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[Grade] NM- [Item #] D311 [Description] 
98K Combat Bayonet by JWH With Matching Serial Numbers and "Strap" or "Calvary" Frog. Despite what you'll see in my scans, the blade on this beauty is mint- with all the bluing intact. There is some very minor surface rust and wear to the hilt and mahogany grips, but I see no evidence that this bayo was ever issued...the wear is probably from being mishandled over the last 7 decades. It's stamped "jwh" on the reverse ricasso which indicates manufacture by Staatliche Waffenfabrik, which was located in the city of Chatellerault in occupied France. Both the obverse ricasso and scabbard are stamped with the same serial number "9587" over a small "n". The spine is stamped with the year "44" (not pictured), and the hilt is double stamped with tiny Waffen Amt eagles over "aA261". If you compress the button you can see another Waffen Amt eagle and "WaA 8 7". The scabbard ball has a Waffen Amt stamp too, but only the eagle and "Wa" are legible. The black leather frog features a "calvary" strap with a knob latch, and RBN Nr "0/0384/0011" on the reverse.
Third Reich Depot, military collectables, World War II, Nazi Germany
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