A. Evertz solingen dress bayonet

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forrest

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I've just acquired an A. Evertz solingen dress bayonet and was wondering if it was an item that every soldier had, tia.
 
We should see details as there is short and long blade version, normally it was used 20cm for NCOs it was buyed privately and used for dress purpose, to walking out uniform, as the war continued this could be used mainly in DR teritorry not already in combat/war area , since 1943 was stopped the production of dress bayonets to spare metall for war production.
 
Nice from what is shown. It is the longer version that was for enlisted men. And not being sharpened is the way it should be. The Germans did not sharpen their Ks98 dress bayonets or their combat/issued S84/98 III bayonets. If one is sharpened, it was done post WWII.
 
Looks ok to me. Frog is a dress one too, teoretically when brown color it could be used by LW soldier.
 
Thanks for all the info, much appreciated, this bayonet was acquired from the family of a war veteran by my cousin who assumed it was acquired from a German soldier, but the veterans surname was Guggenheim so I am now thinking it was his own bayonet as the name suggests he is German, any info would be appreciated.
 
Guggenheim is a well known surname used in USA and even in Europe, it could be only coincidence. Similar stories after 80 years are problematic to confirm.
 
forrest said:
One more thing, is the metal stud on the sheath just to keep the leather in place?
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The frog stud on the scabbard is what keeps the scabbard (and bayonet) secured in the frog, especially when worn on a belt. There would have been a lot of bayonets on the ground when goose stepping down the street in a parade without it. Not to mention the results on the battlefield.
 
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