Gift etch bayonet

[hs132]

Hello, given to me from friend at work and I have low expectations. Unmaked blade, +felt pad, beat up wood handle. I have searched here and cant find a similar blade, even more a neg. All comments appreciated. Best Bill

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[David48]

Looks to be a Robert Klass pre - 1938 style etched blade.

[Reichsword]

You can't beat FREE (gift).
I need more friends like that

[hs132]

Hello, thank you for your info. It came in a grouping of US web and canteen stuff. It didnt look worthy to me. Best Regards, Bill

[JohnZ]

It is a Klaas etch and has been rehilted.. the bayonet did not originally come with wooden grips.

John

[Reibert-Austria]

It is a Klaas etch and has been rehilted.. the bayonet did not originally come with wooden grips.

John

John, Extra-Seitengewehre, ("dress bayonets") came with bakelite grips and stag grips.
There´re also wooden grip plates, imitating staghorn !

Maybe Bill could show better images of the hilt from both sides.
IMO it looks good so far.

Here´s another example of an etched Extra-Seitengewehr, manufactured by Robert Klaas for comparison.

Best regards,
R.

[Reibert-Austria]

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[JohnZ]

I have seen wooden grips on regular KS98s, but on etched? For, example, I have seen wooden grips on the 42 over shoulder TM Eickhorn bayonets. I have a long and a short example of the over shoulder marked KS98 with wooden grips (sometimes called artificial stag). These grips are thought to be late war.

I think that the mixture of the etch pattern and the late war wood grips would be of some concern.

John

[Reibert-Austria]

I have seen wooden grips on regular KS98s, but on etched? ...

Why not ? ...

They´re private purchased, so ...

[hs132]

Hello, again thanks. Here are morepics, it maybe stag. Best, Bill

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[Reibert-Austria]

No stag !

But, for me, the grip plates are period ones.