BergerBoy
Well-known member
Hi Folks,
Could use a little help identifying this bayonet I picked up for "a song" on eBay last week.
Its a WW1 era Weyersberg, but no year or many other markings, and other than the maker's mark, I can't really tell its origin (or usage country).
I'm not too familiar with these types, and there seems to be several that look like this one, from various origins (German and non).
Based on the size and the presence of the muzzle hole in the guard it would seem to be for an 1888 Manlicher? So would that make it Austria/Hungary in pedigree?
Or would the Weyersberg maker really indicate this was German made for German use
Most of what I've read on the A/H bayo's were made outside of Germany, mostly at Steyr.
The only reference I can find of this size and configuration being German, was on the Gotavapen.se website catalog (quite nice site btw), which shows one like this under the M1871/84 model, with the blade length being correct, but the overall length being a hair shy. (see photo from their site attached)
Other classifications I've seen, show this as an M95 or M93, and maybe of Czech or Hungarian or even Chilean/Argentinian descent.
Specifics:
Maker's mark is "Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co. Solingen"
Opposite side cross piece has a "600" preceded by some unrecognizable symbol.
The spline has no date, just a "C".
No other marks other than on the unmatched scabbard which has a "B294" on the frog tang, and maybe a "C" on the ball tip.
Since this was a cheap-cheap "junker" I was considering getting it professionally sharpened and actually use it as a hunting knife. Pieces missing, etc, thought maybe the historical value was less critical to be preserving on this specimen.
(don't judge me too harshly if I want to use the tool for what it was intended for (at least the more benign uses)).
Would really like to know what I've got before I go and do that, even though I'm not at all hopeful that its anything more than a junker.
Thanks for the input.
Could use a little help identifying this bayonet I picked up for "a song" on eBay last week.
Its a WW1 era Weyersberg, but no year or many other markings, and other than the maker's mark, I can't really tell its origin (or usage country).
I'm not too familiar with these types, and there seems to be several that look like this one, from various origins (German and non).
Based on the size and the presence of the muzzle hole in the guard it would seem to be for an 1888 Manlicher? So would that make it Austria/Hungary in pedigree?
Or would the Weyersberg maker really indicate this was German made for German use
Most of what I've read on the A/H bayo's were made outside of Germany, mostly at Steyr.
The only reference I can find of this size and configuration being German, was on the Gotavapen.se website catalog (quite nice site btw), which shows one like this under the M1871/84 model, with the blade length being correct, but the overall length being a hair shy. (see photo from their site attached)
Other classifications I've seen, show this as an M95 or M93, and maybe of Czech or Hungarian or even Chilean/Argentinian descent.
Specifics:
Maker's mark is "Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co. Solingen"
Opposite side cross piece has a "600" preceded by some unrecognizable symbol.
The spline has no date, just a "C".
No other marks other than on the unmatched scabbard which has a "B294" on the frog tang, and maybe a "C" on the ball tip.
Since this was a cheap-cheap "junker" I was considering getting it professionally sharpened and actually use it as a hunting knife. Pieces missing, etc, thought maybe the historical value was less critical to be preserving on this specimen.
(don't judge me too harshly if I want to use the tool for what it was intended for (at least the more benign uses)).
Would really like to know what I've got before I go and do that, even though I'm not at all hopeful that its anything more than a junker.
Thanks for the input.