This bayonet is for those collectors who like to see age on something that has never been cleaned.

The unsharpened blade is virtually in mint condition with all of its blueing remaining. The rear of the blade reads 41cul, this indicates production by E.Pack & Sohn and dated 1941. Front of the blade is numbered 1671.

The dark Bakelite grips are undamaged and in excellent condition. The rear of the top pommel has the usual double Waffen Amt stamp and one to the spring loaded rifle retaining button, which is also in good working order. The scabbard is nice and straight and I can only see one very faint small indentation to the rear of the scabbard, hardly noticeable. The lower ball is also Waffen Amt stamped. The dirt and surface rust has covered the numbers on the scabbard so unfortunately I’m unable to say if its matching numbers or not, therefore this is reflected in the price.

The bayonet comes with a nice condition frog with securing loop. The four rivets and stitching are all intact but there is a split in the leather at the top, this would only cause a problem if you wanted to hang this frog from a belt.

This bayonet looks like its been stored away for many years and has never been cleaned. I also believe the frog has always lived with this bayonet as you can see a build up of dirt on the inside where it attaches to the scabbard.

The bayonet comes with an excellent condition original leather frog with all stitching intact including the four rivets.

This bayonet has to a nice even tone throughout.