Friend sent me a link to this S84/98 T3. The initial link had been closed and a post-WW2 Balkan refurb had taken it's place. Had look at the original listing for the URL:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/German-K-98-Mauser-Bayonet-Experimental-/153539564481?_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true
I have heard for years of the existence of purported metal grips for the S84/98 T3. Never saw a example other than (typically crude) hand-made replacements. However, it seems to me such grips could prove problematical in extreme cold or hot conditions (of course if we look at the German Imperial ersatz bayonets, that did not seem to be a issue then). Thoughts on this one...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/German-K-98-Mauser-Bayonet-Experimental-/153539564481?_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true
I have heard for years of the existence of purported metal grips for the S84/98 T3. Never saw a example other than (typically crude) hand-made replacements. However, it seems to me such grips could prove problematical in extreme cold or hot conditions (of course if we look at the German Imperial ersatz bayonets, that did not seem to be a issue then). Thoughts on this one...
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