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Congratulations! Awesome snag! Unit marked Pre-war DWMs are always nice to see!!

Very nice!

Never mind, it might actually be Beech, but still it’s sanded..

Sure, but explain why the acceptance is obviously silhouettes like common sanding jobs, the stock is not marked as being beech and the plate has sanding abrasions on it, not to mention it doesn’t appear to have any type of finish on the stock based on these photos.

Very Nice!

More pictures would be helpful. Stock has been sanded….

Great rifle, 11 is such a hard year to find as well!

Excellent score! Always good to see another Saxon Gew!

Absolutely gorgeous stock! The RC is very neat to see!

Bert, thank you! I forgot this section was in that book. Referencing it now. Wonder what changed from 76 to 84 for Carter to reference these differently. I need to snag the Carter volume 3 on ersatz bayonets made around 2002 to see if that references these the same as the 84 publication...

It’s not the width necessarily as the square cut of the fuller. See the picture on Mery’s book comparing the Belgian bayonet to the 45-46

Bert, What version do you have?

I have not seen that in Carters book and my version is the 1976 version along with Mery’s 2019 version page on EB45-46. Both corroborate the 45-46 have the “Belgian” style fuller, have shorter blades and the 46 in particular has the ring off.

Now to quote Mery’s German Ersatz Bayonets book “This family of bayonet (referring to EB41-44) was evidently made to compensate for a shortage of regular issue S.98/05 for use by infantry and engineers, which helps explain their length , at 358-362mm…” Again these are two different types of...

I’m am not comparing these directly to a SG98/05 as they are not one. No one here is talking about these not going on both the Gew88 and the Gew98, that is not new information when it comes to Ersatz bayonets. The handle length has nothing to do with this. I’m providing information based on a...

As stated, it is an overall length of 480mm and Carter states these observed at 479mm on the one he used for reference. The EB43 he states is 472mm in overall length.

Thank you! Yes, I believe this is what some folks would call a “parallel blade”compared to the EB41 that has the distinct 98/05 butcher blade shape.

Howdy All, Here is a SoS find. Based on Carters nomenclature, this is an Ersatz SG98/05 or EB44. It has some original feldgrau paint and is in the correct metal ersatz scabbard, that was copied over from the leather 98/05 scabbard. These were produced to supplement 98/05 production. Overall...

Very nice! Also, I was glad to meet you and see this piece in person!

What’s interesting about it? Look at your rear sight base. Lowest setting is 400 meters. You should have to aim low at 100 yards.