K98 bayonet

[emo155]

Do you think this one bayonets is polished and has a changed paint?
the seller has given only those pictures
he wants 400 BGN which is 200 euros

[Anderson]

At this point all we can say is it is an authentic S84/98 with correct frog, it may have been reblued (no paint here). Value is largely effected by whether the scabbard and blade have matching numbers and made by the same maker. That we can not tell from the information & photos provided. If there is an alloy rivet at the top of the scabbard it will have been refurbished post war in East Germany. Condition appears good, but check if the blade has been sharpened as that also reduces value.

[emo155]

Hello Тhank you!
it leaves a few hours until the auction ends and I wonder whether to offer an offer to the seller
he has not answered my questions yet

[Anderson]

At least find out whether the serial numbers and maker marks are matching on bayonet and scabbard. A non matching example is probably worth $100 less than a matching one. If you don't have that information at time of auction, you have to assume it's non matching and limit bid accordingly.

[emo155]

Now I got a reply from the seller, and he told me that the numbers matched

He does not see the Waffenamtkoder mark

[emo155]

Every bayonet must have Waffenamt?
the seller says there is not, or at least does not, see

[Anderson]

But it has a batch number on the ricasso 9065a which suggests it did have a WaA mark on pommel, perhaps polished off during a refurbish.

[emo155]

Тhank you very much!
how much you think is a good price for it if it is a legal repair
now I ask the seller to look around for WaA

[Sleepwalker]

Matches the scabbard the serialnumber of the bayonet? Hast the scabbard a screw or a rivet?

The frog is a nice original item. Made bei Carl Ackva Bad Kreutnach in 1942. Frog model for the Luftwaffe.

[emo155]

Hello to the seller told me that the numbers matched

Hast the scabbard a screw or a rivet? I apologize I do not understand what you ask me I do not know English I use the translation to find out ask the question again