K98-Carl Eickhorn (1939)-Bayonet
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heavy_mech
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So that would run into the J block?
AndyB
Senior Member
I believe the numbers in Karabiner 98, Volume II could be ok, possible that some small errors could occured, production of 1939 is estimated to 190000 , probably svw45 only mentioned wrongly that since 1938 they runed over 100000 pcs, the highest reported Eickhorn 39 is in r range. b.r.Andy
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Rome143
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-K98-Carl-Eickhorn-(1939)-Bayonet
I was able to get some better Pictures.
If the Forum could give me there View.
One Question I have, was it common not to have a Letter after the Serial number on the Bayonet as this one is not there.
And the Frog has a different year than the Bayonet.
Thank you
I was able to get some better Pictures.
If the Forum could give me there View.
One Question I have, was it common not to have a Letter after the Serial number on the Bayonet as this one is not there.
And the Frog has a different year than the Bayonet.
Thank you
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Generally speaking each bayonet producer reset serial numbering at the beginning of each new year. The first bayonet was numbered 1 running to 9999 without a letter suffix. The next bayonet was numbered 1a running to 9999a; followed by 1b to 9999b, etc. Bayonets with low serial numbers are interesting but are not really a factor as far as value or collectability. The date of a frog has nothing to do with the date of the bayonet. Older dated frogs were often reissued and fitted to newer bayonets. In turn, later dated frogs are often found on earlier dated bayonets.
