Denny, thanks for the pics. I am pleased to hear there is now a third example reported. One feature I have noted is the way the press-stud button is finish-machined. In the last photo I posted, the surface of the button is very flat & smooth with a almost sharp edge to it. My other example is finished identically. From the photos it appears your bayonet shares this feature as well.
Here is another oddball. This is as close to a S84/98 T3 extraseitengewehr I have seen. Measurements are very close to that of the service bayonet and weight exceeds it. Grips appear to be heavy, checkered plastic with S98/05 type spanner nuts & screws. Finish is factory nickle & there is a faded felt insert in the T/O slot. My take is this is late Weimar period/early 3rd Reich. The marking on the crossguard looks to be a upside-down "L" with the number "2" or the wrong stamp was used and the marking was to be "12". Scabbard has the thick throat & retention screw on the side typical for that period:
Last edited by FredM; 06/25/2014 03:03 PM.
