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There is a lot of difference in these 2 bayonet but the frogs and scabbards are about the same except one is painted black and the other looks blued.One is maker marked and the other is not.Quite a difference in quality one is bigger and heavier made and is stamped 17.Even the grips are different checkering and color,is one a early one and the other late war or were these generic un marked ones just cheap made?

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Also one has a pot metal hilt and the other is I think steel.

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Eric,

Is the blade on the stamped one slightly longer than the other, like 10 1/4"?


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Eric,

Both bayonets look good to me. These are private purchase bayonets and were made by many different manufacturers in great numbers. The pot metal hilted one should be WWII era while the all steel one with blued scabbard should be earlier. Most of these steel hilted bayonets that I came across have steel blades too.

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Thanks guys I appreciate it,Yes billy the marked bayonet blade is a hair over 10 1/4 inches long,longer than the other one.And yes Aurelia the blade is steel,what does the 17 number mean?The red plug is not felt but cloth covered something wood maybe.Were these ever nickle plated,dont see any,are these early ones worth any more and harder to find,first one I have had paid 80.00.

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Eric,

Your polished steel KS98 bayonet by Eickhorn was made well into the war. I have these with the later squirrel holding sword logo as well. It is an item of issue (probably to the police) and that is why it has a number on the pommel. If you look closely, you will notice that the steel bayonet has a T shaped slot instead of the T/O shaped slot that is on your plated bayonet. This only allows the bayonet to fit on the Kar98a instead of the Kar98k.


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Thanks Orpo,you are correct it is a different attachment,have these 2 short bayonets one has a fullered blade and one maker mark is on right side of blade and one left,is one a cut down long bayonet?

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Thanks Orpo,you are correct it is a different attachment,have these 2 short bayonets one has a fullered blade and one maker mark is on right side of blade and one left,is one a cut down long bayonet?


Eric

The Anton Wingen Jr. bayonet hasn't been cut down. Anton was one of the few companys that used a wide fuller on a short blade.

Along with Wingen, the others I know of are Tiger, Puma, Robert Schaff, Robert Klaas, Clemen & Jung, Klittermann & Moog, Gustav Spitzer, and Zeitler-Wien.


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Thanks Tkissinger Smile,There sure are a lot of variations on these dress bayonets,I may start collecting these! Smile

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Eric,
Nice pommel marked piece. I enjoy those. I'm with Orpo on these, they may be a type of law inforcement, or some form of police. The blued scabbard is correct for those, you will also find them in a solid pommel, no push button. There's a thread on another site that mentions these. here's a pic of two like it.
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Eric,

You can't start collecting these pieces, Orpo & Steve have them all Smile


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