Bill37Amy Posted 31 March , 2015 Share Posted 31 March , 2015 I have a bayonet ( photos posted in my gallery)that my mother believed my grandfather had acquired at the Somme from a German soldier but when examining it there is an arabic inscription so do you think he may have got it in Galipolli? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 31 March , 2015 Share Posted 31 March , 2015 I would think that Gallipoli was the best bet unless he also served in Palestine, looks to me like a Turkish 1903 model. khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 31 March , 2015 Share Posted 31 March , 2015 I have a bayonet (2 photos posted in my gallery)that my mother believed my grandfather had acquired at the Somme from a German soldier but when examining it there is an arabic inscription so do you think he may have got it in Galipolli? I would think that Gallipoli was the best bet unless he also served in Palestine, looks to me like a Turkish 1903 model. This technologically challenged guy can't find your 'Gallery', Bill37, but Khaki obviously has... A Turkish M.1903 is unlikely to have seen service with the German army on the Somme, but a Turkish M.1887 could have done - and would have an Osmanli text on the ricasso. The key is - are there 'Arabic' (i.e., 'Persian') numbers on the crossguard? If, so, then it saw Ottoman service, and could have come from anywhere in the Ottoman Empire - or even be a souvenir from any one of the countries involved in the Balkan Wars... Trajan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawdoc34 Posted 31 March , 2015 Share Posted 31 March , 2015 Its a Turk M1903 alright & should easily clean up into a very nice example but think we need S/S to translate the makers name as I still cant tell 1 from the other (all looks liks bloody alien writing to me for chuffs sake) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 31 March , 2015 Share Posted 31 March , 2015 Its a Turk M1903 alright & should easily clean up into a very nice example but think we need S/S to translate the makers name as I still cant tell 1 from the other (all looks liks bloody alien writing to me for chuffs sake) Well, unless a completely new maker, then Simson or Weyersburg Kirschbaum. If it is this one then it is Weyersburg; it it ain't well, ...!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 31 March , 2015 Share Posted 31 March , 2015 What does ...!!! mean? Should be a mark for a Simson - but I canna see the piccies! The Simson mark has what looks like a ن at the top... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve10 Posted 1 April , 2015 Share Posted 1 April , 2015 Hi Trajan. I can't believe I am giving you advice. Not wanting to tell you how to suck eggs if you have already tried this but to view the pictures please do the following: Click on Bill37Amy this will open the profile page, then at the bottom of the left hand column you will find the word 'Gallery' I am sure you will work out the rest. Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 2 April , 2015 Share Posted 2 April , 2015 I can't believe I am giving you advice. Not wanting to tell you how to suck eggs if you have already tried this but to view the pictures please do the following: Oh, I need advice on these things! And happy to have it! Thanks! And I see that it is a Weyersburg after all - needs a bit of clean though.... Hmmm, interesting feature, that gallery thing... Trajan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gew88/05 Posted 2 April , 2015 Share Posted 2 April , 2015 A very nice set Steve. While the bayonet is of primary interest - uncut Turkish bayonets are not often seen here in the US, especially with scabbards AND frogs! - but the belt also interests me. May we see a picture of the buckle? Is it Turkish or German? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill37Amy Posted 2 April , 2015 Author Share Posted 2 April , 2015 Sorry I cant work out how to put photos on this thread. Ive put a couple of photos of the belt in me Gallery. There is no buckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gew88/05 Posted 2 April , 2015 Share Posted 2 April , 2015 Thanks for the new photos, excellent work. It is a German made belt for their standard M1895 buckle and, while I can't make out the maker's name, the "1915" date is plain. Turkey also used this style belt with their star and crescent marked buckles so it could have the same provenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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