I bought a nice wooden handled Mauser bayonet in the early 1980's from a waffen SS veteran who did a little bit of trading in militaria. The Bayo was (and still is) mint. The Blade is marked “44 crs” (Paul Weyersberg & Co., Solingen) and the reverse is marked “9632”. However, the Scabbard appears to be original to the Bayo, but has no markings at all -not mismatched, just no markings. Is this normal for late (1944) war bayo's, or is this an unmatching set?
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I thougt unmarked scrabbards where mostly used for export bayonets. -
Mmmm, could have been an export -How would I know? Were export blades marked up like this or were the blades unmarked as well???
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Porsche,
Your 44 crs bayonet should have a 44 crs scabbard with a matching number to be "as issued." Having said that, it is possible that your scabbard is an unmarked armorer replacement or a later addition. Better to have an unmarked scabbard than one of a different date, maker, or serial number. It would have had a matching marked scabbard when it came from the factory though.
I hope this helps.
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