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Great bayonets for sure and frogs as well! Several 44fnj in the m block are recorded with the letter block on the reverse. I have a couple that are in this range. A number of m blocks also have a noticeable weak scabbard spring. Would be interested if you could check your example Mike and...

On occasion, yes. Always, no. Just so there is no misunderstanding ......

Don't think it is p. Possibly an s or v ......? Real experts here will know.

IMO the stamping area of the ricasso is so small, pinched between the crossguard and the high fuller that it was hard to apply the serial number. Hence the double or triple "hits" to the digits. The letter block was simply omitted or forgotten. Not that uncommon to encounter a bayonet or...

I like it!

There are original to the period Volkssturm identification disks (erkennungsmarken). Some are the typical oval shape while others are a small round variation depending on the issuing authority. Examples are shown in W. Darrin Weaver's Desperate Measures: The Last-Ditch Weapons of the Nazi...

Only the second "E" example I have recorded.

I am not going to engage in any long winded back & forth exchange over syntax or hair splitting as far as wording in this discussion. Have collected and studied German bayonet frogs for many years. With an emphasis on tropical patterns in web material. Simply said, this is not a frog I would...

Done! As per your request. During this period the scabbards are the same for SS or NSKK. Black factory paint, plated fittings. I'm not sure on the "copper eagle" comments. The material used for the eagles changed over time with the last examples being made from cheaper alloy materials...

Welcome to the forum and thanks for posting items from your collection. I have moved this post to the Bayonets and Accessories subforum. Your blue web set is outstanding. Would like to see some good pics of the reverse of the frog. Are there any maker's marks/stamps? The frog in post #3 is...

I don't see anything that resembles an eagle 214. And the location is a bit off as well .....

I collect web (tropical) frogs.

What a beautiful late piece. Congrats!

Downwing eagle WaA219 is the early acceptance marking for Mundlos 1936. It is also found on Mundlos 1935 cans. The eagle swastika WaA439 is found on later Mundlos 1936 as well as some of their 1937 cans. A complete set of Mundlos cans (1935 - '44) would be 21 or 22 examples considering all...

Great piece and the pics are fine. First report that I have is sold on ebay in March of 2021. FWIW ...... The early production in 1941 are crs only on the ricasso with 41 on the spine. The scabbards are crs > 41. Serial numbering is standard. Late in the "no letter block" the marking...

In many years of compiling rg34 maker/date information I have only encountered three MÄDLER marked behälter. All three were marked only MÄDLER37 on the right side of the large lid. Other markings could certainly exist. The firm, Bruno Mädler Werkzeug u. Werkzeugmaschinen-Fabrik, Berlin...

I like the silver certificate ......

Agreed. Not an original MÄDLER can. The font is incorrect as is the marking itself and the location .....

What a ridiculous statement. You certainly have a right to your own opinion(s) regarding Gibson's list as well as other areas but ..... The list is the best because it contains only information from those you deem "hard-core" or somehow otherwise worthy enough to contribute? So the...

Clément, Sebastian Thiem's book, Deutsche Versuchs- und Musterseitengewehre von 1895 - 1945 includes a period photo that the author states shows S42 in-wear. Sadly, the image is enlarged with low resolution and grainy appearance making a positive identification impossible (at least in my...