Warrior1354
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Does anyone know what original Sawtooth bayonets for the Gewehr 98 are going for now? Would like to add a nice one to my collection but don't see many for sale so don't really know a good price range for them.
Gewehr 98 Sawtooth bayonets
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Warrior1354
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Thought so wanted to make sure the seller had a fair price and was being reasonable. He had about five for sale including K98a sawback bayonets too.
Craig is right, around $300 for a typical, nothing special sawback, but they can be more expensive than rifles... I have bought and sold them for $500-1500, a 1898-99 Sg98 (with bard) marked to a Garde unit I sold for over $1500, they can really be expensive depending on whether it has a matching scabbard and the unit marking, but there are a lot of variables and the type matters a great deal too. Generally Sg98's are worth more than Sg84/98's or Sg98/05's, but unit markings matter a great deal.
WaPrüf2
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Issue of types of bayonets varied with the unit, not necessarily with the model of rifle.
Kammerjaeger
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Weren't the sawbacks originally issued to Pioneer units?
KJ
KJ
Birdguy58
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Beware of fakes! Here's a quick reference guide to fake or fantasy sawtooths. If you need it; there are fakes out there, I found 2 so far, pretty obvious ones, and even they can command a ridiculous price.
See: http://www.old-smithy.info/bayonets/HTNL DOCUMNETS/Fake_Bayonets1.htm#SAW BACK
See: http://www.old-smithy.info/bayonets/HTNL DOCUMNETS/Fake_Bayonets1.htm#SAW BACK
WaPrüf2
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Depends what you mean by "originally." In pre-Empire days some of the German states issued sawbacks to Pioniers and some didn't. In the 1871+ period Pionier units generally got a very much higher proportion of sawbacks than other units but sawbacks were not exclusive to Pioniers. It also depends on what kind of sawback you are talking about; some types were specific to units other than Pioniers. You have to have the appropriate unit Waffenetat to figure out who got what and those of course varied over time.