The K-98 dress bayonet was a dress version of the Combat style. It was worn by enlisted and NCO personnel. The bayonet was finished with a high-quality nickel plating, black checkered bakelite or genuine stag grip plates and black painted scabbard. The choice of blade length was left to the purchaser, being nickel-plated short or long version. There was a red or green colored felt insert in the rifle slot and the bayonet was suspended from a black or brown leather frog.
Enlisted or NCO personnel were permitted to purchase K-98 dress bayonets with fancy etched blades. These etchings run the gamut from simple designs featuring the standard remembrance, Zur Erinnerung an meine Dienstzeit (In memory of my service time), to very fancy, custom etched depictions, citing the individual's regiment, unit, and sometimes even his name. Many blade factories offered unique etch patterns. The etch work was often state of the art.
D&EBAY #34846 Long Stag Gripped Dress Bayonet - Solingen Stahl
This bayonet is probably an early 1930’s version, having excellent nickel plating to the steel based hilt. The plating shows only minor age, but is still all in place, and is one hundred percent. The mortise button and lock still work well. There is no felt in the rifle slot. The grip plates are an extremely fine set of stag. They have been cut and fit by a master, and are most appealing with their dark brown backgrounds and gold tones to the raised grains and edges. These grip plates are retained by two steel rivets, having dressed heads on both sides, and being countersunk. The scabbard is straight throughout, and has good, original, black paint. This paint shows usage signs throughout the surfaces, but overall, it rates about 90%, and still retains its black sheen. There is a patent leather frog, which shows quite a bit of attic crazing and usage, but it is still basically sound. The frog has a quality rivet, placed in the center reverse.The blade of this example is a beauty, still being in mint condition. It has a fine, nickel plated surface, with fuller construction. The obverse of the blade is stamped with a seldom seen marking, it may be that of a distributor, but I am not sure. It is marked “Solingen Stahl”, and then beneath is a cuirass with a spiked helmet on top. I have seen this marking before, but unfortunately, I do not know the name of the company. A very fine, early bayonet here, in nice condition, and of highest quality.
Excellent Plus. $350.00
- D&EBAY #34934C Imperial Short Bayonet with Sawblack Blade - WKC
This Imperial bayonet is of highest quality construction. It has an outstanding, nickel plated hilt, which is all still there and retains its bright finish. This plating is 100%. Although there is a mortise button and rifle slot, the mechanism is all pseudo, as it was designed for all looks, not to be mounted on a rifle. The grip plates are the early bakelite type that have the very close checkering form. These grip plates are in perfect condition throughout, and are retained with steel rivets, having dressed heads on both sides. The scabbard is straight throughout, and has outstanding, original, black paint. There is some crazing in the paint, but overall it is still at about 98%. There is an excellent black patent leather frog, which shows very little attic crazing, and is in excellent plus, plus condition. The lug of the scabbard is interesting to note, as it is the roach shape that is affiliated with the W.K.& C. firm, not only during the Third Reich time, but also during the Imperial time.The blade of this example is nice and bright, showing just the slightest bit of age in the surfaces, but it is still near mint, having excellent nickel plating. The blade is the stepped end variety, having narrow fuller. There is a very nasty sawback at the upper edge of the blade. The teeth are so sharp that just getting your finger near them makes them stick to the metal. The obverse ricasso is stamped with the turn of the century logo, featuring a king next to a knighthead. The original, black, leather washer is in place. A rarely seen bayonet, and in great collectible condition.
Near Mint. $550.00
D&EBAY #34670 Single Etched Gebirgs-Pioneer Stag Gripped Dress Bayonet – Puma
This long dress bayonet has excellent nickel-plated hilt that shows a little bit of freckling in the plating, but all of the nickel is still there. The mortise button and lock work well. There is no felt in the rifle slot. This bayonet is equipped with very fine stag grip plates. These grip plates have beautiful brown and tan color hues with good graining. The grip plates also have fine gold antique edges. These plates are retained by nickel-plated steel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard of this example is straight throughout and has excellent original black paint. This paint shows some spidering towards the lower end of each side and also some mild wear. The paint is about 70% and is still bright in the areas where it is in place. The blade is the long style having wide fuller construction. The obverse blade is plain as this is the way that the Puma maker produced them. The plain obverse is in mint condition. The reverse blade is etched with a fine panel. This panel has 100% of the frosted backgrounds highlighting the beautiful etch. The etch is flanked by a helmet on the right side having good detail where the viewer can even see the national insignia on the side of the helmet, and on the left side is an open-winged eagle with a swastika. In the center is the two-line inscription with the top line being the standard remembrance and the bottom line being, “Gebirgs-Pionier Bataillon 54.”. This same etch can be seen in the Wayne Techet book on page 217. It is interesting that the bayonet in the book is also equipped with stag grip plates although the blade is a shorter version. I suspect that a Puma salesman went out to see this mountain group of engineers and made a few sales. The blade is also marked, “Ges. Gesch.” on the lower right rim being an indication that Puma must have applied for a patent on this design. This blade ricasso on the reverse is stamped with the diamond having the cat head inside with the firm’s name below the head, “Puma”. Below the diamond is the location city, “Solingen”. The original black leather blade washer is in place. A very desirable bayonet here with a seldom seen branch of service being named.Excellent Plus, Plus. $1895.00
D&EBAY #34671 Stag Gripped Long Bayonet
This bayonet has pretty good nickel plating to the hilt. The nickel-plated shows some usage as well as some freckling in the surfaces but overall it is still there and is still bright. The mortise button and lock work well. The original red felt buffer is still in the rifle slot. The grip plates are genuine stag being cut and fit by a master. These plates have attractive dark brown tones and fine graining. The edges have all turned an antique gold look. These plates are retained by steel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse.The scabbard shell is straight throughout. This shell has excellent original black paint. This paint is at least 95% wearing a little bit towards the tip area but still having a factory bright finish. The scabbard is equipped with a dark brown leather frog. The frog shows some modest age but is still in good condition. The blade of this example is the long style having wide fuller construction. This blade still remains in mint condition. It is interesting to note that on the reverse of the blade there has been a “heart” scribed into the metal. This may have been done by a lonely owner thinking of his sweetheart back home or it could have been done by a capturing veteran. Hard to say but there it is! This mint blade is protected by a brown leather washer. A nice stag bayonet here.
Excellent Plus. $325.00
D&EBAY #34711C Army Long Dress Bayonet – Alcoso
The hilt components of this dress bayonet have outstanding nickel-plated surfaces. The nickeling is still nice and bright and nearly in a mint state showing only modest usage. The mortise button and lock work well and the rifle slot still has the original red felt in place. The grip plates are the checkered black bake-o-lite. They are crisp throughout and are retained by nickel-plated steel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard shell is straight throughout and has excellent original black paint. This paint shows spidering throughout most of its surfaces but still rates at about 90%. The blade is the longs style having wide fuller construction. This blade has outstanding nickel-plated surfaces and it easily remains in a full mint state. The reverse ricasso is stamped with the trademark used from 1937-1939. This mark consists of a set of scales with the initials, “ACS” interspersed. Above the scales in an arch shape is the name of the firm in block letters, “Alcoso” and beneath the location city of “Solingen”. The original brown leather blade buffer is in place. A fine conditioned standard long bayonet.Near Mint. $275.00
D&EBAY #34567 SS Long Plain Bayonet with SS VT Troddel – WKC
This plain Long Bayonet is a SS example as evidenced by the troddel that is connected to the frog. The nickel-plated hilt is in outstanding condition having 100% of the original finish intact. The mortise button works well. There is red felt in the rifle slot showing only mild mothing. The grip plates are the earlier bake-o-lite type and they are in good crisp condition being retained by two rivets each having a dressed head on the obverse. The scabbard is nice and straight throughout. This scabbard has very good original black paint having only nominal signs of usage. This paint is about 95%. There is a brown frog attached to this scabbard which appears to be original to the piece. This brown frog is in very good condition throughout having a good rich color to the leather.Attached to the frog in the standard tie is a SS VT troddel. This troddel is an off-white or tan color having twin sets of black lines which run the length of the edges. The strapping has texturing throughout its surfaces. There is just a slight fray where the strapping comes out of the knot. The slide, stem and acorn cap are all of a yellow color. These parts show some wear but they are all there. The lower portion of the acorn is covered in white and black speckled yarn and the lower insert matches the strapping. The long style blade has a stepped configuration with narrow fuller. This is quite rare to see as normally stepped blades are only the short types. This blade has very fine nickel-plated surfaces and it remains in mint condition. The obverse ricasso is stamped with the knighthead trademark of the WKC firm. The original black washer is in place. Finding an original SS VT knot still secured to a bayonet is a very rare thing today. You can see these knots in wear in my SS book on page 607, and on page 612 there are some SS VT knots shown in color. A great item here for someone outfitting an SS VT mannequin.
