Picked this one up yesterday.

More pics. Blade is near mint.

As ordinary as it may seem, these short dress bayonets are just great. I also have a Spitzer and they look great, especially the plating on the blade on my piece shows the same quality as on yours. Congrats there!

JAN

Hello

Are you sure that's the Spitzer MM?

Sure it's not Baron..?

Henrik

BOB very nice, she sure looks good.

Henrik yes it's a spitzer just with out the name and circle

steve,

Henrik,

The Baron logo is a vase of flowers.

Baron is thought to be a trademark of Gottfried Weyersberg S�hne, KG, Solingen.

This is one of the marks used by C Gustav Spitzer. You can see it in Fisher's book and it is indicated as being found, as here, on bayonets.

John

Denny

I think there will be a buyer for your Baron at the SOS this year.

You mean IF it were for sale??

BTW, thanks must go to Terry for discovering that Baron is a trademark of Gottfried Weyersberg S�hne, KG, Solingen.

Denny,

Then in honor of Terry's considerable contributions to the hobby & this forum, let me humbly suggest that IF the aforementioined Baron KS98 were to go on sale that it should go to Terry

Billy, that is a nice one for the TM guys. I like it.

steve,

Me too Steve. Haven't seen another like it, otherwise I would have bought it

Bob K,

I bought this short Spitzer with the other trademark the same day you bought yours. In similar condition and both with the non-carbine tip short blade. This one has the worn port and a nice felt backed frog.

Do some manufaturers only make the non-carbine tip short blade and others only the carbine tip?

What is the concensus about the patinization? I know most dagger lovers like it and most sword guys clean them up. How about the dress bayos?

Thanks, Lance

Hi Lance,

You're correct, some blade manufacturers used short blades with a swedge while others (like your Spitzer) did not. Interestingly your short model has a wide blood groove which is something some bayonet collectors go for. I had a list somewhere of observations I've made over the last 10 years or so but can't seem to find it. If you had interest, many of those observations are posted in the fire bayonet thread here on the BCN forum.

Billy, you are correct that Terry has the inside track for my Baron. It's not for sale now however.....

Denny,

One can dream, right? Seriously though, Glad to hear it about Terry. It's a great piece & I always like to see such things stay within the perverbial family, so to speak.

Thanks for the info Billy.

What are your thoughts about cleaning these guys?

Do we go with the dagger guys and leave as found or with the sword guys and clean them up?

thx again, Lance

IMHO, plated blades are less risky to clean up. You sure don't want any rust or plating lifting left alone, if you have it.

A little Simichrome to get rid of rust and the grungy green stuff and a wipe down with Renwax does it for me.

John

I leave daggers alone & lightly clean/polish KS98 & fire bayonets. For some reason, I'll clean the blade on a police bayonet but not touch the hilt patina. Not saying it's right or wrong but just the way I do it. John's right about a plated blade being less risky to clean, no crossgraining or a motto to ruin.

Plated blades do age so much better and can withstand cleaning so much better than the polished blade. I ten to shy away from cleaning myself, it's always easier to do something than to undo it.