Guest needalittlehelp Posted 3 November , 2004 Share Posted 3 November , 2004 I posted an inquiry this past week asking what you all thought that I had in my presumablely unmarked German bayonet. The answers that I received from you were greatly appreciated and very informative. However, as usually the case with newly learned knowledge it has opened the door to further questions and I am hoping that someone here can help answer these. On advise received I was instructed to "carefully" remove the grips and look for something there. This was an easy task as the knife is in brand new condition and the screws turned with no trouble. Under the grip area on the bayonet on one side is found either the fancy script letter W or M with the letter 2 above (or below) turned on it's side. On the other side of the knife under the grip area there is a mark which what can only be described as the tops of two exclaimation marks side by side and the second one has been re-struck with the letter C. At the bottom of the blade in an area also hidden by the grips are three parallal lines which I have been told is really a stylized eagle and swastika and below this mark are the numbers WaA 519. These are the only marks found on either the bayonet or the scabbard. The bakelite grips bear the letter G and 19 under one and the letter G and 6 under the other. They are clearly the later models as they are the more red color with what appears to be a grain showing. With a little reasoning this bayonet appears to be a 1942 (the 2 by the script M or W relates to this) asw made product (this being told to me by one of your collectors) The WaA 519 agrees with the 1942 date as does the color of the bakelit grips. We also think that this knife and scabbard bear no other marks because they were never issued. Probably sent to the German Army from a contract with an outside agency that was not under the control of the Wehrmacht and it was simply stored someplace until the end of the War. At that time it was brought to the US as a souviner and has been stored on my father's gun shelf ever since. Now, does anyone have knowledge as to what the Script M or W is? I would also like to learn what the value of this extra clean bayonet might be. It has never been sharpened and shows no dings or other wear. I am attaching photos. Thanks again, a country girl in California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest needalittlehelp Posted 3 November , 2004 Share Posted 3 November , 2004 Photos did not attach and I can't get them to. If interested I can easily e-mail them to you. Thanks again. Country girl (and one feeling quite stupid because the photo part failed!) in California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 3 November , 2004 Share Posted 3 November , 2004 519 Heerswaffenamt inspectors number. Usually prefixed by letters WaA, Swastika or an Eagle. P. Weyersberg Solingen 1942 to 1945. 519 Heerswaffenamt inspectors number. Usually prefixed by letters WaA, Swastika or an Eagle. Berg & Co. Solingen 1942 to 1944. 519 Heerswaffenamt inspectors number. Usually prefixed by letters WaA, Swastika or an Eagle. F. u. K. Hörster Solingen 1942 to 1944. 519 Heerswaffenamt inspectors number. Usually prefixed by letters WaA, Swastika or an Eagle. Carl Eickhorn Solingen 1942 to 1944. 519 Heerswaffenamt inspectors number. Usually prefixed by letters WaA, Swastika or an Eagle. Josua Cort Remscheid 1942 /1943. 519 Heerswaffenamt inspectors number. Usually prefixed by letters WaA, Swastika or an Eagle. F. Herder Solingen 1942 to 1944. 519 Heerswaffenamt inspectors number. Usually prefixed by letters WaA, Swastika or an Eagle. A. Coppel Solingen 1942 to 1944. 519 Heerswaffenamt inspectors number. Usually prefixed by letters WaA, Swastika or an Eagle. Clemen & Jung Solingen 1943. 519 Heerswaffenamt inspectors number. Usually prefixed by letters WaA, Swastika or an Eagle. F. W. Höller Solingen 1943 /1944. 519 Heerswaffenamt inspectors number. Usually prefixed by letters WaA, Swastika or an Eagle. E. Pack Solingen 1943 /1944. 519 Heerswaffenamt inspectors number. Usually prefixed by letters WaA, Swastika or an Eagle. Josua Cort Remscheid 1942 /1943. 519 Heerswaffenamt inspectors number. Usually prefixed by letters WaA, Swastika or an Eagle. Fredrich Abr, Herder Und Sohne, Solingen. 1942/3/4. 519 Heerswaffenamt inspectors number. Usually prefixed by letters WaA, Swastika or an Eagle. Alcose Stahlwarenfabrik GmbH of Solingen, previously known as Alex Coppel ac. Also known as Alcoso. 1942/3/4. 519 Heerswaffenamt inspectors number. Usually prefixed by letters WaA, Swastika or an Eagle. WKC Solingen 1942 to 1944. 519 Heerswaffenamt inspectors number. Usually prefixed by letters WaA, Swastika or an Eagle. Rich. Herder Solingen 1944. 519 Heerswaffenamt inspectors number. Usually prefixed by letters WaA, Swastika or an Eagle. F u. K. Hörster Solingen 1944 /1945. asw found on 1884/98 pattern Bayonet. Made by E and F Horster & CIE Solingen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ebro1938 Posted 6 November , 2004 Share Posted 6 November , 2004 Try the website of the Bayonet Collectors Network. They know all on this topic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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