Excellent Plus, Plus $1,095.00
D&EBAY #34566 SS Short Plain Bayonet with SS VT Troddel
This SS Short Bayonet has good nickel-plated hilt surfaces. The surfaces show some usage and a few scratches but overall the plating is still all there. The mortise button and lock work well. There is no felt in the rifle slot. The grip plates have fine checkered surfaces and are in perfect condition. These plates are retained by nickel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard is straight throughout. It has good original paint showing a few wearing signs here and there but the paint is still at least 95%. The frog is a standard black type showing some usage but still in good sound condition. Attached to the frog in the original tie is a SS VT troddel. This troddel has the strapping having textured surfaces with two rows of twin black lines running the length of the edges. There is no fray on this troddel. There is a small impression where the last owner had a thumbtack pushed through the troddel strapping apparently to keep it in place on his display. The lower portion of the troddel has a slide, stem and cap of yellow material. This fabric shows usage but there is no fraying or problems. The lower portion of the acorn ball is covered in yarn-like black and white speckled material. The insert at the bottom matches the strapping. The short style blade has the stepped edge configuration with narrow fullers. This blade has good bright surfaces and except for a little spot on the reverse tip the plating is all there and in near mint condition. The blade is an unmarked type and it retains its original brown leather buffer. A very rare bayonet here with this VT troddel. You can see in color a couple of SS VT troddels displayed in my SS book on page 612. There is a period photograph on page 607 that shows the VT troddel in wear. A rare opportunity here to acquire a bayonet with SS troddel.Excellent Plus, Plus. $995.00
D&EBAY #34620 Long Plain Pioneer-Style Bayonet – WKC
This bayonet has the rarely seen "Pioneer" configuration at the hilt. The pioneer title is a misnomer however, as we now know that this was just a style choice that could be ordered by the purchaser. The pioneer differs from the standard bayonet in that the eagle’s beak pommel is rounded as well as the quillon at the left end. This example shows some minor age to the plating and a little bit of graying. The mortise button has some wear to the plating also but works well. The rifle slot has green felt in it which is well preserved. The black checkered grip plates of this bayonet are in perfect condition and are retained by steel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard is straight throughout having fairly good original paint. There is some age in the lower obverse areas of the paint and there are also carrying signs throughout. Overall though the paint is at least 90%. There is a patent leather black frog which shows some age and crazing but it still seems to be sound. Attached to the frog is a NCO style troddel. This troddel features a textured green cotton cloth having triple bullion lines decorating the edges of both sides for the length. At the lower there is a bullion and green decorated slide and stem. At the bottom, the acorn has a cap of green and bullion speckles with yarn-like aluminum bullion below with an insert matching the strapping. This knot is in excellent condition with no fray. The long style blade has a wide fuller design and the nickel plating is still bright throughout with some mild age in the surfaces but the blade still grades in excellent plus, plus to mint condition. The obverse ricasso is stamped with the knighthead logo having the firm’s initials beneath, “W.K.&C.”. The original brown leather blade buffer is in place. A difficult bayonet to find in the pioneer style hilt.Excellent. $275.00
D&EBAY #34633 Double Etched Infantry Short Bayonet – E. Pack
This etched Infantry Bayonet is in outstanding condition throughout. The hilt parts have fine 100% plating and the parts remain nice and bright throughout. These hilt parts are in near full mint condition. The mortise button and lock work well. There is no felt in the rifle slot. The grip plates are the close black checkered type and they are in perfect condition. These plates are retained by rivets and spanner being off-set as they usually are with this producer. The rivet heads also still retain their original matching nickel-plated surfaces. The scabbard shell is straight throughout. This shell shows some carrying signs here and there but overall the original black paint rates at about 90%. The paint is missing from the lower ball area. The throat of this scabbard, as we sometimes see on Pack bayonets, is a more flared type. The scabbard is equipped with what appears to be the original patent leather frog. This frog shows only modest attic crazing and is still in good sound condition having a single rivet in the center reverse. The blade is a real killer. This blade is in 100% mint condition. The obverse features the famous Pack infantry pattern which features a soldier walking perpendicular above the blade ricasso. The solider is fully outfitted with field gear and Mauser rifle all which are very clear in the etch. The center of the etch has a double horizontal standard remembrance. The etch ends with fine oak leaf and acorn sprigs. The silvered frosted background is 100%. The reverse of the bayonet is etched with the small narrow rectangular pattern favored by Pack. This etching cites the original wearer’s motorized regiment, “INF. REGT. 71 mot.”. The reverse of the blade is also nice and mint. The reverse ricasso features the small stamped hammering Siegfried figure above the firm’s name and location, “E. Pack & Söhne / Solingen”. The original brown leather felt buffer is in place. A very choice double etched bayonet being the same as is shown in the Wayne Techet book on page 144.Mint Minus. $1,595.00
D&EBAY #34604 Reichswehr Short Bayonet with Engraved School Dedication – WKC
This Reichswehr Bayonet shows some age and some signs of being cleaned up by a former owner. The nickel finish has signs of buffing which probably removed some previous rust. Overall though it doesn’t look too bad as the finish mostly seems to be there. The mortise button and lock work well. There is no felt in the rifle slot. The grip plates are the early close checkered bake-o-lite type used during the Imperial period, the Reichswehr period and also early into the Third Reich period. These grip plates are in fine condition and are retained by steel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard is straight throughout showing some age crazing on both sides. The scabbard paint is about 75-80%. The short blade is the stepped end variety having narrow fuller. On the cutting edge portion of the obverse blade is a jeweler engraved dedication which appears to be stemming from some type of a military school. If anyone out there can figure the meaning of this dedication please let me know. The dedication is, “Sch.C.St.Barbara III Pr.24.III 28.U.Wachtm.Sg.Uebler”. Now this dedication appears very interesting to me so please, if there is someone knowledgeable out there regarding regiment and other type of abbreviations please let me know. The reverse blade shows some age as well as graying matching the obverse. The original brown buffer is gone to time.Excellent. $295.00
D&EBAY #34593 Army Short Dress Bayonet – Robert Klaas
This Army Dress Bayonet still has near 100% of the nickel-plated finish across the hilt. There is only a little wear to the mortise lock on the reverse and to the very tip of the quillon. Otherwise the plating is all there and still bright. The grip plates are the black checkered type and they are in perfect condition having nickel rivets with dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard is straight throughout and is in near perfect condition having near 100% paint. The paint is still nice and bright. The frog of this piece is the patent leather type having a little bit of attic crazing but it is not bad and the frog is still nice and sound. The short style blade is quite unusual in that it does not have the stepped end and instead of a narrow fuller the fuller is a wide standard type. It is not often that we see short blades with this wide fuller. Robert Klaas was one of the producers that did make them however. This blade is in full mint condition. On the reverse is stamped the kissing cranes logo and in the circle around the birds is the firm’s name and location, “Robert Klaas Solingen”. The original brown leather blade buffer is in place. A very nice dress bayonet.Near Mint. $250.00
D&EBAY #34597 Early Long Dress Bayonet – Carl Eickhorn
This early Dress Bayonet was produced either at the end of the Reichswehr period of the beginning of the Third Reich period. The hilt parts still have good bright nickel plating showing a little bit of age freckling on the obverse and a little bit more on the reverse. Overall though the plating is still in pretty good shape and still is nice and bright. The mortise button and lock work well. There is no felt in the rifle slot. The grip plates are the early bake-o-lite type having very close checkering. There are some signs of a little bit of patent leather stuck in the grip plate checkering of both sides. This would have been caused by an old frog pressing against the grip plates in the heat of an attic. Most likely this could be removed if someone wanted to do it. The grip plates are retained by nickel rivets having dressed obverse heads. The scabbard shell is straight throughout. This shell has very good original black paint. The obverse paint is about 99% with just the slightest of spidering and on the reverse there is a little more spidering and a few more nicks but not bad at all. The blade is the long style and on the obverse is still in near mint condition having just a couple of age lifts in the surfaces but not bad. The reverse of the blade is also bright but there is more signs of lifting on the reverse running from the ricasso up to about the half-way point. None of this is too bad though and the blade still grades at excellent plus. The interesting part about this bayonet is the fact that it has the rarely seen stamping consisting of the large double oval trademark. This trademark contains the firm’s name and location inside, “Carl Eickhorn Solingen”, and inside is a large rabbit holding a nut in his paws and having a serrated style tail. The original leather washer is gone to time. This bayonet should interest those collecting unusual trademarks.Excellent. $235.00
D&EBAY #34130 Standard Short Dress Bayonet - F.W. Höller
This Dress Bayonet has a very fine hilt. The nickel plated finish throughout is in near perfect condition, having 100% of the plating. There is very little wearing time that shows on the obverse or the reverse of the bayonet, however on the area that contains the rifle slot, someone mistook this weapon for a hammer and there are a couple of dings here on each side of the slot. They are however, not too bad. The mortise button and lock work well. The grip plates are the black checkered bakelite, both in perfect condition. They are retained by nickel plated steel rivets, having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard is straight throughout, and has outstanding original black paint. This paint still rates at 100% and shows only the most nominal of usage, most of which could easily be removed with a little bit of mild attention. The original patent leather frog is also still with the scabbard. This frog rates at near mint also. A nice frog here.The blade of this example is the short type with stepped end and narrow fuller. This blade is a beauty, having a very bright, nickel plated finish and easily rating in mint condition. The obverse ricasso is stamped with the double oval trademark which contains the firm's name and location "F.W. Höller/SOLINGEN". The original, dark brown, leather blade buffer is in place. If you're looking for a very fine conditioned short bayonet, this one should work for you. All it needs is a troddel, and it would be complete and in choice condition.
Near Mint $275.00
D&EBAY #34158C Army Infantry Long Etched Bayonet – E. Pack
This Army Infantry Long Etched Bayonet has good nickel plating throughout the hilt. Although the plating is 100% there is a little bit of age freckling in the surfaces of the pommel and the crossguard but it is not bad. The mortise lock and button work well. There is what appears to be an original green felt in the rifle slot. There are a couple of moth tracks on this felt but nothing serious. The grip plates are the black checkered bake-o-lite type and as is usually seen with this producer the plates are retained by off-set rivets and spanners. The long style scabbard is straight throughout. It has mint paint on the obverse showing almost no age and on the reverse there are a few scratches but this paint still rates at about 98%. The paint still has the original factory brightness. There is a brown frog attached to this scabbard . The frog is a beauty also being in near full mint condition. Normally we would not see a brown frog on an infantry designated bayonet but possibly there were units that wore this color. Either way it is a beautiful frog. Attached to the frog is a mint conditioned NCO troddel. This troddel has the green textured strapping with triple bullion lines that run the length of both edges. The stem and slide are of a “V” bullion weave having green contrasting motifs. The acorn at the bottom has a crown of green and bullion speckles and the lower portion is yarn-like gray material with an insert that matches the strapping. This troddel is in mint condition.The long style blade is complete with wide fuller. This blade is in full mint condition having quality nickel plating and being mirror bright. Etched into the obverse surface is the Pack pattern number 6, “Infantrie” It features a center panel with a two-line standard remembrance. To the left of this horizontal inscription is a bevy of oak leaves and acorns. To the right standing in a perpendicular position is a fully clothed infantry man complete with what appears to be an MP-40. All of the details to his uniform are there to include the helmet, collar patches, buttons, boots, belt and also his facial details. A great etch here which has all of the quality we expect to see on Pack pieces. The reverse ricasso is stamped with the small hammering Siegfried figure which is positioned over the firm’s name and location, “E. Pack & Söhne / Solingen”. The original pristine brown leather blade washer is in place. This washer nicely matches the brown frog. A fine example here which can be seen in the Wayne Techet bayonet book on page 144.
Excellent Plus, Plus. $1,295.00
D&EBAY #34160C Army Single Etched Long Bayonet – Rich. Abr. Herder
The hilt of this Army Single Etched Long Bayonet has good plating throughout showing a little bit of usage here and there but probably would clean up a lot nicer if someone would want to tackle the task as the plating appears to be nearly 100%. The mortise button and lock work well. There is no felt in the rifle slot. The grip plates are the black checkered type and they are in perfect condition. They are retained by nickel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. The long scabbard is straight throughout and has outstanding original black paint. This black paint virtually shows no age and still retains its factory brightness. The frog of this example is a black patent leather type. It is the quality type with a rivet in the center reverse. The frog has some mild attic crazing but overall it is still in excellent condition throughout.The long style blade is complete with a wide fuller design. The obverse blade is plain and is completely in mint condition. The reverse blade is an outstanding example of the long open-winged eagle with swastika. In the case of this etch however the raised parts have been frosted while the reverse background matches the mint plating of the blade. This reversal process gives a very unique effect to this etch. If you have never seen this etch variety you can see it on page 222 of the Wayne Techet book. The open-winged eagle has outstanding details throughout its head and wing feathering. The bird clutches a wreath which resembles a life saving float having a mobile swastika inside. The ends of the panels have exact plant in pot type depictions. Just an outstanding design here! The original black leather washer is in place. A very desirable bayonet!
Excellent Plus, Plus. $1,795.00
D&EBAY #34161C Single Etched Army Long Bayonet
The hilt of this Single Etched Army Long Bayonet is in outstanding condition having 100% of the quality nickel-plated finish and the finish is still factory bright. This hilt shows little usage. The mortise button and lock work well. There is red felt in the rifle slot showing little age commensurate with the rest of the hilt. The grip plates are the black checkered bake-o-lite type being in perfect condition. They are retained by nickel-plated steel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard has a straight shell throughout. This scabbard has almost all of the original paint with only mild wear showing on the lower edges. There is some mild spidering in the surfaces but overall this paint rates at about 90-95%. The original brightness is still in the paint’s finish. There is no frog on this example. The long style blade is complete with wide fuller. The etch on this blade is the popular Eickhorn pattern number 3219.This blade is in mint condition having a couple of very, very tiny miniscule nicks that are hardly visible toward the end area. Not enough though to take the mint rating off of this blade. The frosted backgrounds are still at 100% and the raised portions of the etch really jump. The center area has the two ribbons which contain the standard remembrance. There are oak leaves which surround the ribbons. Flanking the two end portions of the blade are closed-winged Wehrmacht eagles clutching swastikas. You can see an identical etch in the Wayne Techet book on page 110. The reverse blade is also full mint. It has a plain surface. The reverse ricasso is stamped with the 1935-41 trademark. It features a squirrel holding a downward pointing sword. Above the animal is the word Eickhorn used very frequently to instill confidence, “Original”. Beneath the animal is the firm name and location, “Eickhorn / Solingen”. The original brown leather blade buffer is in place. A nice commonly seen pattern which is a must for bayonet collectors.
