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Degens,

For sure this is an odd pommel marking on this WKC KS98. I can't tell how it is applied either. It is obviously not an Eickhorn pommel etch. Could it be postwar photo engraved?

OK, the question of stamped or etched application. First, this WKC bayonet pommel embellishment is not the same as the Eickhorn in either method of application or exact pattern style. This makes me concerned about the originalilty of this particular bayonet pommel marking. Second, I can see Eickhorn stamping the rather small eagle on the flat of the pommel but how can one stamp the wider designs, with a wreath, on the curved surface of the pommel? This makes me think they are normally etched.

Here is an example of the same Eickhorn pommel etch on an Eickhorn KS98. Forgive my poor photographic skills. I agree with you that these things are almost impossible to photograph decently.

George