This is an excellent example of a unissued German S/98 Bayonet.

The wooden grips have aged to a very attractive colour and are in perfect condition. The crossguard and hilt are in excellent condition showing no signs of damage or wear with the rifle retaining button being in good working order. All the metal fittings on this piece show a nice even patina colour and are unmarked.

The unsharpened blade is nice and bright and in superb condition with the maker being W.K.C and showing the early trademark logo. The leather scabbard has no dents or creases like we sometimes see on this long type scabbard with all stitching being intact.

This is a lovely example showing minimal wear throughout.

Here we have a nice example of a German S84/98 bayonet. These bayonets were modified to fit the Gewehr 98 rifle, this involved doing away with the muzzle ring and reshaping the upper pommel.

The blade is nice and bright with a good tip. Maker on the ricasso reads P.D. LUNESCHLOSS SOLINGEN. On the spine of the blade we see an inspection stamp with a W under a crown and the number 88, which refers to the date of manufacturer.

The wooden grips show the normal minor indentations but no damage. The spring loaded button is in good working order and there are two inspection stamps to the rear of the upper pommel. The rear to the centre cross guard reads 6.R.R.28  and there is another inspection stamp to the underneath of the cross guard .

The leather scabbard is in excellent condition with no dents or creases and all its stitching intact. There are three inspection stamps to the upper scabbard fitting and one stamp to the lower fitting. The rear of the upper scabbard fitting reads 67. R.E.4.238.

A bonus of collecting bayonets from this period, is we often get the chance to do further research into the item, like this example, they have stamped details of the regiment and company.

The blade fits the scabbard perfectly.