Near Mint. $1,095.00
D&EBAY #34131 Army Pioneer Double Etched Long Bayonet – Carl Eickhorn
The hilt of this Army Pioneer Double Etched Long Bayonet has good nickel-plated finish. The nickeling still is nearly 100% throughout the hilt. The hilt has not been cleaned in some time but I’m sure it would come up very nicely if the next owner would like to do this. The mortise button and slot seem to be OK but the mechanism is stuck in place and I don’t want to force it as sometimes these mechanisms can break. It would be best if the next owner soaked this pommel in a little penetrating oil for a week or so and then see whether the button pushes easily or not. There is no felt in the rifle slot. The grip plates are the standard bake-o-lite type and they are retained by nickel-plated rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard is straight throughout having good original paint. The paint is about 95% on the reverse and about the same on the obverse having just a few signs of carrying over the years. This original paint still has its bright finish. The frog is a brown leather type and not the usual patent leather that we often see. This leather is in excellent condition showing some scuffing but that is easy to fix with a little bit of black shoe cream polish.The long style blade has wide fuller construction. This blade has good bright surfaces throughout and would be mint except for the fact that some type of chemical or moisture was dropped at the beginning area of the fuller on the reverse blade. It has resulted in a fairly large pit. It might be possible to remove this with a Dremel tool. If this work is desired just give us the word and we would be happy to do it. The obverse blade has the ever popular 3219 Eickhorn etch pattern. It features twin ribbons with the standard remembrance slogan. The ribbons are surrounded by oak leaves. Flanking the center panel are Wehrmacht closed-winged eagles which grasp mobile swastikas in their tangs. The frosted background is all there on this etch. The reverse has a very rarely seen branch of German army service being etched, “Pionier Bataillon No 15”. The Techet book does have an Eickhorn Pionier Bataillon example shown and the etching is identical to this example with the exception that the book piece comes from Mittenwald and is Bataillon No 54 instead of 15. The characteristics of the letters are the same though as are the fleur de lis at the end panels are also the same. The reverse ricasso is stamped with the 1935-41 squirrel logo. The animal retains a downward pointing sword and above him is the word, “Original” and below the firm name and location, “Eickhorn Solingen”. The original blade buffer is gone to time.
This is a very rarely seen bayonet and with a little work could be made a lot nicer. It is worth the purchase price to acquire this rare example and if nothing else it will fill a void nicely until a better example is acquired.
Excellent. $1,295.00(#062912)
D&EBAY #33836C Stag Grip Single-Etched Bayonet – F.W. Höller
This single-etched, stag-gripped Höller Bayonet was apparently used for parade purposes. Possibly this man represented the detachment that handled the colors for the regiment or something to this nature. The hilt of the bayonet still has good nickel plating. The plating is nearly 100% showing just a little bit of minor age underneath the plating but no breaks in the plating surfaces. The mortise button and lock still work fine. The original red felt is still in the rifle slot showing only minor age discoloring. The genuine stag grip plates are both beauties. These grip plates have excellent dark brown and tan grains with attractive golden hues to the edges. They were cut and installed by a master. The nickel rivets have dressed heads on the obverse with a nice attempt at dressing them on the reverse. The scabbard is a special order blued surface type. The blue to the scabbard surfaces is easily 100% and additionally, it still has most of the original lacquer covering. This lacquer is about 85-90%. Attached to the scabbard is an original-to-the-piece white frog. The white coloring shows a little bit of attic crazing underneath as the white finish was applied over a patent leather base. The amount of missing white though is negligible. The frog remains in excellent condition being retained by two aluminum rivets. Attached to the frog is an enlisted man’s troddel. There is no way to know whether this troddel is original to the frog but it looks nice with this rigging. It is a silk strapped type with texture to the silk and it is properly tied around the frog. There is no fray to the strapping. The slide is a white style with a blue thread colored stem. The acorn cap is a white yarn-like thread with yarn-like gray thread bottom. The lower insert matches the strapping. Other than a little bit of age and soiling the troddel is in excellent condition. The short blade of this example is the style with stepped end. This blade is in full mint condition having a fine nickel-plated surface. The obverse of the blade is etched with the Höller model, “ES 102” motif. The etching has 100% of the original frosted background and it has the standard remembrance in the center. Flanking both ends of the etch are oak leaf sprigs with a Wehrmacht eagle with half closed wings clutching a mobile swastika. The reverse of the blade is in full mint condition being plain. The ricasso is stamped with the double ovals of this company which contain the firm’s name and address, “F.W. Höller Solingen”. Inside is the thermometer logo having too many digits to ever count. The brown colored blade washer is in place.Excellent Plus, Plus. $1,895.00
D&EBAY #33837C Short Dress Bayonet with Personalized Blade – Carl Eickhorn (Early Oval Logo)
This early Eickhorn Short Dress Bayonet has a fairly nice outside, still having 100% plating. The plating shows a little nominal age but it is not bad. The mortise button and lock are nicely in place. I don’t want to press too hard on the button as it should be soaked in oil before moving the mechanism. The original red felt is in place showing a couple of minor moth tracks but no real damage. The black checkered grip plates are in perfect condition and are retained by nickel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard is straight throughout having good original black paint. The paint is all there but does have a little minor age spidering in the surfaces but not bad. The original frog is the black leather type and is in excellent condition. The short blade is the style with stepped end, and narrow fuller. The original owner or a friend of his personalized this blade with some pretty nice etching. The etching has been done with acid and on the obverse is the name and rank of this enlisted man, “San.-Uffz. Hans Schmitt.”. This would indicate that the original owner was a medical NCO. “Uffz” stands for “Unteroffizier”. There has been a circular style etching to go around the name and rank and it is unique and nicely done. The same circular etching is also on the reverse blade where the NCOs unit and garrison town are etched, “San-Staffel Bad-Mergentheim.” I don’t know whether there is enough here to do research as the name “Schmitt” is a pretty common name but you never know. Having the man’s unit and his garrison town should help some. The blade shows just the slightest of graying on the surfaces but it is not bad. The reverse also has some old age pitting which looks to have been removed near the end of the blade where the step begins. The blade overall grades at about excellent. The reverse ricasso is stamped with the trademark used from 1933 through 1935. It features double ovals which retain the firm’s name and location, “Carl Eickhorn Solingen”. Inside is a seated squirrel holding a nut in his paws and having a serrated tail. The original black leather protective washer is in place. An interesting NCO bayonet here.Excellent. $795.00
D&EBAY #33824 Long Etched Dress Bayonet – Puma
This long, etched Puma Dress Bayonet was recently purchased directly from a veteran’s family. The bayonet has never been cleaned and it has a nice even patination across the nickel hilt mounts. This patination could be easily cleaned off and looking at the condition of the nickeling underneath I’m sure it would come up to near mint or full mint condition. The mortise button and lock work well and the felt is missing from the rifle slot. The bake-o-lite black checkered grip plates are in excellent condition having nickel-plated rivets with dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard shell is straight throughout. This scabbard has good original paint rating at about 98% with paint only missing around the tip area. The paint however does have spidering covering the bulk of both sides but still retains its original brightness. The frog is a black leather type showing some minor age on the surfaces but overall it is in excellent condition. The long bayonet blade has a wide fuller on the obverse side and is plain. The reverse side has an outstanding etched panel. The panel is exactly the same as the one shown in the Wayne Techet book on page 214. This panel has 100% frosted finish and is flanked by a helmet over some curl designs on the right and an open-winged eagle with swastika on the left. The details are outstanding to these flanking decorative elements being possible to even see the national insignia on the side of the helmet. The three line raised inscription is flanked by a sprig of oak leaves and the first two lines are the standard remembrance. The last line is the garrison city and the area, “Kempten / Allgau”. It is also interesting to note that at the lower right hand corner there is a patent marking on this design, “Ges. Gesch.”. The reverse ricasso is deeply stamped with the diamond marking having a Puma head inside with the name, “Puma” below the puma’s head. Outside of the diamond at the bottom is the location city of “Solingen”. The original black leather washer is in place. A fine high quality etched bayonet here.Excellent Plus, Plus. $1,195.00
D&EBAY #33783 Long Plain Dress Bayonet
This Plain Dress Bayonet has nickel plating that covers all of the hilt areas. There is a nominal amount of age that appears at the pommel obverse and reverse but it is not bad and does not appear to be through the metal. The quillon and crossguard area are still perfect. The original felt is missing from the rifle slot. The mortise button and lock work well. The grip plates are fine checkered bake-o-lite being in perfect condition. They are retained by nickel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard shell is straight throughout. This scabbard shell has fairly good original paint. The paint is showing wear at the bottom of both sides as well as some spidering, and maybe rates at about 85%. The long blade is an absolute beauty being a high quality nickel-plated type and in full mint condition. This blade is the style with wide fuller construction. The reverse ricasso is stamped with the early small double oval trademark which contains the firm’s name and location, “Carl Eickhorn Solingen”. Inside is a seated squirrel grasping a nut in his paws and having a serrated tail. This trademark is from the 1933-1935 period. This is a very early bayonet. The brown leather washer is still new-like and in place. A nice basic example here.Excellent Plus. $195.00
D&EBAY #33793 Pioneer Long Bayonet with Infantry Single Etched Blade – E. Pack
The Pioneer Style Hilt has a rounded beak on the pommel left side and also has a much shorter and rounded quillon. Although we call them “pioneer” it is not a true name for them as this style was available to anyone that wanted to order it. The nickel hilt plating throughout this example is still 100% and is nice and bright. The mortise button and blade lock work well. The slot has the original red felt still inside showing only one moth track. The grip plates are retained by nickel-plated steel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. Despite the fact that this is a Pack-produced bayonet we know that they did not use the off-set rivets with the pioneer motif hilt. So this assembly method is entirely proper for a pioneer bayonet by Pack. The scabbard is in good straight shape throughout. It has its original paint showing quite a bit of spidering and also some wear to the right edge all the way down to the tip. This paint rates at maybe 50% but still does have some brightness to it and if anything the wearing to the right edge gives a good account of its war usage. The frog is a patent leather black type showing some mild crazing but really not bad at all. The long blade features a wide fuller construction. This blade is produced of highest quality metal having nickel-plated surfaces. The reverse blade is plain and in mint condition. The obverse blade is also in mint condition having a large infantry style panel. It portrays at the low end a standing fully equipped soldier. All of the details to the soldier’s uniform, helmet, face and MP40 machine pistol are very clear. The soldier seems to be standing on a flat field. In the center of the blade is the standard remembrance and at the end is a large sprig of oak leaves and acorns. The background frosting is 100% and the beautiful etch is outstanding being in fine relief. This same etch can be seen in the Wayne Techet bayonet book on page 145. The reverse ricasso is stamped with the small hammering Siegfried figure. Beneath the figure is the name and location in two lines, “E. Pack & Söhne / Solingen”. The original brown leather blade buffer is in place. This is a very rarely seen bayonet and in my opinion it is an extremely collectible example.Excellent Plus, Plus. $1,695.00
D&EBAY #33790 Stag-Gripped Short Dress Bayonet – Paul Seilheimer
