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Fellow collectors, I have over 30 Pack etched bayonets and would like to start a thread to share them with you.

I intend to show them in the following order:

By Pack catalogue etch number.
Ovals
Non-listed etches.

In some cases, I will have the same unit dedication on two different etch patterns and will devote some time at the end to show them together.

I hope that you will be interested in this. It will take me several days or more to do this properly. I will also, as much as possible, be indicating where this etch is pictured in Wayne Techet's great book, and my etched bayo bible, German Etched Dress Bayonets. I cannot recommend this book highly enough for anyone who wishes to collect etched bayonets.

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Pack No 1 neutral etch is a large wide eagle design and can be seen on page 147.

Note that this example does not have the usual Pack spanner bolts, nor does it have a Pack TM. Instead, it has a distributor mark... maybe the distributor riveted this once he had applied his TM to the etched blade purchased from Pack.

Obverse.JPG (38.54 KB, 389 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (38.26 KB, 385 downloads)
Obverse Grip.JPG (40.12 KB, 384 downloads)
Reverse Grip.JPG (40.3 KB, 381 downloads)
Etch.JPG (40.42 KB, 385 downloads)
Etch Front.JPG (40.24 KB, 384 downloads)
Etch Mid.JPG (39.66 KB, 384 downloads)
Etch rear.JPG (41.69 KB, 383 downloads)
Obverse Distributor.JPG (40.91 KB, 385 downloads)

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The No 2 etch is the large anti tank gun.

This a double etched version, the obverse can be seen on page 153, and the reverse, a dedication to Anti Tank Unit 24, can be seen on page 167.

Now, the typical Pack reverse dedication etch is very plain, typically only the reference to a unit number, unlike the much more ornate and complex dedication etches found on the other makers.

This is on a short blade and exhibits the typical Pack spanner bolts. Also, note the large Siegfried Waffen TM.

Obverse.JPG (40.27 KB, 383 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (39.87 KB, 381 downloads)
Obverse Etch.JPG (39.78 KB, 379 downloads)
Obverse Etch Front.JPG (39.93 KB, 379 downloads)
Obverse Etch Rear.JPG (41.71 KB, 379 downloads)
Reverse Etch.JPG (38.95 KB, 379 downloads)
Obverse Hilt.JPG (39.5 KB, 376 downloads)
Reverse Hilt.JPG (38.53 KB, 378 downloads)
TM.JPG (41.05 KB, 374 downloads)

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The No 3 etch by Pack is the large AA gun and this example is a double etched version with a dedication to Flak Unit 22.

While not pictured in Wayne's book, it is shown on page 142 where the Pack catalogue is illustrated.

It is on a long blade and does not have the Pack TM, but does have a distributor TM, and the distinctive Pack spanner bolts.

Obverse.JPG (41.14 KB, 375 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (39.07 KB, 371 downloads)
Obverse Etch.JPG (40.66 KB, 371 downloads)
Obverse Etch Front.JPG (39.8 KB, 371 downloads)
Obverse Etch Mid.JPG (40.18 KB, 371 downloads)
Obverse Etch Flak Gun.JPG (40.13 KB, 371 downloads)
Reverse Etch.JPG (40.45 KB, 372 downloads)
Distributor TM.JPG (40.01 KB, 370 downloads)

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The No 4 Flieger etch is one of the neatest etches that Pack made.

Look at the detail to the C31 airplane. This is a single etch, stag grips, Pack spanner bolts and the large Siegfried TM.

Obverse.JPG (39.56 KB, 368 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (39.71 KB, 366 downloads)
Etch.JPG (39.48 KB, 368 downloads)
Etch Front.JPG (38.9 KB, 367 downloads)
Etch Rear.JPG (39.67 KB, 366 downloads)
Obverse Hilt.JPG (39.2 KB, 366 downloads)
Reverse Hilt.JPG (39.32 KB, 364 downloads)
TM.JPG (39.73 KB, 366 downloads)

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The No 5 Large Panzer etch is pictured on page 154.

This one is single etched, but has a dedication to Panzer Regt 5 as part of the design, exhibits the Pack spanner bolts and has the small E Pack TM.

This is not an easy pattern to find.

