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    88/98/05 Ersatz Bayonet

    Hi all,

    Felt I would share a interesting bayonet I recently acquired. It is a 88/98/05 Ersatz Bayonet. I found on I believe the Old-Smithy website which is very close to it, so I felt I would share and maybe learn more about it.







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    its been shortened by the Turks unfortunately as the hilt is one of the less common ones.

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    To think how common they were about 40 years ago and now there are none...
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    Roughly how long would it have been originally? Overall even though it is a Ersatz bayonet, I still think it is pretty decent quality (in terms of function, its obviously rough, but not as rough as some other bayonets I have seen)

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    Germanicon bayonets of these types were typically about 12 inches. The Turks shortened the blades to 10 inches.

    I wouldn't turn it down if I found it. Blasted Turks cut down almost all of these so they remain collectible. It's just that the uncut ones command a pretty good premium.

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    Personally I am pretty happy with it I was looking for something to mount on my 3 Gewehr 88s and this fit the bill (particularly for my Turkishicon owned 88/05). Bayonet collecting is one of those things I have fallen a bit behind in, just not as much availability, and it is hard to swallow paying as much or very close to what a rifle costs for the bayonet.

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