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WW1 GERMAN BAYONETS FROM MY COLLECTION


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Letter sent to a Josef Grübel c/- Post Siegsdorf near Traunstein. Einheitsstempel: Bayr. Res. Inf. Rgt. Nr. 15. 12. Kompagnie. Postage cancelled 17.1.1915 (K.B. Ersatz Division).

A fine portrait of a young Bavarian Infanterist from Kgl. Bayer. Reserve Infanterie Regiment Nr. 15.

Of note is his sawback S.98/02 bayonet.

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MORE PHOTOS AS PROMISED FROM MY BAYONET COLLECTION.

ERSATZ AND 98/05 BAYONETS MAINLY [most of them, war time unit marked].

A LOT OF REGIMENTAL MARKINGS.

29 years of collecting!!!!!

i had no idea that i had some bayonets, after so many years...no i am trying to put them in order, according the date, the unit markings and the kind of each bayonet.

PLEASE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MARKINGS, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER AND DEFINE THEM.

REGARDS, D.1227782947_20180602_1755381.jpg.f2884a04c08167c92c2993939d625407.jpg

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upssss, my son wanted to take part on this presentation

as the "barefoot Bataillon"..sorry fellow collectors....

now, i am posting more bayonets, 98/05, from the previous post, as they were not uploaded.

The correct is to see them, after the 8th photo from the previous post.

Count the Number 1 photo on this post, as Number 9 to the previous post please. 

i will post some more ersatz, n S 98 with a flashguard, a M 71 with erased sawback, and more unit markings...

Regards, D.

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from this group of bayonets, the 3 ersatz bayonets, are all shown on Roy Williams book for ersatz bayonets, with those unit markings.

also, a 84/98 bayonet with a rare unit marking for Guard Dragoner [G.D.].

A 98/05 bayonet with a rare marking of II Sea Bataillon [S.B.]. 

and another 98/05 with a super rare Guard Jaeger [G.J] marking. 

Also and the one ersatz has this super rare unit marking, for Guard Jaeger. 

And a very rare 105 Saxon Infantry Regiment on bavarian marked bayonet. 

More photos are uploading...

regards, D.

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another set of bayonets.

An Austrian Werdl Sabelbayonet 1867 converted bayonet, to fit the Gewehr 88 rifle.

An Ersatz socket bayonet [Ersoc]

An ersatz unit marked for Landsturm Infanterie Bataillon [on Roy' s Book also displaying]

A rare naval marked french gras bayonet, converted to fit the Gewehr 88 rifle [Carter's book N. 117, very rare, very few have been recorded on this type, and with naval markings is the only one known].

another ersatz unit marked to 28Rekrutendepot  Landwehr Infanyerie Regiment

A super rare 98/05 with sawteeth erased, with Bavarian Pioneer unit marking, althought is a Prussian marked bayonet.

Another super rare unit marked war time 98/05 bayonet, for Feldgendarmerie des Gardekorps [F.G.G.]

A 93th infantry Regiment marked 98/05 bayonet.

Another 98/05 bayonet marked to Guard Fussartillery

And a 98/05 bayonet marked for ersatz pioneer Bataillon, 15th.

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an Ersatz 98/05 bayonet with a rare war time unit marking for 10th Bayerische Regiment

two pfm 71 bayonets [one with sheath]

an extremely rare M 71 with erased sawback, an extremely rare modification, rare seen

a 98/05 bayonet with an extremely rare unit marking for Jaeger Bataillon Rekrutendepot

 

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A VERY RARE ROMANIAN 1879 PEABODY BAYONET, WITH deutchland ON THE HANDLE

a very rare S 98 Quillback bayonet with flashguard and metal ersatz scabbard

a plain 98/05 bayonet with rare unit markings 41.A.7.5 for 41th Field Artillery [2nd Niederschlessisches Regiment]

another rare unit marked 98/05 bayonet for Guard Pioneer Bataillon

and a 98/05 bayonet for 11th Pioneer Ersatz Bataillon [Kurhessisches]

 

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Leibgarde Infanterie Regiment [1st Grossherzoligh Hessisches Regiment], 115 Infanterie Regiment

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1st Oberrheinisches Infanterie Regiment [97 Infanterie Regiment]

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3 Telegraphen Bataillon [raised on 25.3.1899, in Goblenz]

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a very rare Sturm - Bataillon unit marked bayonet, WAR TIME marked

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a very rare and matching unit marking, for 22 Saxon Pioneer Regiment

with FA 1907 marking [Fridrich - Albert, King pf Saxony].

VERY RARE SEEN matching example.

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Garde FussArtillerie Regiment, 1 Bataillon, 1 Munitionskollone, Swhere Feldhaubitzen

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Jaeger Bataillon, Machinegewehr Kompanie [war time marking]

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Infanterie Regiment, Ersatz Bataillon, Rekrutendepot, 

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On 01/05/2018 at 18:43, zuluwar2006 said:

another 98/05 with rare wartime unit markings.

 

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Hi ZW,

 

Been off the GWF for a month (work...!!!) - so catch up time!!!