Etch.JPG (39.3 KB, 365 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (38.97 KB, 365 downloads)
Obverse Grip.JPG (39.62 KB, 363 downloads)
Reverse Grip.JPG (39.87 KB, 362 downloads)
TM.JPG (41.72 KB, 362 downloads)
Obverse Etch.JPG (39.28 KB, 364 downloads)
Obverse Etch Front.JPG (39.84 KB, 363 downloads)
Obverse Etch Mid.JPG (39.82 KB, 363 downloads)
Obverse Etch Panzer.JPG (41.31 KB, 364 downloads)

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John, I always thought that you specialize on Eickhorns grin grin grin

Your collection is unbelievable.
Thanks for showing to us.

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Very Nice.....Thanks for the show!


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There are two basic versions of the No 6 Infantry etch as pointed out by Wayne on pages 144 and 145 of his book. The two versions differ in the addition of extra oak leaves to the soldier's right and around his feet. The etch pattern shown in the catalogue is the No Oak version with what I call the single scallop front bookend.

The bayonet I am showing here is a short, double etch, stag gripped, spanner bolts with small Pack TM. It is shown on page 144 and the reverse dedication to Inf Regt 71 mot. is shown on page 167.

Obverse.JPG (38.96 KB, 347 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (41.5 KB, 346 downloads)
Obverse Hilt.JPG (39.44 KB, 347 downloads)
Reverse Hilt.JPG (40.53 KB, 346 downloads)
Obverse Etch.JPG (40.63 KB, 349 downloads)
Obverse Etch Front Bookend.JPG (41.73 KB, 344 downloads)
Obverse Etch Infantry.JPG (40.05 KB, 345 downloads)
Reverse Etch.JPG (41.05 KB, 345 downloads)
TM.JPG (39.78 KB, 345 downloads)

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My second No 6 No Oak etch is a long, double etched, Pioniere hilted, riveted (Pack did not seem to use spanner bolts on Pi hilts) with small Pack TM.

It is dedicated to MG Regt 9.

Obverse.JPG (40.5 KB, 343 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (40.89 KB, 341 downloads)
Obverse Etch.JPG (39.69 KB, 342 downloads)
Reverse Etch.JPG (39.44 KB, 341 downloads)
TM.JPG (39.4 KB, 343 downloads)

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The last No 6 No Oak etch that I have is a double etched, Pioniere hilted, riveted, small Pack TM item dedicated to Artillery Regt 57.

This, of course, like every No Oak version that I have seen also has the single scallop bookend.

Obverse.JPG (39.41 KB, 310 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (39.14 KB, 310 downloads)
Obverse Hilt.JPG (39.79 KB, 311 downloads)
Reverse Hilt.JPG (40.23 KB, 311 downloads)
Obverse Etch.JPG (40.03 KB, 311 downloads)
Obverse Etch Front Bookend.JPG (40.06 KB, 312 downloads)
Obverse Etch Infantry.JPG (39.95 KB, 309 downloads)
Reverse Etch.JPG (40.68 KB, 309 downloads)
TM.JPG (41.15 KB, 307 downloads)
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Now, we get into the oak leaf added version of the No 6 etch as shown on page 145.

This is a single etch, long blade, single scallop bookend, spanner bolts and the large Siegfried TM. Nothing exciting and exactly the same as pictured on page 145.

Notice the additional oak leaves at the soldier's feet and to his right.

Obverse.JPG (39.55 KB, 299 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (38.15 KB, 300 downloads)
Obverse Grip.JPG (40.73 KB, 298 downloads)
Reverse Grip.JPG (40.21 KB, 298 downloads)
TM.JPG (39.84 KB, 297 downloads)
Etch.JPG (40.62 KB, 296 downloads)
Etch Front.JPG (39.81 KB, 297 downloads)
Etch Mid.JPG (39.94 KB, 297 downloads)
Etch Rear.JPG (40.05 KB, 295 downloads)

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On page 146, at the top of the page, is a picture of the No 6 etch with added oak leaves and with a straight edged (Wayne calls it an arrow-like bookend).

So, of course, I had to find me one of these, and here it is.

It is a single etched, long, spanner bolt small Pack TM with the straight line bookend.

