Dress Bayonet?

[kgrunt]

I have this bayonet,and I was wondering if anyone could tell me a little more about it. I assume its a dress bayonet,The hilt actually has felt that is cut to fit the hole,it very different from the others that i have....

[Walkwolf]

Yes, it's a dress bayonet. Nice too in that it has jigged bone grips.
The frogs for these scabbards are usually a polished 'patent'
type black leather.

[kgrunt]

The frogs for these scabbards are usually a polished 'patent' type black leather.

Wow thanks that helped me sort out something among my bayonets,I sort of just matched everything up. here is a photo the top frog is the one i originally had with it and the bottom one(although its really hard to see) appears to have had a patent leather finish,which is now a collection of cracks.




I was wondering if this was used by a specific service branch? Was it common? and as for the red felt i assume it was only for wear no way this was made to be put on a rifle.

[Reibert]

The grip plates seem to be made of wood in "staghorn design", IMO an legit "Extra-Seitengewehr", congrats !

[kgrunt]

The grip plates seem to be made of wood in "staghorn design"

Wow good eye ,I think you are your right,The stag handles are white underneath...must be a late war model.Thank you

[Reibert]

Such Extra-Seitengewehre were private purchased.
The soldier had the choice, to buy the Seitengewehr, equipped with the, common, black, bakelite grip plates or, the, (more expensive), staghorn grip plates.

A compromise was, to buy an Extra-SG, equipped with wooden grip plates, imitating the costly staghorn ones.

It´s a myth, to term an Extra-SG, equipped with staghorn grip plates, as a "Gebirgsjäger-Bajonett" ! ...

[kgrunt]

So its resale value should be between the Bakelite version and the stag horn grip...

[ww2relichunter]

Theese are veyr nice i like them a lot i think theese would probably sell closer to the stag grips value wise i think they are uncommon

[Walkwolf]

The grips were indeed lighter in colour - I guess my late night eyes were too tired.........!

[kirby]

These are usually referred to a artificial stag and the fittings on the bayonet are usually unplanted. They are uncommon because later in the war there was little need for dress bayonets. I wouldn't pay anywhere close to the price of one with real stag horn grips.

All the best

Kirby