This high quality, stag-gripped Short Dress Bayonet has outstanding nickel-plated hilt mounts. The nickel plating is still 100% showing some minor usage but still being in choice condition. The mortise button and lock work well and the felt is missing from the rifle slot. The stag grip plates are the best you will see. They are a beautiful dark antique brown with mixed tan colors and beautiful grains. They were cut and fit by a master and the edges have turned a golden color. Beautiful grip plates here! These grip plates are retained by nickel-plated steel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. A very fine hilt here! The scabbard shell is straight throughout having excellent original black paint. This black paint shows a little bit of wear on the edges and some usage on the obverse and reverse but overall it is at least 95% and still has its original brightness. There is a fine black patent leather frog. It shows the usual crazing to the surfaces but is not too bad. This frog has a quality rivet in the center reverse. Attached to the frog is an army officer’s dress sword knot. I do not know why an NCO bayonet would be worn with an army officer’s dress knot but I am sure that this knot is original to the piece. It shows quite a bit of wear to the aluminum stitch areas but it is what it is. The leather strapping material is still in good condition. The slide is missing from the troddel but the stem is still in good chape being the crochet type over a metal base. The lower acorn knot is of aluminum bullion with a green thread stuffing. The blade of this example is the short type with stepped end and narrow fullers. This blade is still bright throughout showing minor runner marks but still easily rating at near mint condition. The blade is stamped with a circle having the firm’s name and location around the circle, “Paul Seiheimer Solingen”. Inside of the circle are the intertwined initials of the firm, “PS”. The original blade buffer has gone to time. A nice high quality stag gripped short bayonet.Excellent Plus, Plus. $375.00 (#062212)
D&EBAY #33795 Luftwaffe Long Etched Bayonet – Carl Eickhorn
This Luftwaffe Etched Bayonet has fairly good plating to the hilt. The plating is still mostly all there but there is some hammering that shows on the reverse pommel as well as on the spine and the upper spine area. The front though is still OK. The mortise button and lock work well. The original felt is missing from the rifle slot. The grip plates are the black checkered type and fortunately the hammering did not hurt anything and these grip plates are in perfect condition. They are retained with steel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard is straight throughout. This scabbard has fairly good original black paint showing some usage signs and some wear to both edges. This paint is still bright and rates at about 90%. The original brown Luftwaffe frog is still connected to the scabbard. This frog is in good condition throughout having five rivet construction. Some of the stitching is giving out on the right side of the frog but this should be an easy fix. The long blade is the style with wide fuller. The blade is still bright throughout having a little bit of in and out wear and a couple of minor freckles around the obverse ricasso but it’s not bad. This blade still grades at excellent plus. The blade reverse is plain and on the obverse is the rarely seen Luftwaffe etch. At the end of the panel it features a wreath of oak leaves that have two birds flying through the wreath. This particular Luftwaffe etch motif does not appear in the 1938 catalog and we assume therefore, that the design was produced before the printing of the ’38 catalog and the new motif involved the Luftwaffe eagle with swastika used later. At any rate, these birds and wreath are highly detailed. At the bottom of the etch is a Wehrmacht eagle with swastika. The center of the etch has two ribbons with the raised standard remembrance. The ribbons are surrounded by oak leaves. This etch has near 100% of the original frosting in the backgrounds. This is a rarely seen Luftwaffe bayonet. The reverse ricasso is stamped with the logo used from 1935 through 1941. It features a seated squirrel holding a downward pointing sword. Above the animal is the word, “original” and below, “Eickhorn Solingen”. The original brown leather washer is in place. A fine Luftwaffe bayonet here that can be seen in the Wayne Techet book on page 114.Excellent Plus. $1,995.00
D&EBAY #33838C Double Etched Infantry Long Bayonet – E. Pack
This Long Infantry Bayonet is an early example having a double etched blade. The hilt fittings have good nickel-plated finish having some usage to the surfaces but nothing bad. The hilt plating is still 100%. The mortise button and lock work well. The original green felt is still in the rifle slot. The grip plates are the black checkered type and they are in perfect condition. These plates are retained by nickel rivets and spanners being off-set as they normally are with this producer. The scabbard is straight throughout having good black finish. The paint shows a little bit of usage and minor spidering but it also still has its factory brightness and rates at about 95%. The blade of this example had a broken tip when we first acquired it. We had a tip welded onto the existing break and shaped and polished it accordingly. The evidence of the nearly applied tip shows a little bit but it is not bad. The blade of this example is the long type with wide fuller construction. The obverse features the Pack number 6 “infanterie” etch. This etch features a solider standing perpendicular ahead of the ricasso. The detail to the image is so clear you can easily see the soldier’s helmet, MP40 pistol, boots and canteen. In the center is the standard remembrance and at the end of the etch are several sprigs of oak leaves. The reverse blade has the very small branch etch as the Pack pieces always do. It has a 100% frosted background and is raised out in capital letters, “INF. REGT. 16”. You can see this same etch treatment in the Techet book on page 167. This blade other than the retipping remains in mostly mint condition. The ricasso area of both sides has a little bit of lifting to the plating but it is not bad. The reverse ricasso is stamped with the small hammering Siegfried figure and he is placed above the firm’s name and location, “E. Pack & Söhne / Solingen”. The original brown leather washer is in place. A very nice rarely seen bayonet here having a repaired tip but priced accordingly.Excellent Plus. $1,895.00
D&EBAY #20636 Plain Long Bladed Bayonet - E. Pack and Söhne
This long bayonet
has a fine nickel plated hilt. The hilt fittings show some usage
signs, but the plating is all there, rating at 100%. The mortise
button and lock work well. The felt is missing from the rifle
slot. The grip plates are the black checkered variety bake-o-lite
and they are in perfect condition. They are retained by rivet
and spanner hardware. The heads of the obverse rivets also retain
100% plating. Good hilt here. The long blade is the style with
wide fuller construction. It is bright having fine nickel plating
throughout. The obverse is still in pristine condition. The reverse
has a couple of hits in the area around the fuller but other than
this, is also in mint condition. The reverse ricasso is stamped
with the early small Siegfried hammering trademark. The figure
is positioned over the name of the firm and the location, "E.
Pack and Söhne Solingen". The original leather washer
is in place. The scabbard is straight throughout having good original
black paint. This paint shows some wearing signs but is still
in good shape rating at about 97%. The reverse of the throat area
shows a little flaking of the paint revealing pot metal base beneath.
This is typical of Pack construction. Most Pack throats will be
pot metal. A good sound collectible example here. Find a frog,
a troddel and a piece of felt for the rifle slot and you will
have a good complete collectible example.Excellent Plus. $165.00
D&EBAY #23282 Imperial KS98 Long Bayonet - Alcoso
The
hilt of this example retains beautiful nickel plating despite
its 100 year age. The nickeling is 100% throughout and still has
its original luster. The mortise button and lock work well. The
rifle slot has no felt in it. The grip plates are an outstanding
bake-o-lite which have been finely checkered. These grip plates
are in totally perfect crisp condition. They are retained by nickel
rivets with dressed heads on the obverse. This quality hilt is
a steel base. The scabbard is completely straight. This scabbard
has a fine blued finish which still is at nearly 100% showing
only the slightest bit of age. Great preservation here! The scabbard
is equipped with a fine patent leather black frog. This frog does
have some minor attic crazing, but it is not bad. The reverse
of the frog is covered with a fine black felt. This felt does
have some mothing at the left center area, but overall, it still
remains at about 90%. This is a nice deluxe treatment to see and
the frog appears original to this bayonet. The blade is a long
style having wide fuller construction. This blade is a real beauty
having 100% nickel plating and original factory luster. This blade
is in full mint condition. The reverse ricasso is stamped with
the trademark of this company. It consists of a set of scales
with the firm's initials, "ACS" interspersed. This,
of course, stands for the Alcoso firm. The original brown leather
blade buffer is in place. There is a little nip to the leather
at the area around the spine, but other than, this it is in good
condition. A fine KS98 bayonet here.Near Mint. $250.00
D&EBAY #25864 Single Etch Long Bayonet - Carl Eickhorn
This Dress Bayonet has fairly good plating to the hilt. The plating is still bright throughout and is only beginning to fail a little on the sharp edges of the pommel top and also around the mortise button. The button works well, as does the lock. The grip plates are the black, checkered variety. They are still crisp and are retained by steel rivets, having dressed heads on the obverse. The blade of this example is the long style, having wide fuller. It is still bright throughout, having 100% of the nickel-plating, and other than a few in and out scratches, is in mint condition. The obverse blade is etched with the pattern, “3219,” the same as the Wayne Techet book on Page 110. This pattern features the standard, ribboned, remembrance in the center, which is outlined with oak leaves. At the upper and lower, the remembrance is flanked by close-winged, Wehrmacht eagles, which both clutch swastikas. The brown leather washer is in place. The scabbard is the matching long variety. Much of the paint is gone from this scabbard, however, it is still dent free. There is no frog. A good, single-etched, bayonet here that is priced reasonably for the person on a budgetExcellent. $750.00
D&EBAY #26611 Stag Gripped Long Bladed with Etched Personalization
This fine looking
Bayonet has been plated in the later-seen chrome finish. The chrome
finish has a slightly lighter color tone to it than the nickel,
but the practiced eye will easily see it. This finish is still
in perfect condition throughout. The mortise button and lock work
well. The original felt is missing from the blade slot. The grip
plates of this example are extremely pretty. They are a fine stag,
having attractive brown and tan grains with golden edges. These
grip plates were cut and fit by a master. They are retained by
brass rivets which have dressed heads on both sides. The scabbard
has its original black paint and it is nice and straight throughout.
The paint is in good condition, having a few wearing signs, but
it easily rates at about 95%. There are also signs in the paint
where a once present frog rubbed a little of the surface. The
long style blade is the type which has a wide fuller. This blade
also has a chrome plated finish. It is my guess that this chrome
finish could have been ordered as an extra feature, since this
man had his blade personalized. The personalization is very similar
to the type which is shown in the Wayne Techet book on Page 255.
The man’s name is beautifully etched into the center of the
blade and the backgrounds have been gilded. Flanking the name
are some fancy scroll work which extends under the name also.
The name written in script is “Helmut Bür”. The
detail to the lettering is exquisite and this is really quite
a nice looking bayonet. It is possible that this name could be
researched, although, since he was an enlisted man, it is a lot
tougher than finding an officer who would normally be on the Luftwaffe
rank list. The blade is in near full mint condition and has been
protected by an in-place, brown leather buffer. A very fine example
here, and bayonets with this type of personalization are quite
rarely seen.Near Mint. $995.00
D&EBAY #26776 PLAIN LONG DRESS BAYONET
The hilt fittings
of this Dress Bayonet are in outstanding condition. The nickel
plating is still bright, and covers at 100%. The grip plates are
the standard black checkered variety. They are retained by brass
rivets, having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard is straight
throughout, having good original black paint. This paint shows
a little bit of wear in the hand-hold positions, but overall,
it still rates at about 95%. The blade of this example is the
long style, having wide fuller construction. It is in choice bright
nickel condition, and is mint. This blade is stamped on the reverse
ricasso with the kissing cranes trademark. Below the birds is
the firm’s name and location, “Robt Klaas, Solingen”.
The original brown leather, new-like washer, is in place. A nice
looking Plain Dress Bayonet here.Near Mint. $225.00
D&EBAY #26970 Single Etched Short Bladed Army Bayonet - E. & F. Hörster
This single
etched short Army bayonet is very similar to the example shown
in the Wayne Techet book on pages 136 and 137, but it is also
different in that it only has one caricature on the blade along
with the standard remembrance. The book examples show two caricatures.
The hilt of this example is quite nice, still having fine, bright,
100% nickel plating. This plating is still in mint condition.