 

Not only a rare marking - a 98/05 from before January-August 1915 with the ears intact, and one of these 'bent-backed' ones, in which the blade and tang are not aligned... I have seen a few but haven't paid much attention to them, except thinkingt they were usually late in WW1 rather than early...

 

 

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On 01/05/2018 at 19:00, zuluwar2006 said:

two 84/98 unit marked bayonets

the one with MGK marking

the other with jager Bataillon marking????

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 Unit-marked 84/98 n.A. bayonets are not that common - I guess these are dated 1915 or 1916?

On 01/05/2018 at 19:10, zuluwar2006 said:

an extremely rare ersatz bayonet berthier french, with the marking DEUTSCH

This bayonet was not indended to use by 1st or second line troops in the front, but only weared by soldiers as a sidearm

especially in Belgium section.

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And its a Berthier I, so also rather a rare find!

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On 27/05/2018 at 22:08, zuluwar2006 said:

 

ALSO, AN HUSSARD WITH ERSATZ BAYONET.1720826139_hussarersatz.jpg.e41ea7e39ef842e7a3d8f9eb913c6069.jpg

 

This makes sense - the short Ersatz and the 88/94 were originally produced, as far as I can make out, for cavalry troops, starting in very late 1914-early 1915 (with Ersatz production endening before the end of 1915), abd began to be supplied to non-mounted troops after about summer 1915.

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Wow, Dimitrios! That is quite a collection there - and what a variety of bayonets and unit marks! I can quite see why RW was in touch with you for some examples?

 

Now, with an infant son in your house - where do you keep all these? I keep most of mine in a pair of IKEA 'Alexander' cabinets, with the spares in locked suitcases under the bed and under the desk, but my two boys do know 'Do NOT touch'!

 

Julian 

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a plain 98/05 bayonet a/A, with double unit marking.

From the one side 17th Fussartilerie Regiment,

from the other [the faint one], to 18th Fussartillery Regiment

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a 84/98 plain bayonet, W 15 on spine, ERFURT.

war time unit marking matching to scabbard, as MG.21.R.50

Machinegewehr Abeilung of the 21th Infantry Regiment

Down of the flashguard, number 8, mayebe for the number of the Abteilung????

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another 84/98 plain

W 17 date on the spine

Rich. HERDER manufacturer

unit marking WAR TIME for

Festungs Machingewehr - Formation Feste Kaiser Wilhelm II

EXTREMELY RARE UNIT MARKING

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On 04/06/2018 at 14:45, trajan said:

Wow, Dimitrios! That is quite a collection there - and what a variety of bayonets and unit marks! I can quite see why RW was in touch with you for some examples?

 

Now, with an infant son in your house - where do you keep all these? I keep most of mine in a pair of IKEA 'Alexander' cabinets, with the spares in locked suitcases under the bed and under the desk, but my two boys do know 'Do NOT touch'!

 

Julian 

HELLO JULIAN

I AM KEEPING THEM IN MY BASEMENT.

IS VERY IMPORTANT TO TEACH YOUR SONS HOW TO TREAT ON THEM.

I AM PLACING MY SON TO CLEAN THEM, SO WITH THIS PRACTICE

A/ HE IS VERY INTERESTING ON THEM

B/ HE LEARNS HISTORY FOR WW1

C/ HE IS VERY CAUTIOUS WITH THEM

D/ HE IS LEARNING TO LOVE THEM AND RESPECT THIS KIND OF COLLECTION.

REGARDS, D.

Just now, zuluwar2006 said:

HELLO JULIAN

I AM KEEPING THEM IN MY BASEMENT.

IS VERY IMPORTANT TO TEACH YOUR SONS HOW TO TREAT ON THEM.

I AM PLACING MY SON TO CLEAN THEM, SO WITH THIS PRACTICE

A/ HE IS VERY INTERESTING ON THEM

B/ HE LEARNS HISTORY FOR WW1

C/ HE IS VERY CAUTIOUS WITH THEM

D/ HE IS LEARNING TO LOVE THEM AND RESPECT THIS KIND OF COLLECTION.

REGARDS, D.

AND THE LATE ROY, LOVED MY COLLECTION, INDEED.

A GOOD FRIEND.....A GREAT COLLECTOR...

I HAVE MORE 171 BAYONETS TO SHOW, SO KEEP CALM AND WAIT....

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A VERY RARE RUSSIAN MOSIN NAGANT 1891 BAYONET, REISSUED FOR WW1 IMPERIAL GERMAN TROOPS  WITH ITS ERSATZ SCABBARD, WITH THE IMPERIAL EAGLE ON IT, INDICATING THE USE BY GERMANS DURING WW1

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A VERY RARE NAVAL MARKED 98/05 new model [2nd version], with sawback erased [removed], vary rare seen model for naval marked 98/05 bayonet [unusual]. 

It has unit markings on both crossguard and scabbard, as W.W.3782 [Wilhelmshaven Dockyard = Werft Wilhelmshaven]. 

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