MVC-159S.JPG (38.67 KB, 293 downloads)
MVC-160S.JPG (39.57 KB, 292 downloads)
MVC-166S.JPG (40.37 KB, 292 downloads)
MVC-167S.JPG (40.51 KB, 292 downloads)
MVC-161S.JPG (39.37 KB, 292 downloads)
MVC-159S.JPG (38.67 KB, 288 downloads)
MVC-165S.JPG (39.77 KB, 289 downloads)
MVC-164S.JPG (39.59 KB, 290 downloads)
MVC-163S.JPG (39.93 KB, 291 downloads)

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I found a slightly different version of this straight edged bookend on a double etched bayo.

It is a short, double etched, oak leaf, straight edged bookend, spanner bolts and large Siegfried TM.

The dedication is to a Wolfgang Kleineick and this was probably jeweler done. But, the bookend on this etch is slightly different from that on the long version that I showed above.

Obverse.JPG (39.54 KB, 290 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (40.33 KB, 289 downloads)
Obverse Hilt.JPG (38.84 KB, 290 downloads)
TM.JPG (41.57 KB, 288 downloads)
Obverse Etch No 6 Oak.JPG (40.04 KB, 289 downloads)
Obverse Etch Front.JPG (40.33 KB, 288 downloads)
Obverse Etch Rear.JPG (40.16 KB, 288 downloads)
Reverse Etch Wolfgang Kleineick.JPG (39.29 KB, 287 downloads)
Comp Bookend.JPG (39.51 KB, 288 downloads)

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The last No 6 etch to show you is a long, double etched version that you can see at the bottom of page 146.

It is a double etch, with double scallop bookends, oak leaf added, spanner bolt, small Pack TM.

The reverse, dedication etch is to an Unteroffizier, Kurt Jung, and can be seen pictured on page 65.

That's it for the No 6's.

I will start on the No 7 tomorrow.

John

Obverse.JPG (38.96 KB, 287 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (40.08 KB, 286 downloads)
Hilt1.JPG (40.11 KB, 286 downloads)
Obverse Etch.JPG (40.73 KB, 287 downloads)
Front Bookend.JPG (39.81 KB, 285 downloads)
Mid Etch.JPG (39.88 KB, 285 downloads)
Soldier with Oak Leaves.JPG (41.06 KB, 284 downloads)
Reverse Etch.JPG (41.19 KB, 287 downloads)
TM.JPG (39.76 KB, 286 downloads)

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The No 7 etch by Pack is the small artillery gun. Wayne speculates in his book that the small picture series by Pack probably did not sell well, so they introduced the larger images as on the Nos 2-6.

In any case, this No 7 etch is a double etched, long blade, Pioniere hilted, riveted, small Pack TM version and dedicated to Art Regt 57.

Obverse.JPG (40.03 KB, 274 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (40.14 KB, 276 downloads)
Obverse Hilt.JPG (39.89 KB, 274 downloads)
Reverse Hilt.JPG (40.11 KB, 272 downloads)
Obverse Etch.JPG (40.48 KB, 273 downloads)
Obverse Etch Front.JPG (40.18 KB, 274 downloads)
Obverse Etch Rear.JPG (39.6 KB, 274 downloads)
Reverse Etch.JPG (39.94 KB, 274 downloads)
TM.JPG (39.36 KB, 275 downloads)

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The above No 7 small artillery etch and a No 6 infantry etch both are dedicated to Artillery Regiment 57.

Both are on long blades, Pioniere riveted hilts and show the small Pack TM.

Two Art 57 Obverse.JPG (38.9 KB, 273 downloads)
Two Art 57 Rear.JPG (39.82 KB, 273 downloads)
The Two Obverse 2.JPG (41.83 KB, 273 downloads)
The Two Reverse.JPG (40.02 KB, 272 downloads)

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The Pack No 8 etch is a small AA or Flak gun and can be seen on page 166 and 168.

The one I have to show you is a short bladed, double etched, spanner bolted version with the small TM and dedicated to Flak Regiment 73.

