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k98bayonet-jtns
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A fantastic collection, it is also many years to collect, then you have also reached a number of bayonets after 40 as a collector. You say you might want to sell your bayonets in a few years? - You must very much like to think of me, I am very interested in buying someone - a part - all of them? .. I also only collect on this SG 84/98 III bayonet (also have some from WW1 - Gebrüder Heller Marienthal, my favorite producer/manufacturer), some years ago, I thought I would sell all my bayonets and also have sold a lot but regret it, now I collect again, stupidly done.
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Aws
Senior Member
Hello to all,
Back to business after a few months spent abroad for my professional activities.
My latest finds that I can now touch
They all come from individuals in Belgium except the Pyy.
There is a difference in the numbers. I believe it is either a factory reversal or a worker's fault on the line.
But this set remains consistent and has the same patina.
Back to business after a few months spent abroad for my professional activities.
My latest finds that I can now touch
They all come from individuals in Belgium except the Pyy.
There is a difference in the numbers. I believe it is either a factory reversal or a worker's fault on the line.
But this set remains consistent and has the same patina.
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AndyB
Senior Member
Looks like a great win of very nice bayonets, mainly the Hoersters are really excellent, same as 44asw and 44pyy, about S173G there could be done missmatch by the unit more real as by firm in so early period. On that piece is early frog with added secure strap, the brass rivets. Possible the blade was lightly sharpened in front part, but not good visible. Thanks for sharing this nice pieces here.
For reasons not quite known, S84/98 T3s from the year 1937 (regardless of manufacturer) seem to be scarcer than others prior to 1940. This could be attributed to lower production numbers, issuance to German military units destined to go deep into the East, or other concerns (Export contracts to Portugal, military aid to Franco during Spanish Civil War)...perhaps a combination of all.
AndyB
Senior Member
Ferlach 1940 is nice certainly, the Mundlos too, even the frog have little strange stud on secure strap, most real used only by few firms, Slash probably knows more, i assume 1937 were normal production year, but You should add to normal name production even the S/nummeral codes, which brings the real numbers, anyway this is divided, so each could looks as smaller numbers.But 1937 is more frequentant to find by major firms as 1936. But there exist a exception like S/178 36.
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Aws
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Hello,
Recovered this day and in a condition that can't be refused, this Weyersberg 1937.
I associated it for the occasion, with its little sister from the same year, from the same manufacturer but a little bit younger, coded S/176 and new from stock.
The early fabrications are my favorite
The quest continues..
Best regards Aws
Recovered this day and in a condition that can't be refused, this Weyersberg 1937.
I associated it for the occasion, with its little sister from the same year, from the same manufacturer but a little bit younger, coded S/176 and new from stock.
The early fabrications are my favorite
The quest continues..
Best regards Aws
Will be interested to learn what member aws and others have to say regarding your question. Some bayonet manufacturers produced very limited numbers and/or variants of their code/date markings, making them quite scarce. These were produced c.a. 1937 during the transition from S/code to manufacturer name marking. This happened again c.a. 1940/1 when the alpha codes first began to appear. However, if we look at all the manufacturers' standard production from 1934-1945, those with limited production (coupled with possible low degree of survivability) I offer these submissions: Rich Herder (S/239 code), Ferlach ("OMC" logo), and certainly both Horster and Weyersberg 1945 production (sgx 45 & crs 45 respectively). I would mention Ferlach (bym 5) as well, but no intact/completed bayonets are known to exist, so exclude them for this reason.
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Aws
Senior Member
Hello friends,
From my old experience the rarest manufacturers are on the period 35-37 :
1935: S/239 K and S/242 K
I had the chance to get 2 Rich. Herder and I have never seen any other. Berg and Co very difficult to find...
1936 : S/239 again ;
1937 in S/code: S/238, S/239 and S/244 need miracles to find them...
Best regards Aws
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AndyB
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Very nice Eickhorn 1937 well used condition with preserved blade. About the DH on frog hard to say, it was visible on holsters for pistols i couldnt confirm here its a real stamp, when not visible the maker and date of the frog? so hard to believe so crisp DH stamp would survive day using for longer period, so its for me little suspicious, but i will wait for Slash opinion.
About the scarcity mentioned codes, it could be so even the K range is 1934, the S238 1937 personally i have never seen on picture, there is reported a 7759a anyway it would be nice to see the date on that piece.
From my observation on dbase that i maintained for long time, the most harder year to became is 1936, same as the period 1934-37 mainly by numerall codes are allways interesting because the production numbers are much smaller as period 1938-44.
About the scarcity mentioned codes, it could be so even the K range is 1934, the S238 1937 personally i have never seen on picture, there is reported a 7759a anyway it would be nice to see the date on that piece.
From my observation on dbase that i maintained for long time, the most harder year to became is 1936, same as the period 1934-37 mainly by numerall codes are allways interesting because the production numbers are much smaller as period 1938-44.
