Jason Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 Gentlemen - some time ago I posted some items relating to my family, and promised to one day photograph a butcher bayonet my paternal grandfather brought home from Palestine. Well, it has finally been unearthed.......
David Gregory Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 Jason,That is a very nice bayonet. When I was a teenager, I was given one just like it by a Great Uncle, whose father had rought it back as a souvenir after WW1. Sadly, it was stolen when my parents house was burgled many years ago. I have never understood why the burglars took the stereo, some costume jewelry and a bayonet.Now that I have stopped actively collecting any TR items and concentrate on the 1914-18 period, a replacement for the one that was stolen is now at the top of my wanted list.It would display very well mounted on a Gewehr 98.David
Paul R Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 What a beautiful piece from an unexpected place. I bet it harbors some interesting stories!!
Trajan Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 "N" stamp Never noticed one of those marks before - now I will have to search through my collection! Turkey received over 100,000 Waffenfabrik S.98/05's in 1917, and almost all of them (in my experience) are marked W/17 on the blade spine. They are by far the most common German bayonet to find in Turkey and Syria, which is why I have so many of the damn things - 10 at the last count... In fact, the reason I started collecting bayonets was simply that I found a 'relic' condition example of one of these near Palmyra about seven years back, and after a couple of years decided to find out exactly what it was!
Hoss Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 Trajan I'd be interested to know what the 'N' mark represents I see it quite often but no longer have any reference material, I gave it all away 15yrs ago.Eric
Trajan Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 On 08/08/2015 at 21:11, Hoss said: Trajan I'd be interested to know what the 'N' mark represents I see it quite often but no longer have any reference material, I gave it all away 15yrs ago. Eric I don't think it has any other meaning that a factory 'check-mark'. I have seen them on other 98/05's and will re-check my Waffenfabrik's to see if any of these are marked that way.
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