Seitengewehr 98/05 aA Erfurt W06

[PrayingMantis]

Finally managed to find a nice Pioneer marked early sawback. Missing a screw, some wood, and came in a generic metal scabbard, but it’s not bad overall.

 

[AndyB]

Nice one piece, even the chiped left grip could be repaired probably, there is 13.Pioneer Battalion, 2.Company, weapon nr. is a Wurttemberg unit.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Württembergisches_Pionier-Bataillon_Nr._13

 

[Loewe]

These are interesting, - and fairly common in observations, below are those recorded when I use to follow these (Sg98's, 98/05 and type II's), so a rather short period of time 2000-2010 or so. These are all rather rough, only one with a matching bard, though I did note the "3" in "13" was different on this one than the rest, the others have the flat top "3", though the P.R.'s had a round "3". Just an observation, this is clearly correct, just individualistic due to post manufacture application probably....

1906 Erfurt sawback 13.P.1.31
1906 Erfurt sawback 13.P.2.74
1906 Erfurt sawback 13.P.2.149
1906 Erfurt sawback 13.P.3.1
1906 Erfurt sawback 13.P.3.67

1906 Erfurt sawback 13.P.R.97
1906 Erfurt sawback 13.P.R.152

Finally managed to find a nice Pioneer marked early sawback. Missing a screw, some wood, and came in a generic metal scabbard, but it’s not bad overall.

 

[grimlin13]

Great acquisition. I have yet to add a sawback bayonet of any kind to my collection. I feel a hunt coming on.