Obverse.JPG (40.69 KB, 272 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (41.07 KB, 271 downloads)
Obverse Grip.JPG (40.51 KB, 272 downloads)
Reverse Grip.JPG (39.93 KB, 271 downloads)
Obverse Etch.JPG (40.11 KB, 271 downloads)
Obverse Etch Front.JPG (39.71 KB, 270 downloads)
Obverse Etch Mid.JPG (39.56 KB, 269 downloads)
Obverse Etch Rear.JPG (39.97 KB, 269 downloads)
Reverse Etch.JPG (39.76 KB, 269 downloads)
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This etch is only pictured in Wayne's book as part of the catalogue from Pack on page 142.

I cannot show you this etch since this is the one numbered pattern that I do not (yet) have in my collection.

Wish me well on my hunt.

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The No 10 etch in the pack catalogue is pictured on page 148.

On a long blade, single etched, spanner bolted with the small Pack TM. Wayne rates this pattern as scarce.

Obverse.JPG (40.22 KB, 267 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (40.93 KB, 266 downloads)
Obverse Grip.JPG (40.37 KB, 267 downloads)
Reverse Grip.JPG (39.94 KB, 266 downloads)
TM.JPG (93.74 KB, 267 downloads)
Obverse Etch.JPG (40.52 KB, 266 downloads)
Obverse Etch Front.JPG (40.09 KB, 265 downloads)
Obverse Etch Mid.JPG (39.98 KB, 265 downloads)
Obverse Etch Rear.JPG (41.72 KB, 266 downloads)

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The Pack No 11 etch is a neutral etch meaning that it could be used for all branches of service.

It is pictured on pages 149 (without dedication) and 150 (with dedication) in Wayne's book.

The one I have here is on a short, spanner bolted and small TM version and dedicated to Inf Regt 11.

Obverse.JPG (40.67 KB, 271 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (39.13 KB, 271 downloads)
Obverse Grip.JPG (40.17 KB, 271 downloads)
Reverse Grip.JPG (40.11 KB, 271 downloads)
TM.JPG (94.85 KB, 272 downloads)
Obverse Etch.JPG (40.19 KB, 271 downloads)
Obverse Etch Front.JPG (39.55 KB, 271 downloads)
Obverse Etch Mid - IR 11.JPG (39.74 KB, 271 downloads)
Obverse Etch Rear.JPG (39.96 KB, 271 downloads)

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The next No 11 is a long, Pioniere hilted and riveted with small TM and dedicated to MG Battl 9.

MVC-203S.JPG (40.61 KB, 270 downloads)
MVC-204S.JPG (39.05 KB, 270 downloads)
Obverse Grip.JPG (39.92 KB, 270 downloads)
Reverse Grip.JPG (40.09 KB, 268 downloads)
TM.JPG (39.21 KB, 269 downloads)
MVC-206S.JPG (40.5 KB, 267 downloads)
MVC-209S.JPG (39.78 KB, 268 downloads)
MVC-208S.JPG (39.99 KB, 267 downloads)
MVC-207S.JPG (41.88 KB, 268 downloads)

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I have two dedications to MG Battl 9.

The one above on a No 11 neutral etch.

And,, the other on a No 6 Infantry etch.

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MVC-206S.JPG (40.5 KB, 266 downloads)
Obverse.JPG (40.5 KB, 266 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (40.89 KB, 266 downloads)
Reverse Etch.JPG (39.44 KB, 266 downloads)
The Two.JPG (38.43 KB, 266 downloads)
The Two Closeup.JPG (40.1 KB, 266 downloads)

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The third No 11 Neutral etch is a short, spanner bolted no maker marked single etched bayonet dedicated to Panzer Abwehr 24, or Anti Tank Unit 24.

Obverse.JPG (40.6 KB, 265 downloads)
Obverse Grip.JPG (39.46 KB, 264 downloads)
Reverse Grip.JPG (39.34 KB, 264 downloads)
Obverse Etch.JPG (39.4 KB, 264 downloads)
Obverse Etch Front.JPG (39.32 KB, 265 downloads)
Obverse Etch Mid - Pz Abw Abt 24.JPG (39.45 KB, 264 downloads)
Obverse Etch Rear.JPG (39.15 KB, 262 downloads)

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I have two etches dedicated to Anti Tank Unit 24.

One is the above on a No 11 Neutral etch.

The other is on a No 2 Large AntiTank Gun etch.

