S.98/05 Walking out/dress bayonet

[MikeyH]

This recent find is heavily nickle plated, with most of the finish surviving.  The makers marks

on the ricasso have been scrubbed out, but the Prussian inspection marks are still

visible.  Date of manufacture 1915.  The press stud has been made inoperative.

There is damage to the grips, the bayonet features low ears, and a flashguard.

( the vendor was of the opinion 'it is so shiny it must be a modern replica')

 

 

Edited 19 July , 2021 by MikeyH

[AndyBsk]

I believe this was Simson & Co Suhl piece S98/05nA, it was probably normal service bayonet that was postwar nickelplated. Could be used in Weimar as a dress piece. Could be the origin press button was replaced with large one, which made it non usable. When so proofed it was legit used WW1 piece, even going per Revisions Commision marked on blade.

Edited 19 July , 2021 by AndyBsk

[MikeyH]

Andy,

Thanks for your response, the press button seems to have been peened/hammered over, to make it larger, so no longer works.

Where would 'Revision Commision' marks be normally found?  No blade marking at all on this example.....

Regards,

Mike.

[trajan]

The 'RC' marking is between the year and fraktur on the blade spine, as you have it, and between the two fraktur on the pommel, not visible in your case.

After 1918, long service veterans who went into the vorlauffige Riechswehr and then the Riechswehr could keep their original bayonets, which could have been the case with this one, 'demilitarised' by having the prsse stud made inoperable, and then nickel plated, and so no 1920 stamp either.

Julian

[MikeyH]

Julian,

Many thanks, now I see the RC spine mark, nice to think this may have been the property of a long service veteran.

Mike.

Edited 22 July , 2021 by MikeyH