The mortise button and lock work well. The original red felt is
still in the rifle slot. The grip plates are the black checkered
Bakelite and they are in choice condition, being retained by nickel
plated steel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard
is nice and straight. It has excellent original paint, showing
a few wearing signs but, overall, this paint is still in near
mint condition. There is a patent leather black frog which does
show some attic crazing, but it is still serviceable. The blade
is a short stepped variety having narrow fuller. It has a fine
frosted appearance in the backgrounds and this blade is in mint
condition. It depicts a two-line standard remembrance and to the
left of this is an open-winged Army eagle clutching a wreathed
mobile swastika. Next to the eagle is a sprig of oak leaves. To
the right of the dedication and bordering the ricasso is another
sprig of oak leaves. The obverse ricasso is stamped with the maker
name and logo. It is a double oval which captures the firm’s
name and location “EuF. Hörster Solingen”. Inside
is a large “H” letter which houses within a smaller
“h” and “s” letter pierced by a sword. The
original leather blade buffer is in place. A fine etched bayonet
here.Near Mint. $895.00
D&EBAY #26974 Long Bladed Etched Army Bayonet - Emil Voos
This Army etched
bayonet has fairly good nickel plating to the hilt. The plating
is all there, although it does show a little bit of minor freckling
in the surfaces. The felt is missing from the rifle slot and the
mortise button and lock work well. The grip plates are the black
checkered bake-o-lite type and they are in perfect condition,
being retained by steel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse.
The scabbard of this example is straight throughout, having excellent
original paint. This paint covers at 100% and is in near mint
condition. There is a patent leather frog fitted to the scabbard.
This frog has good, bright surfaces without too much attic crazing.
The reverse of the frog has the deluxe feature of a field gray
velvet covering. It is beginning to wear but does not look too
bad. The blade of this example is a long style having wide fuller
construction. The etch was most likely done by the Robert Klass
firm and sold to the Voos company. The etch features the cloverleaf
style designs which flank both edges. In the center is a two-line
standard remembrance and on the left side is a helmet featuring
a good national emblem in the center. On the right is an open-winged
Army eagle clutching a mobile swastika. The frosting is excellent
in the backgrounds and the blade appears to be in full mint condition.
It is also interesting to note that the Klass firm had this design
patented, as the words “Ges. Gesch.” appear in very
small letters at the lower right portion. The reverse of the blade
is plain and is in the same choice, bright condition. The reverse
ricasso is stamped with the snake around tree symbol and to the
right, the name of the firm and its location appear “Emil
Voos Solingen”. The original brown leather blade washer is
in place. A nice looking example here with a desirable producer.Excellent. $995.00
D&EBAY #28089 Long Dress Bayonet - Puma
The hilt fittings of this dress bayonet are still bright and all of the nickeling is there. A very fine hilt here, with working mortise button and lock. There is no felt in the rifle slot. The grip plates are finely checkered and they are in perfect condition. The rivets are nickel plated type having dressed obverse heads. The blade of this example has high quality nickel plated finish and it is still bright throughout, having just a little bit of age on the reverse ricasso area, but this could be cleaned out if someone wanted to work with it. The blade overall rates in near full mint condition, having wide fuller construction. The reverse ricasso is stamped with the diamond shape having the cat’s head within and beneath the animal, the name of the company “Puma”. Below the diamond is the location city “Solingen”. The original black leather blade washer is in place. The scabbard is a standard long version having good, original black paint. This paint shows a little bit of mild usage signs but overall it is about 98%. There is a patent leather black frog attached. This frog shows some attic crazing but it is still serviceable. The reverse of the frog has gray felt applied and the felt is still in pretty good condition, being all there. The letters “ad” are written in ink on the reverse and could possibly be the monogram of the original owner. A nice long bayonet here.Excellent Plus, Plus. $175.00
D&EBAY #28594 Single Etched Short Bladed Dress Bayonet
The hilt of this dress bayonet is in very fine condition, having 100% of the nickel plating intact. This plating is also nice and bright and grades in near full mint condition. The mortise button still works good and, unfortunately, the original felt is no longer in the rifle slot. The grip plates are in perfect condition, having excellent checkering. They are retained by nickel plated rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. These heads still retain their plating, giving a good indication of the overall condition of this piece. The scabbard is straight throughout. This scabbard has good original black paint, showing some crazing in the surfaces, but not bad. Overall, this paint rates at approximately 98%. The scabbard is equipped with a patent leather black bayonet frog. This frog is of good construction, being the style that has the supporting rivet in the center reverse. It does have some attic crazing but is still very serviceable and in good condition. The blade of this example is the short style, having the stepped end. It has the etch pattern number “3219” on the obverse. This etch pattern may be seen in the Wayne Techet book on Page 110. This example is identical. The pattern consists of a double band in the center which has the raised out standard remembrance. These bands are bordered by highly detailed oak leaves. On either side of the standard remembrance on a perpendicular is a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika. Both of these eagles have outstanding definition to their heads, breast feathering, wing feathering, talons and the swastika. This fine etch has 100% of the frosted backgrounds and as is usually the case with Eickhorn, the border at the end for short bayonets has the fleur de lis design. On short bayonets, the fleur de lis is only on one side, as the ricasso end is just cut off straight at the bottom of the etch. The reverse of this blade is plain and is also nice and bright. This blade rates in mint condition. It is stamped with the 1935-41 Eickhorn squirrel, showing the animal holding a downward pointing sword. The leather blade buffer is missing from this example but perhaps another one could be acquired by the next owner without too much trouble. A very nice bayonet here.Near Mint. $995.00
D&EBAY #28981 Army Dress Bayonet – E. Pack & Söhne
This army dress bayonet is in “as found” condition. The hilt appears to have good nickel plating throughout and there is no plating missing. The plating has a patinated finish that would come up substantially with a little semi-chrome. The mortise button and lock still work well. The grip plates are the black checkered variety and they are in perfect condition. As we usually see with this producer the plates are retained by offset spanner and rivet hardware. The spanner surfaces are of nickel and they exactly match that of the rest of the hilt. The scabbard of this example is straight throughout. It shows quite a bit of age to the paint as well as chipping and usage areas. This paint grades at about 80-85%. The scabbard is nice and straight however. This bayonet has the long style blade. This blade is constructed with wide fuller design. The blade is mirror bright and has a perfect nickel-plated finish. The reverse of this mint blade is stamped with the trademark showing the hammering Siegfried figure to the left and to the right of the logo is the firm’s three line name and location, “E. Pack / & Söhne / Solingen”. The bayonet’s blade is protected by an in place brown leather washer. A good basic bayonet here.Excellent. $150.00
D&EBAY #29253C Long Bladed Single Etched Reconaissance Bayonet with Distributor Mark
This long bayonet has an extremely nice hilt. All of the nickel is in place, and the finish is still factory bright. This hilt finish is in a full mint condition. The mortise button and lock appear to be jammed, however. The mortise and lock mechanism serve no purpose on these bayonets as the slot was not built to go on to any rifle, so if it works or doesn’t work, it should not have much bearing on the importance of the bayonet. The slot has the original red felt showing a little bit of insect damage on the surfaces. The grip plates of this example are crisp and are retained by nickel rivets, having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard of this example is straight throughout, and has good original black paint. This paint is still bright and only shows nominal age, rating at about 98%. There is a fine patent leather black frog. This frog shows a little bit of normal usage, and it is the quality type which has a center placed rivet in the reverse. This frog grades at Excellent Plus, Plus. The long blade of this example is mint and has wide fuller construction. The obverse of the blade is plain. The reverse has a very nice frosted panel, which is flanked with the potted plant style etch. This etch is attributed to the Robert Klass firm, who would have made this blade. The frosted backgrounds are 100%. Raised out of the center area in three lines is the standard remembrance on the first line, and on the second and third line is “bei der Aufklärungs – Abteilung 5/Kornbwesthein”. In addition to the standard remembrance, this translates of the Reconnaissance Group 5, based in the town of Kornbwesthein. If you have a copy of the Wayne Techet book, there is an example shown on page 250, which shows a very similar etching and also has the same distributor as this example. On the ricasso of this blade is the name “Joh.Hiller/Bad Cannstatt. This firm, Johan Hiller, apparently went out to the Army Regiment that was garrisoned near Bad Cannstatt and signed up members for etched bayonets. Since he probably sold a number of these, Robert Klass was willing to put his name on the bayonet and not their own. This is quite a rare etch and very collectable being on beautiful mint blade.Mint Minus. $1,295.00
D&EBAY #29880 SS NCO Dress Bayonet with Original SS Portepee
Before you all get too excited about this find let me first say that although this piece absolutely came from the niece of a veteran it is not in good condition, but it is what it is. It also absolutely proves that standard dress bayonets were worn by the SS with a bona fide SS knot attached to the frog. It also proves, as I have said for many years, that the SS knot is not an officer’s version but was worn by all men and officers. At any rate, this dress bayonet is a standard K-98 short example produced by Carl Eickhorn. This bayonet has not been cleaned since the war and unfortunately has suffered through the humidity and general mayhem of a Georgia cellar. The hilt fittings have an even patination spread throughout the nickeling. It looks as though the nickel is still all there beneath but I don’t believe anybody would want to clean this piece as just its condition is enough to speak of the bayonets pedigree. The red felt has a few moth nips but it is still there in place. I didn’t try to work the mortise button but I’m sure it does work but why disrupt any of the mechanism! The bake-o-lite grip plates are the standard checkered variety. The reverse example is in perfect condition whereas the obverse example has cracked completely in half about two-thirds of the way down. There are no pieces missing but you can slightly see the tang if you look closely between the crack. These plates are retained by nickel-plated rivets which still also have good plating beneath the dirt and grime and the obverse hilts are dressed. The scabbard of this example is the corresponding short type. Although it has no dents in the surfaces there is quite a bit of crazing and rust spots in the original paint. There is also a drop on the bottom of the ball which on bayonets is unusual to find, but there it is on a piece like this! The scabbard paint probably rates at about 90%. The original frog is still with this scabbard. This frog has never been removed and the next viewer can be assured of that by just studying the overall uniformity of the leather and the fact that there has never been any pressure on the upper part of the lug feeding hole. The top of the frog shows a little bit of age lifting in the leather coating but it still appears sound. Attached to the center of the belt loop area of the frog is an original SS knot. This is the aluminum textured bullion type which has the twin black lines running down the length of the edges. It also has the slide and stem which portrays the black SS runes within a black circle. Below the stem is the ovaled knot with bullion covering and insert matching the textured fabric of the strapping. The only problem is the knot is absolutely filthy and has much fraying to the strapping, the slide, the stem and even the crown of the bullion acorn below. It is not a beautiful sight but in some ways it is. We never knew whether SS people wore a portepee with their bayonet. I had seen some alleged pieces in the past which later turned out to be railway knots which looked very similar to this SS example. This is the first actual bayonet I recall seeing which absolutely has an SS knot attached to it. I wish that this were a pristine example throughout but then again if it were I doubt that anyone would believe its authenticity. I challenge anyone to dispute the authenticity of this example. If you would like I can also easily connect you to the niece it was purchased from who will gladly prove my point. The blade is a standard short type having the stepped end. It has the traditional narrow fuller seen on this variety. To add to the unfortunate state of this bayonet someone has even tried to sharpen the edge. Basically though the nickel-plated surfaces are still bright and at least there is no rust on the blade itself. The washer is in place and obviously this leather did its job. On the reverse ricasso is the stamping bearing the early 1933-35 trademark. We do not see this stamping very often on bayonets and it could be indicative of maybe why this knot is worn with the bayonet. Perhaps the original owner later even became an officer. Who knows, but one thing is for sure, it is a rare sight indeed to see this combination. This bayonet is for the SS aficionado that likes everything in an untouched, uncleaned, unkempt state. Although there’s not much condition here this piece should be priced to sell.Good Only. $995.00
