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WW1 GERMAN BAYONETS FROM MY COLLECTION


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an ersatz bayonet with double unit marking and on both sides of crossguard

witht the same unit marking

MGK 11

machine Gewehr Kompanie 11

very unusual unit marking

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a very interesting bayonet ersatz.

Roy Williams believed this was one of the first ersatz bayonets made.

On the crossguard unit marking DRGM

The acronym D.R.G.M. with or without punctuation stands for Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster, meaning that the design or function of an item was officially registered inside all of the Germany states and not only locally registered as it was the case before the introduction of centralized registration. Note that many people quote this acronym as standing for Deutsches Reich Gebrauchsmuster, which is grammatically wrong and also ommits the letter 's' after Reich. This results in shifting the weight of pronounciation on 'Deutsches Reich' alone, but this acronym has nothing to do with the Third Reich as many sellers want to imply so to catch the attention of certain 'collectors'.

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a plain 84/98 with flashguard

date 1918 [very rare]

unit marking Garde Schutzen Bataillon

an extremely rare unit marking

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a 84/98 plain bayonet

date 1915

unit mark for 15 Ulanen Regiment

which is the Schlewig - Holsteinisches Ulanen Regiment

which was raised on 27.9.1866

and based in Saarburg

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an aA sawback 98/05 bayonet

date 1906

same unit marking on cossguard and scabbard

16 Pionneer Bataillon 

which is the 1st Lothringisches 

raised on 24.3.1881

based in Metz

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an ersatz socket bayonet

handle with 9 grooves

using the blade from a french socket bayonet from IX century

the bayonet is shown on page 299 as ES9 09 on Roy Williams book for ersatz bayonets

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AN EXTREMELY RARE AND UNUSUAL MODIFICATION

A BELGIAN 1889 BAYONET, CONVERTED TO FIT THE GEWEHR 71, 71/84 AND 88 RIFLE. 

THE MUZZLE RING HAS BEEN CUT AND REPOSITIONED WITH A STEEL PIN, TO FIT THE GEWEHR 71, 71/84 AND 88.

AN EXTREMELY RARE SEEN CONVERTION.

ROY WILLIAMS BOOK, PAGE 396, EB 95

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THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE MODIFICATION WITH A FULL LENGHT BLADE

AUSTRIAN MODEL 1870 BAYONET

CONVERTED TO FIT THE GEWEHR 88 RIFLE

BACK OF THE HILT MACHINED IN ONE STEP 2 MM DEEP FOR 37 MM 

EB 83

NUMBER 669 IN ROY WILLIAMS BOOK FOR ERSATZ BAYONETS.

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EXTREMELY RARE MODEL 1909 aRGENTINIAN, CONVERTED FOR IMPERIAL GERMAN ARMY

EB 82, NUMBER 666 ON ROY WILLIAMS BOOK.

STEEL HILT WITH A NEW LONGER STEEL POMMEL, STAMPED WITH A GERMAN CROWNED GOTHIC ACCEPTANCE MARK.

THE HILT WITH A "TO" FIXING SLOT.

STEEL CROSSGUARD WITH QUILLION AND MUZZLE RING REMOVED BY THE GERMANS.

IN MY WHO;E COLLECTING LIFE, I HAVE SEEN 2 AND THE ONE I GOT IT.

EXTREMELY ARRE AND VERY HIGH PRICED.

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A VERY RARE UNIT MARKING SAME AND ON SCABBARD

BAYERISCHES 11 RESERVE FELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT [R.A.R.], 6TH BATTERY, NUMBER OF SOLDIER 418,

EXTREMELY RARE UNIT MARKING AND ERSATZ BAYONET.

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a set from 3 rare bayonets.

1/ an ersatz bayonet, EB 48.

unit marked Eisenbach - Arbetiter - 5th Kompagnie, III Ersatz Abteilung, very rare unit marking.

2/ a 84/98, with same unit marking unknown 

3/ S 1898 sawback bayonet, for the 2nd Infantry Regiment

2nd (1st Pomeranian) Grenadiers "King Frederick William IV" 

it was part of the II Army Corps.

On mobilization on 2 August 1914, the II Corps was restructured. The 3rd Cavalry Brigade was withdrawn to form part of the 4th Cavalry Division and the 4th Cavalry Brigade was broken up and its regiments assigned to the divisions as reconnaissance units. The divisions received engineer companies and other support units from the Corps headquarters. In summary, II Corps mobilised with 24 infantry battalions, 8 machine gun companies (48 machine guns), 8 cavalry squadrons, 24 field artillery batteries (144 guns), 4 heavy artillery batteries (16 guns), 3 pioneer companies and an aviation detachment.

The 2nd Grenadier Infantry Regimenr, belonged to the 5th Infantry Brigade.

 

5th Infantry Brigade 2nd Grenadier Regiment
9th Grenadier Regiment

 

 

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very rare S 14 bayonets

the one with unit marking 2.M.A.71

this marking is for = Militar - Betriebsabteilung 

with flashguard and sawback erased

very rare S 14 bayonet, and manufacturer BK [very few can find with flashguards and sawback erased].

 

the second S 14, with a very rare unit marking B.1.J.E.297

which is for = KGL. BAYER. JAGER - BATAILLON

EXTREMELY ARRE UNIT MARKING FOR BAVARIA.