Obverse.JPG (40.6 KB, 262 downloads)
Obverse Etch.JPG (39.4 KB, 263 downloads)
Obverse Etch Mid - Pz Abw Abt 24.JPG (39.45 KB, 263 downloads)
Obverse.JPG (40.27 KB, 263 downloads)
Obverse Etch.JPG (39.78 KB, 262 downloads)
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I have only seen this item for sale once in the past 5 years, and I had to grab it as soon as I saw it.

Pictured in the catalogue on page 142 as the No 12 etch, this is a short blade, stag gripped, spanner bolted, single etch with the small TM.

One of the neatest etches produced by Pack.

Obverse.JPG (40.96 KB, 243 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (40.97 KB, 241 downloads)
Hilt Obverse.JPG (39.07 KB, 240 downloads)
Hilt Reverse.JPG (40.3 KB, 240 downloads)
TM.JPG (39.41 KB, 241 downloads)
Etch.JPG (41 KB, 241 downloads)
Etch Front Bookend.JPG (39.67 KB, 240 downloads)
Etch Dedication.JPG (39.54 KB, 239 downloads)
Etch Mt Troops.JPG (40.1 KB, 240 downloads)

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The No 13 Pioniere etch is a large format picturing an engineering unit building a bridge.

My example has no maker mark, but does have a distributor mark, is on a long blade, double etched and with spanner bolts (too bad that it is not on a Pioniere hilt, eh?). It is dedicated to Pioniere Batl 43.

Obverse.JPG (40.96 KB, 238 downloads)
Reverse.JPG (40.99 KB, 237 downloads)
Obverse Grip.JPG (40 KB, 237 downloads)
Reverse Grip.JPG (39.94 KB, 238 downloads)
TM.JPG (90.02 KB, 238 downloads)
Obverse Etch Front.JPG (40.2 KB, 238 downloads)
Obverse Etch Mid.JPG (39.85 KB, 238 downloads)
Obverse Etch Rear - Pioniere.JPG (39.78 KB, 238 downloads)
Reverse Etch - Pi Batl 43.JPG (39.27 KB, 238 downloads)

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The last of the numbered etches in the Pack catalog is the No 14 small anti tank gun etch. Examples of the large one, the No 2 etch, can be relatively easily found vs this one.

The small versions of the etches probably did not sell well which means that there were fewer of them around to begin with.

This etch is on a long, spanner bolted bayonet with the small TM and is a single etch version.

Have you noticed that all of the small picture etches (the Nos 7, 8, 10, 12 and this one) all have the small Pack TM?

Now, that's it for the numbered etches from the Pack catalogue (I sure wish that I had a No 9 Small Panzer to show, but c'est la vie as they say in La Belle Provence).

Later, I will be starting back up with the unnumbered etches and ending with the Ovals.

I hope that you are enjoying this thread.

John

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Reverse.JPG (41.03 KB, 238 downloads)
Obverse Hilt.JPG (39.68 KB, 232 downloads)
Reverse Hilt.JPG (39.33 KB, 232 downloads)
TM.JPG (40.1 KB, 233 downloads)
Obverse Etch.JPG (39.29 KB, 235 downloads)
Obverse Etch Front.JPG (40.5 KB, 232 downloads)
Obverse Etch Rear.JPG (39.74 KB, 232 downloads)

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Pack produced this Neuutral etch designed for any branch of service. This etch pattern is pictured on page 147.

I have heard this described as looking a bit Japanese with the rising sun type bookends.

It is a single etch, short blade, spanner bolted model with a small Pack TM. The TM is a little different on this blade since it has the name E.Pack beside the blacksmith, whereas the other small TMs we have seen to date have the blacksmith positioned above the words E Pack.

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MVC-220S.JPG (41.57 KB, 226 downloads)
MVC-226S.JPG (40.03 KB, 225 downloads)
MVC-227S.JPG (40.57 KB, 226 downloads)
MVC-221S.JPG (40.04 KB, 227 downloads)
MVC-222S.JPG (41.17 KB, 226 downloads)
MVC-225S.JPG (40 KB, 225 downloads)
MVC-224S.JPG (39.69 KB, 224 downloads)
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Three of the biggest makers of etch pattern bayonets did not sell their etches to other blade makers. The three are Eickhorn, Puma and Pack. Holler and Klaas, the other big etch makers did sell certain of their etch patterns in pretty defined business relationships. To learn more about this, read Wayne's book.

