Baionette 98K ff ??

[guigui]

Hello everyone,
I ask your help, for I baionette riveted and I can not find who this manufacturer ff.
In advance thank you to all those who go prendrent time to answer me.
Guigui

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[Mat J]

What does it say on the reverse of the scabbard and blade? In regards to your "ff" question, initial run bayonets did not have letters on serial numbers 0001-9999. So number 10,000 would be 0001 with the letter "a" then 0001-9999 "b" and so on. Once the manufacturer went through the entire alphabet they would double up the letters example "aa". I'm too tired to do the math but yours is high serial number.

Also look on the spine, there should be a year of manufacture. Hope this helps.


Mat J

[Len S]

Hi guigui,
As far as I can recall riveted grips were only used by two maufacturers
Weyersberg Kirschbaum letter code cvl and Horster using letter code asw & later sgx. I don't believe cvl made riveted bayonets in the "ff" block but in 1944 asw riveted bayonets show up in the "ff" production block.

Best regards,
Len

[k98]

asw44

asw 44 riveted, sgx44 begin in gg block I guess very nice indeed

[AndyB]

Yes a grey ghost, only 44asw in ff range could be riveted.unfortunally someone reblued the piece on blade, which should be phosphated.b.r.Andy