Bought another one.
- Thread starter Humbarger
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Nice one!!
Humbarger
Senior Member
You guys amaze me DAILY. Then the font style used was left to the discretion of the individual manufacturer?
I asume the blade blanks were drop forged. I wonder if one company supplied the forging dies to all the
bayonet manufacturers?
Nice pick up. As Andrej noted the serial numbering is clearly by Hörster. You can also tell it is Hörster made by the finish/appearance of the scabbard and the frog hanging hook. Regarding your questions ......
Yes, the serial number font and style are different for every maker. The fonts also changed over the years as die stamps wore out and were replaced. Sometimes they are even different styles for the bayonet and scabbard on a matching example.
Yes, the blade blanks were drop forged.
No, with a few exceptions almost all of the blanks were forged and then built upon by each of the individual manufacturers. There are unique attributes to the blanks if they are examined closely.
If you remove the frog you may see the marking. Sometimes it’s faint and an angle and the right light is required .
heavy_mech
RKI- Reasonably Knowledgable Individual
Right here? You will find if you search through some of the threads fantastic insight in these blades. Top notch. As an aside you can also find some great pieces (thanks Andrew) if you're patient and ready to strike (good pieces don't last long.. ref almost anything Bruce posts)
Sorry. Great piece. I only had a few moments and I initially just looked at the blade which is nice. The men filled in all the details. Nice score!
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grimlin13
Senior Member
Right here? You will find if you search through some of the threads fantastic insight in these blades. Top notch. As an aside you can also find some great pieces (thanks Andrew) if you're patient and ready to strike (good pieces don't last long.. ref almost anything Bruce posts)
Sorry. Great piece. I only had a few moments and I initially just looked at the blade which is nice. The men filled in all the details. Nice score!
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I've never considered myself a bayonet collector but, I did buy one recently. Number on the right side of blade near the hilt is 5857 with a small a below that, what looks like a proof mark on the ball of sheath different number on sheath, no. 38 on top of blade, GEBR HELLER cast into the left side of blade bluing looks 98%. I bought a repro frog for it. What else should I look for?
Steve
Steve
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