hirschfanger bayo

[Andrew]

hello gents,
here is a ww1 bayo i some how hung on to. all i know about it, is that it's a hirschfanger bayonet. info would be great.
thanks. andrew

[AZPhil]

Its not A Hirschfanger , Those have black leather handle's.
What you have is a Imperial German Model 1871 for the Gewehr 1871 rifle
Looks like it was made in 1874 .
It has Regimental marking . So it could be traced back to were it was.
I can't help you there. I'm not any good with those.

[Alan M]

Hi Andrew , you may find something of interest on the link attached

https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/imper...71-model-6734/

[Chopperman]

Nice looking Bayo

[Andrew]

thanks for taking a look gents, i guess i had it wrong on the name. thanks Alan i liked the markings on yours. it made the rounds.
andrew

[Adler]

It's a beautiful S71, with matching numbers. Congratulations!

Adler

[Richie B]

andrew

That is a very fine bayonet.

Markings

Ersatz (Replacement) Battalion of the 123rd Infantry Regiment. 3rd Company. Weapon 296.
Grenadier-Regiment König Karl (5. Württembergisches) Nr.123.

Regards

Richie

[Andrew]

thanks Richie, great information. any idea what they worth these days ?
andrew