D&EBAY #30638C Standard Short Dress Bayonet
This dress bayonet is the type that has a zinc pot metal base. Unfortunately all of the plating has come off of the hilt fittings so this bayonet has a dull gray finish. It doesn’t look too bad this way and once you know what it represents it seems to be something you can live with. The mortise button and lock work fine. The felt is missing from the rifle slot. The grip plates are the black checkered celluloid type and they are in perfect condition. They are retained by two nickel-plated rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard of this example is nice and straight. It has fairly good original black paint but there is some missing on the lower obverse portion and a little bit more missing on the reverse. Overall the paint is probably about 60-70%. The blade of this example is a short stepped variety having narrow fuller. This blade has some smudge that is evenly spread across its surfaces and it looks as though someone tried to remove it with a mild abrasive wheel or possibly steel wool. It does not look too bad and still has some brightness to it and maybe grades at just less than excellent. This unmarked blade has its original black leather buffer. A pretty good bayonet here that is priced accordingly.Excellent. $75.00
D&EBAY #33337 Plain Long Bayonet - E. Pack
The hilt of this Pack Long Bayonet is a real beauty. This hilt is in mint condition throughout with factory fresh mirror bright plating. The plating is easily 100%. The original green felt is still in the rifle slot and is in perfect condition. The mortise button and lock work well. The scabbard for this example is nice and straight throughout having excellent paint on the obverse, with a little bit of wear on the reverse down toward the tip. There is some sign of mild wear and a little spidering on the obverse, but overall, this scabbard paint is at least 90%. The high quality long blade is as nice as you will see. It features choice nickel-plated finish with wide fuller construction. This blade is in mint condition. The reverse ricasso has the early small hammering figure that is placed above the name and location, “E. Pack & Söhne/Solingen”. The original new-like brown leather blade washer is in place. A very nice plain long bayonet here.Mint Minus. $295.00
D&EBAY #33415C Long Style Etched Reconnaissance Bayonet - Unmarked Puma
This Eched Reconnaissance Bayonet is in stone mint condition and comes from a warehouse or showroom where Puma weapons were featured. Although this bayonet is not maker marked, it is definitely a Puma product, as you will see when you go further down in the description. The hilt section of this bayonet is factory new and perfect. It virtually does not even have any scratches over the hilt areas. The finish is still mirror bright. The mortise button and lock work well. The original red felt is still in the rifle slot. In fact, the felt itself is still bright red, having two little moth nips, but that’s it. The grip plates are the celluloid checkered black plastic. They are in totally perfect condition. The grip plates are retained by nickel plated rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. It is very rare to see nickel plated steel rivets where the plating is still 100%. That is the case on these rivet heads. They look like they just came out of the box. The scabbard of this long bayonet is the usually tube steel type and it has outstanding original black paint. This black paint is 100% and if you look real close, you will see some signs of age in the finish toward the lower portion of it, but, if desired, this would be easy to take off with the slightest bit of polish. This scabbard paint is a full mint. The most interesting part about this bayonet is the fact that it must have been used as a showroom model for the etchings that could be ordered. The reason I say this is that just below the lug on the obverse, neatly painted in small red letters is the number “6350”. This number equates to the Puma line of etch bayonets. Below the model number is the painted length of the bayonet “4.0 cm”. This length equates to the overall distance, not the length of the blade. Apparently, when selling short or long bayonets at this Puma source, they ordered through the factory the overall length, not the blade length. But as neat as this all is, the best part is the blade itself. Puma did not etch their blades on the obverse. The obverse of this blade is stone mint. The reverse is where they preferred their etches to be. In the case of this example, the blade is etched with a reconnaissance motif. The border panels on each end are the potted plant feature. You can see this in the Wayne Techet book on page 207 where he shows the page form the Puma catalog. It is interesting to note that the catalog lists Stock No. 6350 as the bayonet with black grips and No. 6352 as the bayonet with stag grips. The center panel of the reverse blade has 100% frosting. Etched in the center panel is the three-line dedication. The first line is the raised standard remembrance and line 2 and 3 are “bei der Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5/Kornwestheim.” This etching, of course, states “In Memory of my Service Time in the Reconnaissance Group 5 from the City of Kornwestheim”. An absolute magnificent item here. The only sign of age anywhere are two tiny rust marks on the reverse ricasso. I am sure that I could easily take these off with a little semi chrome but maybe they should stay there just to let you know that this bayonet is actually old! The original newlike black leather buffer is in place. A magnificent edged weapon here which truly could be the star piece in an advanced etched bayonet collection. Mint, Mint, Mint! $2,595.00
D&EBAY #33025 Single Etched Long Army Bayonet – E. Pack
This Pack produced Army Bayonet is a fine example which is usually the case with this producer. It is an early made piece probably circa 1936 or 37. The hilt parts are nicely nickel-plated showing only minor usage signs but the plating still being intact. The plating also is bright. The mortise button and lock work well and the original green felt is still in the rifle slot. There are a couple of moth nips to the felt but not bad. The grip plates are the early close grained celluloid and they are both in perfect condition. They have the offset rivets with spanners on the reverse. The rivets still have their plating intact. The scabbard is nice and straight throughout the obverse. The reverse has a small ding at around the upper center area. The original paint is in good condition throughout having some spidering but still retaining its bright luster. The long style blade has a wide fuller design. The obverse etch is most impressive having a wide open-winged eagle which stretches nearly 3 ¼-inches. This bird is really impressive! The bird is an art deco style design having an interesting bull style head, close checkered breast and relatively small wreath with swastika. The wings are made in a plain unembellished style with almost straight edges. The bird is highlighted by sprigs of oak leaf which flow around the frosted design. This blade is in mint condition and really looks good. This design is shown in the Pack catalog as being, “NR.1 neutral”. There is a good shot of an identical blade in the Wayne Techet book on page 147, upper. The reverse of the blade is stamped with the small hammering Siegfried figure with the firm’s name and city location below, “E. Pack And Söhne / Solingen”. The original leather washer is in place. A very fine bayonet here which would really look great displayed on a cradle out of the scabbard.Excellent Plus, Plus. $1,595.00
D&EBAY #33009C Luftwaffe FLAK Regiment Double Etched Long Bayonet – M. Dieschunti (E. Pack)
This Luftwaffe FLAK Regiment Bayonet is ultra rare, being only the second or third example I have seen over the years. The bayonet is listed in the Pack catalog as “NR. 3 Flugabwehr”. This design can be seen in the Techet bayonet book on page 142 but Wayne does not have an example of this rare bayonet shown. First off, the hilt is still in excellent condition. It has 100% nickel finish throughout which is still nice and bright showing very little age. The mortise button and lock work well and the felt is missing from the rifle slot. The grip plates are the black celluloid having good close checkering. These plates are retained by the off-set rivet and spanner construction being a unique assembly method used only by E. Pack. There is a minor hit to the underside backstrap which also extends to the edge of the grip plate slightly. This is not a big deal and does not show unless the bayonet is turned bottom side up. The scabbard for this example is also a fine one being straight throughout and a long variety. It has outstanding original black paint which shows a couple of carrying scratches on the obverse and reverse but overall this scabbard is at least 98%. The blade of this example though is where its at. Unfortunately, when we received this bayonet about an inch and a half of the tip had been cut off. Since the bayonet was so rare we though that it would be proper to do what we can to retip this item. We formed and ground a fine new tip which came out quite well. Fortunately though the process did not affect the etches on this outstanding blade. The obverse has a very large panel which is frosted in the background with 100% of the frosting. At the ricasso area beginning point is a highly detailed 88 canon which is pointed straight up in the air. The details to the canon are fantastic throughout. There are a couple of branch-like growing plants stationed around the FLAK gun. The end of the etch features a small circle which contains three biplanes which are flying overhead. The 88 gun is pointed directly at these three biplanes. The detail is also outstanding to the planes although they show no markings. This is all indicative of an early product here probably produced about 1935. In the center of the etch in very large raised out capital letters is the standard remembrance, ZUR ERINNERUNG / AN MEINE DIENSTZEIT”. It is interesting to note that the ending barrel of the gun slightly penetrates the letter, “G” in the word erinnerung. This blade remains in mint condition other than the retipped area. The reverse blade in the wide fuller area has an additional small frosted area with the raised out branch designation also in capital letters, “FLAK REGT. 22”. There are some scratches that are fairly deep toward the end area which apparently was done by the person that originally mangled the tip of this bayonet. They are not bad however. The ricasso has the name of a Berlin distributor, “M. DIESCHUNTI / BRANDENBURG. H.”. Obviously this was a retail shop that sold the bayonet for the E. Pack company. The original brown leather blade buffer is in place. An outstanding example here which rarely is offered on the marketplace. If the tip were original I have no doubt that this bayonet would approach the $3500.00 mark. It is priced accordingly and because of its rarity is certainly a worthy addition to any serious etched bayonet collector’s assemblage.Excellent Plus. $3,495.00
D&EBAY #33060 Army Short Dress Bayonet – Alcoso
The hilt of this Army Dress Bayonet still has good nickel plated finish. It needs to be cleaned, but it looks to be as though it should come up to near mint condition with no problem. The original felt is missing from the rifle slot. The mortise button and lock work well. The grip plates are the black checkered celluloid and are in crisp condition being retained by nickel plated steel rivets having dressed heads. The scabbard is in excellent condition, having original black paint. This paint is in about 98% condition and still has luster to its finish. The patent leather frog shows quite a bit of attic crazing but it is still serviceable. The stepped style short blade is still bright throughout and rates in mint condition. The reverse ricasso is marked with the 1937-39 Alcoso scales trademark. The mark consists of the scales with in the initials “ACS” interspersed and the name is in block letters in an arch shape above “ALCOSO” and below the location city of “Solingen”. The original leather blade buffer is in place. A good conditioned basic short bayonet here.Excellent Plus. $195.00
D&EBAY #32620 Imperial Stag Gripped Short Bayonet with Dedication - W.K.C.
