Neat 98K Bayonet Rig from estate cleanout

[Milton]

Hello folks. Nothing extravagant here, but thought this was a nifty and somewhat odd combination. The bayonet is an example by Jos. Corts and is dated 1940 on the spine, but what's interesting is the SCABBARD-appears to be an Imperial German (or Austrian) type, for the S84/98 or KS98. It's totally unmarked, and has VERY nice olive green paint, the majority of which remains. Going by the striations / wear on the WWII pattern frog, they've been together forever. All of the wear where the frog and scabbard make contact correlate exactly. Strange to think how the two may have been mated up during the war. They were just taken out of a local estate last week by a friend who does estate and storage unit clean outs.

[JAYP]

Milton,I believe the scabbard is for a Polish Radom Bayonet.Jay Parisi

[Milton]

Hello Jay, perhaps, but I've owned a few Polish Radom bayonets, and this one seems a bit different. Frog stud is very long and quite thin, among other things. Not sure, but I think it's an Imperial German one, but Polish is another possibility. Thx!

[AndyB]

My opinion is too polish Wz.24 or Wz.29 scabbard, the olive collor is probably origin, on mouth could be found some small stamps, which would be indicate a polish acceptance.best regards,Andy
Most possible was the GI who brought it back it mated together

[Milton]

Hi again. I've carefully removed it from the frog and there are no markings that I could discern whatsoever, front, rear or on the frog stud. It's a real possibility that the bayonet was sourced from one "pile" of cast offs, the frog / scabbard from another, but my point is that the frog and scabbard appear to have been carried together since the war. Whether or not a Polish Radom bayonet was carried in it originally, we'll never know, but the 98K bayonet is, as you'd expect, a perfect fit. Anyway, I like it just enough to hang onto it for a little while, anyway! Thx for dropping in.

[Milton]

Well gents, compared it to a Polish Wz27 I have, and it's damn close...you might be on to something! Anyway, thanks again for your comments!