[Bayonetcollector]

Another one from that haul, there is more to come still...

A nice relic ersatz bayonet. The blade is in remarkably nice condition. The grip has had some force applied to it, enough to open the seam at the top, and at the entrance to the mortise slot there is quite a bit of bending to the right. It looks as if a large part of the bayonet lug is left in the mortise, so I'd think there has been a great force at work at some point.

(I tried to get a good closeup of that, but I was all out of batteries for my camera, and my cell phone is not good at closeups... will post one later.)

 

[BigBoy99]

Same Ersatz Bayonet

A nice relic ersatz bayonet. The blade is in remarkably nice condition. The grip has had some force applied to it, enough to open the seam at the top, and at the entrance to the mortise slot there is quite a bit of bending to the right. It looks as if a large part of the bayonet lug is left in the mortise, so I'd think there has been a great force at work at some point.

Here are some pictures of the same bayonet which I have on my collection. Was this bayonet used in WWI or WWII?

 

[Bayonetcollector]

Nice one BigBoy99. Yours has much original paint remaining and that is a plus.

This is a WWI bayonet. The ersatz bayonets appeared in the shortages of 1915 when it became clear that the war would not be a quick one and that a lot more men and materials would be needed. So all that could produce something pointy that could be mounted on a rifle were set to that task, producing a huge variety of bayonets as dictated by what their machinery could make. This one has a dual muzzle ring so it will fit both the Gew88 and Gew98.

 

[trajan]

It is one of the more common types o) but it is in nice condition! :thumbsup:

Trajan