It is quite rare to see stag grip plates on Imperial bayonets. This bayonet also has other unusual features that we’ll get to in the description. The plating of this bayonet is in 100% condition. This nickel plating still most of its original brightness, and it is extremely nice to see all of it still in place. The felt is missing from the rifle slot. The mortise button and lock seem to be seized in place, but I’m sure with a little oil this could be easily worked out by the next owner. The reverse of the pommel area has a very nice jeweler-done dedication. The dedication is in three lines and reads, “Weihnachten 1917/I. Batl. L. I. R. 349/Am Stochod.” This bayonet was presented for Christmas, 1917, to the First Light Infantry Regiment Battalion 349, garrisoned at the city of Stochod. The grip plates are a very beautiful stag. Apparently, these plates were ordered at extra cost because of the presentation gift nature of this bayonet. These grip plates are real beauties, the obverse having a slight converse shape to it in the center. This natural contour gives a very pleasing look to this grip plate. It is a uniform tan color. The reverse plate is more conventional with the darker browns and tans and also has more raised grain. It is also interesting, the grip plates have the notches at the bottom edge that we see on Imperial bayonets. I believe these notches were put in to apparently fit a certain type rifle. Some people say they were there for air breathing, but I’m not so sure. I’m sure there is an Imperial bayonet collector out there that can tell us the pedigrees for these notches in Imperial bayonet grips. The grip plates are retained by steel rivets. These rivets have dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard of this example is nice and straight. It does show a little bit of age spidering to the original paint, more so on the reverse than on the obverse, but considering that this bayonet is almost 100 years old, I think that the outside of my face wouldn’t look so good either after going through at least one war and all of these years. The scabbard paint still grades at about maybe 60% to 70%. The original frog is still in place. This frog is a fine black patent leather. It has some minor crazing, but it is not bad at all. The lower outside cover of the frog is still in perfect condition. It is also interesting to look at the lug on this example which is the “roach-like” style, typically seen on WKC bayonets. The blade of this example is also quite odd, in that it is a stepped version. We usually associate stepped short blades with the later 3rd Reich period, but obviously they were also produced during the Imperial time. This blade has the narrow fuller construction, and the nickel plated surfaces are nice and bright and nearly 100%. There are a couple of very tiny nicks on the edges, but they are hardly noticeable. This blade grades at easily near full mint. The obverse ricasso is stamped with the trademark of the king- head and the knighthead, being side by side. The stamping is nice and crisp throughout, and all the details to these two interesting logos are visible. There is not washer on this example, but I’m sure the next owner could remedy this with minor effort. A really beautiful interesting example here that you will not see very often.Near Mint. $695.00
D&EBAY #32470C Model 1890 Turkish Bayonet sans Scabbard
This Turkish M1890 Bayonet appears well made, the reason being it was produced by a German manufacturer. The bayonet, overall, measures about 17 ½ inches in length. The hilt section has fine nickel plated surfaces. The pommel area has a blunted style beak with a button and traditional mortise lock. The crossguard at the upper area is holed for passage of the rifle barrel, and the lower portion curves downward and ends with a teardrop. The obverse crossguard is property stamped, “98 845”. The grip plates are made of a very hard wood, probably being walnut. The wood shows quite a bit of usage, but no bad cuts or chips. The plates have the small holes on both sides of the lower area. These plates are retained by steel rivets, having heads on both sides. The blade of this example is nearly 12 inches in length. It is a high quality polished steel variety and remains in fine bright condition. In fact, this blade is very nearly in full mint. It is marked on the reverse with the German producer, “Weyersberg/Kirschbaum & Cie/Solingen”. If you have a scabbard for this piece, it might make an interesting example.Excellent. $50.00
D&EBAY #32516C Single Etched Short Bayonet - F.W. Höller
The hilt of this bayonet still has excellent nickel plating and would easily clean up to near mint, as the plating is 100% and still has brightness to it. The mortise button and lock work well. The felt is missing from the rifle slot. The grip plates are the celluloid black checkered type and they remain in perfect condition. They are retained by steel rivets, having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard is nice and straight throughout. This scabbard has exceptionally good paint which appears to be nearly 100%. The original brightness is still in the surfaces, and with a little cleaning up, could really look well. The blade is the short stepped end variety. This blade has very fine nickel plated surfaces and is still in mint condition. The obverse has a frosted panel with 100% frosting. It portrays the Höller etch which features the standard remembrance in two lines flanked by Wehrmacht Eagles, each clutching a swastika. This etched panel shows very well. The trademark is stamped into the obverse, being a double oval type. Inside is the firm’s name and location, “F.W. Höller, Solingen”. In the center is the thermometer, having too many digits to count. This exact blade etch can be seen in the Wayne Techet bayonet book on page 174. The original blade buffer is in place. A good etched bayonet here that will clean up to near mint.Excellent Plus, Plus. $1,195.00
D&EBAY #32177 Early Short Dress Bayonet
This bayonet is a very early example. The way that you can tell this is the fact that the base metal of the bayonet is steel not pot metal as the later types will be. Naturally it is magnetic. The mortise button and lock work well. There is no felt in the rifle slot. The plating throughout this bayonet is all there except for a portion of the mortise lock where about half of the plating has come off. Another way that you can tell the bayonet is early is that it has the close checkered bake-o-lite grips which are different from the celluloid type that were used later on. This bayonet probably comes from the early 1930s. These grip plates are in perfect condition and they are retained by steel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard is straight throughout and is in good condition. The original black paint has some minor scratches and chips on the obverse but is almost perfect on the reverse. There is also a desirable frog on this scabbard being the type that has the metal backing that is D.R.P. marked. We used to think that this represented the German post office but this marking really is just a patent pending mark for the steel backing. Whatever firm made these steel backed frogs made very few of them as we do not see them too often. The blade of this example is the short style having narrow fuller and stepped end. Although the nickel plating is still mostly bright there are a few surface scratches throughout the blade on both sides but perhaps with a little effort much of this could be polished out. With nickel plating you really don’t have to worry about shining it up to much as there is no grain to worry about. The way the blade sits it is in about excellent to excellent plus condition. The original brown leather buffer is gone to time. Overall though a good early bayonet.Excellent Plus. $175.00
D&EBAY #31974 Single Etched Short Bayonet - F.W. Höller
This bayonet has a fairly good hilt section, having most of the original plating still in place. There are a couple of wear spots on the sharp edges. There is also a little “tap-tap” on the slot area of the spine. The mortise button and lock work well. The original red felt is still in the rifle slot. It shows some minor insect damage. The grip plates are the black celluloid type with good checkering. They are retained by nickel plated steel rivets, having dressed heads. The scabbard is straight throughout. This scabbard has quite a bit wear to the paint, and only about 30% of the original black paint is in place. This scabbard would be a good candidate for repainting, as it is in good shape otherwise. There is no frog on this example. The blade is the stepped variety, having narrow fuller design. It is etched on the obverse with the Höller pattern number “ES 102”. The etch can be seen in the Wayne Techet book on page 174, lower. This blade is in near full mint condition, having only a little bit of in-and-out marks near the tip area. The panel has outstanding frosted backgrounds and features the standard remembrance in two lines on the obverse. The remembrance is flanked with oak leaf sprigs and also with two Wehrmacht half-closed winged eagles clutching mobile swastikas. The detail is outstanding to this etch. The ricasso obverse is stamped with the double ovals of this company. Inside is the firm’s name and location, “F.W. Höller, Solingen”, and in the center is the thermometer logo having too many digits to ever count. The reverse blade is plain. The original brown leather washer has gone to time. A nice blade here.Excellent Plus. $995.00
D&EBAY #31710 Plain Long Dress Bayonet
This Dress Bayonet appears to be a fairly early example. It has good nickel plating to the hilt, showing some mild patination. Looking at the patination, though, I believe that most of this will clean up quite well, and the hilt plating appears to still be all there beneath. The mortise button and lock work well. There is no felt in the rifle slot. The grip is the early checkered bakelite type. This grip is in perfect condition throughout. It is retained by two nickel plated steel rivets, having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard is nice and straight. It has fairly good original black paint. There are some chips and wear signs in the surfaces, and overall the paint rates at about 80% to 85%. The blade is an outstanding example. This long blade has wide fuller construction, and has been expertly nickel plated. This blade is still in full mint condition. It is protected by a fine new-like brown leather washer. A nice basic early bayonet here.Excellent Plus. $150.00
D&EBAY #31691 Late Stag Gripped Bayonet
This Stag Gripped Bayonet was produced fairly late in the war. We know this because the hilt of this example is chrome plated rather than nickel plated, and also the stag grips are thicker than they would have been during the earlier time. The chrome plating throughout the hilt is well done and is still all there are 100%. There are a few scratches and signs of usage, but basically the plating is all intact throughout. The mortise button and lock could use some oil, but they still work. The rifle slot has the original red felt intact, having just the slightest of moth tracks in it. The stag grip plates are much thicker than you would see on an earlier piece. This is reflective of the fitter not taking the time to grind these plates down to a thinner state. The wide edges, though, show their age in that they have turned golden on both sides. The surfaces of the grip plates are a fine grain stag, having color tones of tan and dark brown. These original grip plates are retained by nickel rivets, having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard of this example is straight throughout. The original paint on the reverse is better than that on the obverse. Overall, there is quite a bit of paint loss and wear time on the scabbard, rating at maybe 60%. There is a fine frog attached that is the leather type, not patent leather. This leather surface is still in excellent condition throughout and is retained by four- rivet construction. The blade is a long style, having wide fuller construction. The blade also appears to have a chrome plated finish, instead of nickel. The plating is still fairly good, showing just a little bit of age in the surfaces, but not bad. This blade still rates at excellent plus, plus. An interesting bayonet here, and if you are collecting types, it would be a very difficult task to find an example produced this late.Excellent Plus. $325.00
D&EBAY #31693 Plain Long Dress Bayonet
This Dress Bayonet has a very fine hilt. This hilt has bright nickel plated surfaces throughout. There is a small wear spot to the plating on the inner side of the crossguard where it rubbed against the once present frog. Other than this, though, the plating is all there and is in mint condition. The original red felt is still in the slot, showing some mild age. The mortise button and blade lock work well. The celluloid checkered grip plates are in perfect condition. They are retained by solid nickel rivets, having dressed heads. The scabbard of this example is also extremely nice. The reverse paint is nearly perfect, whereas the obverse has a few scratches and signs of carrying time, but overall this paint rates at about 90% to 95%. It is interesting to note that the lug is the shorter type, an indication that this example was made by the E. & F. Hörster Company. As is the case with Hörster, the inner edge of the bayonet lug is also numbered. These are the same lugs that we see on the Burgsmuller MPA Student Daggers. The blade of this example is a very fine long example, having wide fuller. The plating throughout the blade is fine nickeling, and the blade is still bright and in mint condition. This blade has been protected by an in-place brown leather washer. Despite the blade’s no marking, it would be my belief that this example was made by Hörster. A nice bayonet here.Mint Minus. $225.00
D&EBAY #31553 Short Bayonet Attributed to NS Student League Etching - Carl Eickhorn
The hilt of this Student League Bayonet has fairly good nickel plated surfaces. The plating is all there and is still bright. Unfortunately, someone mistook this bayonet for a hammer and the back edge has quite a bit of scarring caused by this. It does not show from the front, though, and fortunately the grip plates are still intact. The mortise button and lock still work well. The original red felt is still in the rifle slot, showing some minor mothing, but not too bad. The grip plates are in good condition throughout. There are a couple of tiny flecks that are missing on the checkering, which may have been caused by the “hammering” experience, but there are no other problems. These grip plates are retained by nickel plated rivets, having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard is straight throughout. This scabbard shows some age and spidering in the surfaces, but rates about 98%. The frog is a leather type, rather than patent leather, and it is still in good condition. This frog is also marked, curiously, on the reverse “RZM L2/441/41”. This stamping is absolutely original, and whether it has anything to do with the Nationalist Schools or not, I don’t know. It certainly does make for an interesting frog, however. The blade of this example is the short stepped edge variety having narrow fuller. The obverse is etched with the slogan attached to the Student League, being “EHRE, KRAFT, FREIHEIT”. This slogan means “HONOR, STRENGTH, FREEDOM”. The blade remains in mint condition. The reverse ricasso is stamped with the 1935 through 1941 Eickhorn squirrel. The original washer is in place. An identical bayonet can be seen in the Wayne Techet book on page 123.Excellent Plus. $1,495.00
D&EBAY #31690 Stag Gripped Plain Long Bayonet