So, one of the 'tells' when you look at etched bayonets is to see if the etch pattern and the blade manufacturer make sense. You will never find an Eickhorn etch on a Pack TM bayonet, for example. This is pretty easy for the big three, not so obvious for the others.

However, like any rule, there has to be an exception. In this case, it is the Pack Unnumbered Neutral etch that we just looked at, but it is on a Josef Hack marked blade. Can this be wrong? Not if you have Wayne's book. Look on page 194 and you will see this exact etch pattern but on a Hack-Werk Steyr marked bayonet.

This is a short, single etched, riveted bayonet. Note, however, that the rivets are offset as though they were on Packs, but using rivets instead of the spanner bolts.

Also note the neat Hack fish TM.

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Another etch with no catalogue number is the communications crew etch shown on page 164.

This is a long, single etch, spanner bolted item with the small Pack TM.

It is rated Rare in Wayne's book.

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On pages 66 and 67 of Wayne's book, you will see pictures of a special order Pack etch dedicated to a Flak Artillery School located in or around Rerik.

This is on a long blade, is single etched with spanner bolts and has the large Siegfried TM.

Neat, eh?

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This last of the unnumbered and special order etches is thought to be one for the large cannons of the coastal artillery.

I was lucky enough at one of the shows (the SOS in 2010, I think) to see three of these together ... mine and two others.

All three were on long blades, single etched, Pioniere hilted, riveted and with the large Siegfried TM.

Well, we are on the home stretch with only the Pack Ovals to go from here.

John

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John,

Your collection is always outstanding. And it's been a pleasure to watch it grow. I've been to Canada three or four times in my life. Vancouver, twice, east coast, once if I remember right. How about we do the SOS next year, if I can make it. And we'll see if we can get some other guys to go along with. I'll make it a point to get up to your neck of the woods to see your collection some day. Houston has a collection I'd love to see. I've got a thing for the honor bayonettes. Unfortunately, I only have one. It's a first war and doesn't bring the cash like a second war would.

Thanks for some of the previews I've been able to see. I can't wait to see your collection.

Steve


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Steven:

I would love to have you visit and share my collection with you.

I typically try to do the shows. Right now, I have booked the MAX in Sept, haven't yet booked the SOS next year. It would be great to see you and the rest of the bayo guys at any time in any place.

And, thank you for your kind words on my collection.

I only have a few Packs left to show.

John


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The Pack Oval Neutral etch is an eagle over a helmet pattern inside of an oval. You can see pics of this on page 156 of Wayne's great book.

This is on a long blade, single etched with spanner bolts and sporting the large Siegfried TM.

If memory serves me well, I got this one from Ron Weinand.

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The Oval Bugler etch, seen on page 157, was probably designed for use by any service.

Mine is a long, single etched, stag gripped with spanner bolts and the large Siegfried TM. It is also a blued version which you can see pictured on page 85.

This one came from Ron as well.

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The Oval Anti Tank etch is pictured on page 159.

The one that I have to show is on a long blade, single etched, spanner bolted with the large Siegfried TM. It also is a blued version, seen on page 87.

I got this one from the Etch Man himself, Wayne Techet.

John

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The Oval Panzer etch is one of the hardest etch patterns to find.

The pattern itself is pictured in Wayne's book on page 155.

The actual bayonet that I am showing here is pictured in the book, German Clamshells and Other Bayonets, by Gary Walker and Ron Weinand on pages 62-63.

This bayonet is on a short blade, is double etched, has the usual spanner bolts and sports the small Pack TM.

The reverse dedication is to the name 'Hermann Weiser' and the lettering to this is in gold.

This, too, came from Ron Weinand. I think that the mortgage I needed to take out to buy this is almost paid off now wink

It is a real beauty and surely a one-of-a-kind. BTW, the Oval Panzer is my avatar that I have used on GDC for the past year.

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John,i think you've the best Pack collection in the world.
Thanks for showing to us.

Stingray

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