KS98s

[Hoss]

Hi

Finally was able barter and get me sticky fingers on one these puppies an issue 98s added flashguard dated 1912 Erfurt.

Best

Eric

[Chris Boonzaier]

Veeeeery nice.... you sawing wood this afternoon?

[Hoss]

Thanks Chris been looking for awhile they're not that easy to find, scabbards been painted but what the hell love Erfurt bayos.

Eric

[Chip]

I got a nice 1913 dated one (checkered grips) years ago. Unfortunately, there was no unit mark, but for $75 I couldn't pass it up.

[allan H]

Hello - very nice and extremely rare to find a kS98 with a flashguard. Looking at the new grip bolts it looks like this was added well after WW1 - possibly for WW2? Some of these bayonets did make it into WW2 - I have an Erfurt W05 in my collection that came from the son of the NZ soldier that liberated it from an Afrikakorps NCO. Also just to note that the scabbard is incorrect as it is a dress version. The service issue kS98s had their own special scabbard subtly different even from the S84/98nA.

Best wishes Allan

PS what is the MG unit marking on your EB56 - assume Wurttemberg?

[Hoss]

Hi Allan

I.E.M.G.K.XIII.A.K. Wurttemberg the crossguard reverse is stamped 756 the blighter cost me a months ration I just dug the MG marks.

Eric

[allan H]

The word is that the EB56 was made to fill a Wurttemberg contract and nothing I have seen in terms of unit markings (including yours) or contemporary photos suggests otherwise.

If you like Wurttemberg MG bayonets have a look at this common Ersatz (EB17) but with an incredibly rare Wurttemberg MG unit marking E.G.M.G.Z.A.K.13.89. So long they had to wrap it around the whole crossguard! Ersatz-Gebirgs-Maschinengewehr-Zug, 13^th (Wurttemberg) Armeekorps - this was the small training platoon (Zug) for the Wurttemberg Alpine Machine Gun Detachments.

[Hoss]

Thanks for showing Allan

Cheers

Eric

[Hoss]

Private purchase neat engraving, I traded something grown tired of love this style of collecting with nice people.

Eric

Edited June 16, 2013 by Hoss