Hello Trajan & Hoss Delayed reply to some points. Yes, its was Carter that wrote about the Bavarian's not wanting EB1s. Trajan - I too have a list of unit markings on Imperial Bayonets - its now has over 6000 entries. Regarding EB1 I have 29 recorded unit marks. Of these, 16 are Saxon and remaining Prussian. Eight of the Saxon markings are to IR102 and two to IR103 (interestingly markings for IR103 are only on the scabbard suggesting that their armourer decided to just do half the job) and two to the 1. Saxon (12th) Fieldartillerie Reg. The numbering to IR102 suggests that they issued EB1 to every soldier in the Regiment so it might be that the Saxon's decided to equip all their infantry and artillery with EB1 - hence why we see so many. Definitely, different armourers had different practices during wartime for marking weapons with most not bothering. See my recent book on the S14 bayonet for more on this http://www.imperial-german-bayonets.net and also correct info on who they were issued to. Best wishes to all Allan