Dan Patton

A question for you experts regarding the German Imperial sawback bayonet

from the World War...In the classic novel ALL QUIET on the WESTERN FRONT,

it was told to the young recruits that they would be mutilated and killed on the spot if

they were captured with a "sawback"...so were advised to throw them away...(or something along these lines...been a long time since I read the book)

Question...Were there, in fact, cases of this happening?...Is this the reason sawbacks are often seen

with the teeth ground off?

I've always been curious about this, as I own one dated 1916 date

Weyersberg & Kirschbaum Mfg.

Thanks,

Dan From Texas

[attachmentid=53039]Hi Rob...Thanks for your reply. as requested, here is a photo of the back of the buckle.

Dan

trying again

I'm new to this site, and I have a question for the experts regarding a buckle in my collection.

It is smaller than the one's you normally see....I have photo'd it next to a ordinary field buckle,

so you can get an idea of the size....can anyone give me any info on this buckle?