a waffenampt mark and an inspection stamp to the throat. The wooden grips are held with two pins and are in excellent order. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 128. £295.00
**SOLD**LAYAWAY**16/2**Imperial German WWI Dated 1915 Old Pattern Model 1898/05aA without Flashguard Butcher Bayonet Complete with Steel Scabbard. BAYO 279. - BAYO 279 This is a nice old pattern 1898/05aA bayonet with no flashguard and extended muzzle ring ‘ears’. There are makers markings on the blade ‘R.STOCK & Co. BERLIN-MARIENFELDE’ and ‘crown over W 15 (1915) over inspection mark on the spine. The pommel carries an inspection mark. The blade is clean and the grips are original and in good order *wear to areas near the pins*. The steel scabbard is also original and in good order with just a couple of very minor dents as to be expected. This is a nice early sought after ‘Butcher’ bayonet. See Martin J. Brayley, An Illustrated History of Bayonets, pages 83 – 85. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 279. Box 2) £0.00
SOLD SOLD (22/03) **MINT**Nazi German Police Long Dress Bayonet By Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co Solingen (WKC) With Correct Stag Horn Grips Mounted With Nazi Police Eagle Badge & Scabbard. Sn 20368:2 - 20368:2 This is an original, near mint, Nazi German Police Long Dress Bayonet. It has its original nickel plating and superb Stag horn grips. One grip is mounted with Nazi Police badge. It has an ornate Eagle’s head pommel & upswept, oak leaf cross guard. It has a clean 12 ½” single edged, fullered blade with crisp Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co Solingen (WKC) manufacturer’s helmet trademark at the ricasso on one side and their name on the reverse. The spine of the blade has a small inspection mark. Its original brown leather scabbard with nickel plated chape and locket is undamaged. The leather has just a couple of minor surface scuffs consistent with age and service use. All leather & stitching intact of the scabbard are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20368:2
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Original Nazi German K98 Bayonet with later Etched Blade ’Schlachtschiff Bismark’ and Scabbard. BAYO 300. - BAYO 300 An original WWII dated Nazi K98 rifle bayonet with later beautiful etching that makes this a collector’s piece in its own right. The 10" single edged fullered blade is not bearing any makers marks and is beautifully etched on one side with panels ‘Deutsche Kriegsmarine’ and ‘Schlachtschiff Bismarck' to the other (Bismarck was the first of two Bismarck-class battleships built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Named after Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1936 and launched in February 1939. Work was completed in August 1940, when she was commissioned into the German fleet. Bismarck and her sister ship Tirpitz were the largest battleships ever built by Germany, and two of the largest built by any European power). Blade length: 25 cm (overall: 38 ½ cm). The bayonet has undamaged wood grips. Its steel scabbard retains the majority of its black paint with only minor signs of age related wear. The price for this desirable collector’s piece includes UK delivery. BAYO 300. (Box 1) £395.00
SOLD SOLD (14/03) German M1898/05 Sawback (Butcher) Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 601 - BAYO 601 This is a nice original M1898/05 Sawback (Butcher) bayonet by ‘Deutsche Machinenfabrik A.G Duisberg (The Demag company was formed finally 1910 in Duisburg through the union of the Märkische Maschinenbau-Anstalt L. Stuckenholz AG, the Duisburg Mechanical Engineering AG, and the Benrath Machine Works GmbH). The firm produced sawback versions of the ‘598/05 Na’ during 1916 & 1917, but the date on this example is rubbed and not legible. The blade is in excellent condition with only light staining conducive with its age. The wooden grips and scabbard are in equally as good condition. See ‘German Bayonets – The models 98/02 & 98/05 page 68 & 69. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 601. (Box 3) £0.00