MANUFACTURER IS SAMSONWERK

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A SAWBACK Na 98/05 BAYONET

NO DATE ON THE SPINE OF THE BLADE

TWINS MANUFACTURER AND ANOTHER I CANNOT READ

NAVAL UNIT MARKING = II.M.A.A.55

WHICH MEANS = II MATROSEN ARTILLERY ABTEILUNG

SAME UNIT MARKING  AND ON THE IRON SCABBARD

RARE TO FIND SAME UNIT MARKINGS ON BAYONET AND SCABBARD

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Very nice, thanks for sharing.You need to make a regular post with those pics / info for everyone else to admire, not just little old me!

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46 minutes ago, Steve1871 said:

Very nice, thanks for sharing.You need to make a regular post with those pics / info for everyone else to admire, not just little old me!

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TWO ERSATZ BAYONETS

THE FIRST IS SHOWN ON ROY WILLIAMS BOOK FOR ERSATZ BAYONETS

EB 7, PAGE 50, NUMBER 432.

AN URECORDED EXAMPLE VERY RARE

UNIT MARKING = CADETTEN ERSATZ

 

THE SECOND IS AN ERSATZ EB 47

IS SHOWN ON ROY WILLIAMS BOOK FOR ERSATZ BAYONETS NUMBER 505.

UNIT MARKING = BETRIEBSABTEILUNG

 

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ANOTHER ERSATZ BAYONET

AND THIS ALSO IS SHOWN ON ROY WILLIAMS BOOK FOR ERSATZ BAYONETS

EB 4, NUMBER 424, PAGE 43

UNIT MARKING = 5TH BAYERISCHES REGIMENT, 5TH KOMPANIE, NUMBER OF SOLDIER 69

VERY RARE TO FIND BAVARIAN MARKED ERSATZ BAYONETS

 

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ANOTHER ERSATZ BAYONET, SHOWN ON ROY WILLIAMS BOOK FOR ERSATZ BAYONETS.

EB 127, NUMBER 793, PAGE 537.

M 1886 LEBEL FRANCE BAYONET CAPTURED BY GERMANS.

ON THE HILT "DEUTSCHLAND"

UNIT MARKING 3.C.112 = FOR COBLENZ

VERY RARE TO SEE A FULL LENGHT LEBEL 1866 BAYONET

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A PLAIN 98/05 nA Byonet

date 1916

manufacturer = AG Duisburg

unit marking for the 41.A.6.46

2ND NIEDERSCHLESISCHES FELDARTILLERY REGIMENT

IT RAISED ON 25.3.1899

BASED IN GLOGAU

RARE WAR TIME UNIT MARKED EXAMPLE OF A 98/05 BAYONET

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A 98/05 aA SAWBACK BAYONET

DATE 1906

MANUFACTURER = ERFURT

RARE PRUSSIAN MARKED BAYONET, WITH A BAYERN UNIT MARKING

THE MARKING IS = KGL. BAYERN 3 PIONEER - BATAILLON/1ST RESERVE PIONEER KOMPAGNIE

THE 3 BAYERN PIONNEER BATAILLON WAS RAISED ON 1.4.1900

AND BASED AT INGOLSTADT

VERY RARE TO GET A PRUSSIAN MARKED 98/05 WITH BAYERN UNIT MARKINGS

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ANOTHER 98/05 aA SAWBACK BAYONET

DATE 1906

MANUFACTURER = ERFURT

UNIT MARKING FOR RESERVE 25TH PIONNEER BATAILLON

25 PIONNER BATAILLON IS THE 2 NASSAUISCHES 

RAISED ON 1.10.1909

BASED AT MAINZ

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ANOTHER RARE 98/05 TRANSITIONAL aA WITH SAWBACK ERASED.

MANUFACTURER SIMSON AND SUHL

DATE = 1915

UNIT MARKING VERY RARE

27TH PIONNEER BATAILLON REKRUTENDEPOT

27 PIONNEEER BATAILLON IS THE 2 RHEINISCHES PIONNEER BATAILLON

RAISED ON 1.10.1912

BASED AT TRIER [AFTER 1914 AT STRASSBURG]

 

 

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A SAXON MARKED 98/05

aA SAWBACK MODEL

FA 1907 ON THE SPINE OF THE BLADE

UNIT MARKED FOR 12 PIONEER BATAILLON

WHICH IS THE 1ST KGL. SACHS 12 PIONEER BATAILLON

RAISED ON 1.10.1849

BASED AT PIRNA

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A PLAIN aA BAYONET 98/05

DATE 1909

MANUFACTURER = ERFURT

NOT MATCHING UNIT MARKINGS ON SCABBARD AND CROSSGUARD

ON SCABBARD = FUSSARTILLERY REGIMENT VON LINGER [1ST OSTPREUSSISCHES]

ON CROSSGUARD = LAUENBURGISCHES FUSSARTILLERY REGIMENT N. 20

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Great collection you have,you need to search,post to all if they doing a BOOK on ERSATZ OR CONVERSIONS,OR REGIMENT MARKING,TO CONTACT YOU TO PUT A LOT OF STUFF IN. There are only few ersatz books,not all in english,there some in POLISH and RUSSIAN.but most books just have "average" amount  of pics,Offering your pics "with credit to you" ,would make for an outstanding book

 

  I still hurting very bad,had more X-Rays,I have not one,but 3 cracked ribs,and doc say small amount liquid in bottom my lung,,the fall was 6/30,not getting better,next follow up doc. visit Friday am.Hope you doing better than I am

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