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My genuine K98 Bayonet doesn't have the scales and one one side of the blade by the hilt has S/185 (makers mark Elite Diamant AG., Siegmar-Schönauand) the other 6017 and under that K (serial number), so I think it is a reproduction
Dick
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I haven't taken the grips off yet but I am planning to take them off to have a look underneath. The blade has been roughly ground which could be part of the refurbishment, taking off any original markings, or it could be a poorly ground reproduction. I'm inclined to think that it is a post war refurbishment but possibly not by the Czechs?
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Take the grips off already, the suspense is killing us. It doesn't look like a repro. Most repros have that brand new, shiny piece of crap look to them and this while new, looks like it's been around for a while.
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It's not a reproduction. It's a post-WWII refurbished bayonet. Haven't gotten around to checking my files to see which country did them but I have seen quite a few of these. The flashguard is a dead give away. They all have this checkered style.
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Just checked. East German rework. You don't show a scabbard. The correct scabbard will have a steel or aluminum rivet in place of the screw that holds the mouth/spring in the scabbard.
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Here is a picture of the scabbard and as you say the screw has been replaced by a rivet. The mouthpiece appears to be brass; not sure if this is a replacement as part of the refurb?
I took a bit of a chance buying this bayonet and had to hope for the best. A post WW2 refurbished bayonet is interesting to me especially if done during the Cold War but a modern repro has no interest to me what so ever.
I'll report back later if there are any markings under the grips.
Thanks for the information porterkids.
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Here are some pictures of the bayonet with the grips removed. There are several markings present under the grips but I don't know what they stand for.
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The big R stands for REPRODUCTION. Just kidding. Looks legit to me and Porterkids is already positive and that's good enough for me.
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Originally Posted by
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The big R stands for REPRODUCTION.
You had me worried for a moment.
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Post war reworks often have these cross hatched flash guard, and an aluminium rivet holding the mouth piece in, and blued