Bayonet - opinions please?

[ME110]

Hi. Any information you can give about this item - date, manufacturer, type, originality etc would be much appreciated. Thanks

[harryamb2]

its a K98 bayonet in tropical frog by Paul Weyersberg

[ME110]

Thank you for the reply Harry. I assume it is original? How can you tell Tropical from late war webbing? Thanks in advance

[Richie B]

Does it have any other markings such as a serial number or a date on the back of the blade ?

[Gunny Hartmann]

Thank you for the reply Harry. I assume it is original? How can you tell Tropical from late war webbing? Thanks in advance

Tropical/DAK were all webbing, some late war frogs were a combination of leather and webbing!..

[ME110]

Yes Richie, it says 6065 with an 'a' underneath on the opposite side to the makers mark

[Jim P]

The same number and letter combination should be above the frog stud, if it is matching, or a different set, if not. If it is matching, it is probably marked 40 on the spine of the blade for a manufacturing date of 1940. The frog looks like a good one, but I would wait for frogprice or sleepwalkers opinion.

Jim

[ME110]

Hi Jim. The spine of the blade is stamped '38'. The number above the frog stud is 3590 and not 6065 like the blade. Is this a point of concern?

[No1canuck]

The mismatched numbers are not a concern as the bayo and scabbard look original just mismatched. The tropical frog looks good , IMO , and they are difficult to find.
Steve

[Jim P]

As Steve has said, not a concern at all, just not the more desirable matched set. But, I would think the tropical frog more than makes up for that.

Jim