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I just picked up the oldest Holler bayonet in my collection. It's the first pre- WW1 Holler I've run across though I believe that the firm started operation in the early 1870's. It doesn't match any of the reference book pictures I checked.( Klaus Lubbe's 2 books and Jerry Janzen's). Any idea what it is from the photos enclosed? Measures approx. 27" long and has a 22" blade. Marked F.W. Holler Solingen on blade. #787, 6B.587. Leather scabbard is marked 13B216 on ball tip. Note the early scabbard loop to attach some sort of frog. Was this German military issue or might this have been made for export to say, Denmark or Brazil? What type frog and or knot is appropriate? Were felts used in the bayonet stud slot? Was this for the M-88 rifle?

Hi
Danish yathagan for Remington Rolling Block M1867. Weyersberg and H�ller manufactured the bayonets for the Danish goverment. Only 5000 were ordered at H�ller, and rumours has that this small order was never fullfilled. The Danish goverment probably wanted to have two contractors, and Alex. Coppel began delivery in 1883/84. Alex Coppel manufactured aprox 4500 yathagans - half of them were second version with internal coilspring instead of leafspring. All together aprox. 72.0000 yathagan were produced mostly by Weyersberg.
6 B means 6th Batallion
Felt were not used in the slot
This bayonet is shown in Janzen

/Amsfelder

Thanks Amsfelder for the prompt and knowledgeable resonse. I found the bayonet in Janzen's as you suggest. Any idea what the appropriate frog looks like?
Thanks again,
Rick

Frog is hard to find and expensive. Don't ask how much, because I don't know for sure - it's much more than I'm ready to pay for a frog

Take a look at http://www.holmback.se/

Per Holmback shows one of the frogs

/Amsfelder

Again my thanks for the input. See ebay # 260163956377. This may be the most practical approach to finding a frog and certainly the most economical. Does it appear to be a reasonable copy?
Rick