The hilt of this bayonet is still nice and bright, having outstanding nickel plated surfaces. There is speck or two of the plating missing, only at the very sharp edge of the pommel top. This plating is nearly 100% and is in near full mint condition. The mortise button and lock works fine. The original green felt is still in the rifle slot, showing little age. This fine hilt is fitted with beautiful genuine stag antler grip plates. These grip plates were fitted by a master craftsman. The edges have long ago turned a golden color, and the fine grains on both sides vary in color tones from tans to deep rich browns. Very beautiful indeed! These grip plates are retained by steel rivets, having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard shell is straight throughout. This shell has outstanding original black paint. The paint on the obverse is 100%, and there is a small wear spot on the reverse but this paint is still at least 95%. A fine scabbard here! There is a black patent leather frog attached. The patent leather shows some mild attic crazing. It is still very serviceable, though, and is the type with a rivet in the center area. The long style blade is a very fine example, having wide fuller construction. This blade appears to have been produced in a semi-matte finish, but it still is easily in full mint condition. The unmarked blade has been protected by a new-like brown leather washer. A very fine overall example.Near Mint. $375.00
D&EBAY #31280 Short Single Etched Dress Bayonet - Carl Eickhorn
This single etched dress bayonet is the model number 3219 which was Eickhorn’s biggest seller by far. The hilt of this example is still nice and bright but it does show some period usage and some scratches on the pommel and also on the mortise button. Overall though the plating looks to still be at near 100%. The mortise button and lock works fine and the felt is missing from the rifle slot. The dark checkered grip plates are in good condition and are retained by steel rivets with dressed heads. The nickel plating has come off of these rivets. The scabbard is straight throughout but it does show quite a bit of spidering to the original paint. This paint rates at about 90%. There is a good patent leather black frog which is the higher quality type having a supporting rivet in the reverse center. The patent leather has some crazing but as far as these things go this example is in very good condition. The short style blade has a narrow fuller with stepped end. As indicated above it has the pattern number 3219 which was an all encompassing style which was to cover any branch of the Wehrmacht. The frosted panels are in choice condition and the panel end with the fleur de lis device typical of Eickhorn. The background frosting is 100% and the raised etching is bright and easily in mint condition. This pattern depicts a double ribbon which has the standard remembrance contained within it and oak leaves going around the ribbon. Flanking the ribbon is a standing closed-winged Wehrmacht eagle with swastika in the talons. This same pattern can be seen on page 110 of the Wayne Techet book. The reverse of the blade is also mint and it is stamped with the 1935-41 Eickhorn trademark. The original blade buffer is in place. A very nice blade here with a OK outside.Excellent. $795.00
.D&EBAY #30862 Army Long Single Etched Bayonet - Carl Eickhorn
The hilt of this dress bayonet shows mild age but is still bright throughout and could clean up some. The mortise button and lock work well and the original red felt is still in the rifle slot. The scabbard is straight throughout and has good original black paint. This paint shows some spidering throughout but most of the paint still remains in place being about 98%. There is a black patent leather frog connected to the scabbard. The leather shows some attic crazing but it is not bad and overall this frog is still very serviceable. The blade is the long style having wide fuller construction. The nickel-plated surfaces are still nice and bright and the blade is in near full mint condition. The obverse portrays the etched panel being the number 3219 offered by the Eickhorn firm. This panel depicts a Wehrmacht eagle with swastika flanking the etch. Inside is a double ribbon which contains the standard remembrance. Around the ribbon are a series of oak leaves. The frosted backgrounds are still at 100%. The reverse ricasso has been stamped with the 1935-41 squirrel trademark. The original brown leather washer is in place. A good basic Eickhorn etched bayonet here.Excellent Plus, Plus. $995.00
D&EBAY #30728 Imperial Dress Bayonet
This K-98 style imperial dress bayonet has a nickel-plated hilt. The plating shows some age and patination but I think with a little effort it would clean up quite nicely. The mortise and lock still function well and the felt has long ago left from the rifle slot. The grip plates are the early close checkered bake-o-lite type. They are in perfect condition and are retained by steel rivets have dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard on this example is a blued finish and it does show some wear and age to the bluing. There is a dent in the reverse at about two-thirds down and also a pinch dent up from the chape which appears on both sides. The lug is a more oval shape than we normally see. There is a nice frog still on this scabbard. The frog is a brown color and could use a stitch or two in the upper portions of it but other than that it is still in fairly good condition. The reverse is stamped with a maker mark, “Schweyer” and date of “1937” and there is also a date of “1938” which looks like an issue marking stamped into the reverse. This would indicate that this imperial vintage bayonet most likely was worn during the Third Reich period. It is also possible that this is a Weimar issue piece. The blade of this example is a standard length of 9 ¾. It has wide fuller construction and is unmarked. The blade has outstanding nickel-plated surfaces and still remains in mint condition. It is protected by the in place brown leather blade buffer. An interesting bayonet here.Excellent Minus. $125.00(#062212)
D&EBAY #30621C Dress Long Bayonet - Alcoso
This dress bayonet has very good original nickel plating. In fact the plating is nice and bright and still is in near mint condition throughout. There is only the slightest of age in the surfaces and there is a little bit of tap tapping on the backstrap area slightly down from the rifle slot. The owner of this bayonet must have been in charge of putting posters up for his regiment as these definitely look to be period marks, not something a veteran would have made as the markings are mostly confined to the small spine area not the grip plates. The mortise button and lock work well. There is dark green felt in the rifle slot. It would be hard for me to imagine that this is the original felt because of the hammer work here, but perhaps it is. The grip plates are the traditional checkered black bake-o-lite. They are retained by nickel-plated steel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard is straight throughout. This scabbard shows pretty good paint on the reverse whereas on the obverse it has quite a bit of spidering and shows age. Overall this paint is about 65-70%. The frog is a black patent leather type having the usual attic crazing in the surfaces but it is still serviceable. This frog is the deluxe variety having a single rivet in the reverse. The grade of this example is really nice. It is the long variety having wide fuller construction. It is plated with high quality nickel and easily rates in full mint condition. The reverse ricasso is stamped with the scales trademark having the letters, “ACS” interspersed. In an arch form over the scales is the block lettered name of the firm “Alcoso” and beneath the location “Solingen”. The original brown leather washer is in place. A nice sound example here.Excellent. $225.00
D&EBAY #30619C Short Dress Bayonet sans Scabbard - Emil Voos
This short dress bayonet is in quite nice condition although it has no scabbard and also someone has taken the mortise button and lock out of the hilt. Perhaps this bayonet could be used for parts? This hilt is in relatively good condition with the plating perfect except in the area around the mortise where it has peeled off some. The grip plates are in perfect condition with good checkering and they are retained by nickel rivets having dressed heads. The blade is the short style having stepped end and narrow fuller. This blade has good nickel plating throughout showing only modest wear but easily rating in near mint condition. The reverse ricasso is stamped with the snake around stump logo and to the right of it is the firm’s name and location, “Emil Voos Solingen”. The blade washer is gone to time. Some good parts here if you can use them.Excellent. $50.00
D&EBAY #30617C Standard Short Bayonet - E. Pack & Söhne
This short bayonet is in exceptional condition throughout. The hilt is nice and bright and has 100% of the nickel plating. There are a couple of minor age spots but they are really nothing. The mortise button and lock work well. There is a yellow bayonet felt in the slot but I doubt if it is original. The grip plates are a fine black checkered celluloid. These grip plates are retained in the manner only seen performed by the Pack company. They feature offset to the left rivets with spanner hardware. The rivet heads also are free of rust and in mint condition. A very nice hilt here! The scabbard is straight throughout and also has good original black paint. The reverse of the scabbard has nearly all of the original paint and also does have some crazing but it is not bad. The obverse shows a little bit of age towards the lower area but still all of the paint is here. The short style blade is a stepped variety having narrow fuller. This blade reflects highest quality nickel-plated finish and it is easily in full mint condition. The reverse ricasso is lightly stamped with the hammering Siegfried figure. To the right of the figure is the three line firm name and location, “E. Pack / & Söhne / Solingen”. The original brown leather washer is in place. If you’re looking for just a good solid nice conditioned original bayonet this is a beauty.Mint Minus. $250.00
D&EBAY #29947 Long Double Etched Bayonet - WKC
This hilt of this example is nice and bright and has 100% of the plating. It shows only nominal usage. The rifle slot has a green felt insert which appears original. The mortise and lock mechanism work well. The grip plates are black bake-o-lite and the obverse is in perfect condition. The reverse shows a little bit of the old remains of patent leather which are stuck in some of the checkering in the center. This would be easy to clean out if someone wanted to bother with it. These plates are retained by steel rivets having dressed heads. The obverse blade of this example features the traditional WKC pattern which features an open-winged eagle in the center clutching a wreathed swastika and on either side of the bird is the standard remembrance. There are oak leaves and acorns which surround the scene. This bayonet is identical to the example shown in the Wayne Techet book on page 135. The reverse blade has a dedication which is, “41. Inftr. Regt. Amberg / Bayer. Ostmark”. This identical dedication is shown in the Techet book on page 237. The dedication is surrounded by oak leaves and acorns. This blade on both sides is in mint condition. On the obverse it is stamped with the WKC knighthead which is positioned over the firm’s initials. The original blade buffer is in place. The scabbard of this example is straight throughout showing some wear to the paint. There is also some crazing in the surfaces. The obverse paint is about 70% and the reverse is about the same. There is a black patent leather frog which is in good serviceable condition showing some attic crazing. The reverse of the frog is a deluxe type that is covered in a field gray felt. The felt shows wear at the top and bottom borders but other than that seems to all be there. A very fine double etched infantry bayonet.Excellent Plus, Plus. $1495.00
D&EBAY #29802 Single Etched Infantry Bayonet – WKC
This infantry bayonet is in some ways similar to the one shown on page 237 of the Wayne Techet Book but also differs in other ways. We will get to these nuances in a minute. The hilt of this example is nice and bright having good nickel plating. The nickeling is nearly 100% throughout the hilt pieces although it is down to the gray metal in the mortise button. This mortise button does work well. The plating shows a little bit of freckling in the surfaces overall. The original red felt is still in the rifle slot. The grip plates are the back bake-o-lite variety being checkered. They are retained by nickel rivets having dressed heads on the obverse. The scabbard of this example is nice and straight and it has excellent black paint. This paint has a little bit of usage signs but overall it grades at about 98%. Although there is no frog on the scabbard the area where the frog covered has more of a dull finish to the black paint. The blade is still bright showing a little bit of in and out usage but basically it is still in near mint condition. The blade is the style with stepped end and it has a narrow fuller. There is a large panel on the short style blade which has a good frosted background. In the center in two lines is the standard remembrance. In two lines below is the etching, “Beim Infte – Regt. 41 / Bayer. Ostmark”. Basically this would mean, “in remembrance of my service time in the 41st infantry regiment garrisoned out of Bavaria in the Ostmark area”. The four line etch is bordered on both sides by leaf like designs. Oddly these leaves are not usually associated with WKC but actually are the same as the ones shown on the Pack produced bayonet on page 163 of the Techet Book. It could have been that WKC did not normally have the etch that this recipient wanted so they went to Pack to have the blade produced and then just put their own trademark on it. There are other Pack pieces shown in the Techet Book which also have this same style etching as well as the leaf borders. It is always interesting to compare these etches and try to fathom how these companies worked with each other in order to use the expertise available from the neighbor down the block. An interesting original bayonet indeed. The reverse of the blade is plain and in mint condition. The obverse ricasso is stamped with the knighthead trademark and the firm’s initials appear below, “WKC”. The leather washer is missing from this bayonet. A nice example though.Excellent. $795.00
D&EBAY #28982 Army Dress Bayonet – Carl Eickhorn
This dress bayonet has excellent plated surfaces to the hilt. In fact, the plating looks to be 100% throughout this hilt. The mortise and lock work well. There is no felt in the rifle slot. The grips are the black checkered variety. The obverse grip is in perfect condition whereas the reverse grip has a crack which runs through it at the bottom area. It does not seem to be going anywhere though as the nickel-plated steel rivets are holding everything in position. The scabbard is nice and straight throughout. The scabbard shows age and usage having about 60-70% of the original paint. The long style blade is mirror bright and has fine nickel-plated surfaces. This long blade has the wide fuller construction and it is in mint condition. The reverse ricasso is stamped with the 1935-41 square logo. There is an original brown leather washer in place protecting this blade. A good starter piece here or if you have the means to fix the reverse grip this bayonet could be nicely enhanced. At any rate, it is priced accordingly.Excellent. $125.00