WWII German Mauser M84/98 2nd Model Bayonet Scabbard and Frog. 21385. Bayonets

M84/98 German bayonet 2nd model (The first pattern of S84/98 or M1884/98 bayonet was the 1871/1884 bayonet adapted so it could be used on the Gewehr 98. This was replaced in service by the 1898/05 bayonet. However during World War I the S84/98 began to be produced again under the designation S84/98 II. The German Imperial Army used this bayonet in World War I as a way of conserving scarce resources The S84/98 III was production of the S84/98 bayonet during the late Weimar period and during the time of Nazi Germany. The hilt has clean wooden grips have a flash guard and are held to the tang with two screw bolts . The pommel has a mortise slot and locking bolt which secures it to the rifle nose cap The crossguard has no quillon or muzzle ring. The blackened single edged spear point blade has a fuller on each side for about 180 mm. The riccasso has ‘7387’ crisply marked to one side and ‘S/239G’ ( is code for production by Rich. Herder) (Herder Abr. Sohn Stahlwarenfabrik company was one of the longest-established cutlery businesses in Solingen. Its ancestry traces back to 1623, when Arndt, Jürgen and Wilhelm Herder were making knives in Geylenbergh) to the obverse. The metalwork has an aged patina see page 115 No283 of Watts & White ‘The Bayonet Book’ for similar. The scabbard is metal with a frog stud *showing patina conducive with its age*. The leather frog is good with all stitching, studs and leatherwork in good order. A very good example for the collector, the price includes UK delivery. 21385.