WW1 Era Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie (WKC) Solingen Imperial German M98 Dress Bayonet WW2 Era Nazi Police Issued & 1942 Dated Scabbard By ‘ab’. Sn 22151 Bayonet

WW1 Era Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie (WKC) Solingen Imperial German M98 Dress Bayonet WW2 Era Nazi Police Issued & 1942 Dated Scabbard By ‘ab’. Sn 22151 - 22151

This is an original WW1 Imperial German M98 Dress Bayonet WW2 Era Nazi Converted To Police Dress Bayonet by Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie and scabbard. The dress sidearm for military and civilian uniformed formations was designated the M98 Dress Bayonet. This bayonet represented a stylised form of the S. 84/98 bayonet purchased by the individual for wear with the walkout dress uniform and was worn by the mainly non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel. This early dress bayonet has a rifle mortise and push button release. The bayonet has a 9 ¾” long fullered steel blade which has some areas of staining consistent with age. One side of the blade has the King’s head & Knight’s head trademark of Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie. The undamaged grips are chequered and secured with two rivets. One scale has The Nazi Eagle with Swastika Police badge applied during the Nazi era for Police issue. It has a metal scabbard with frog locket. One side of the scabbard is numbered 2175. The reverse has Nazi maker code ‘ab’ (unknown) and ‘42’ date (1942). The ball end of the scabbard is Waffenamt. See 'German Clamshells' book pages 15-16 by Gary L. Walker & R.J. Weinand. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22151

£475.00