Recently bought a bayonet from an estate sale. Please help identify it.
Please help identify Bayonet
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- Waleed Y. Majeed
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Re: Please help identify Bayonet
Looks like one of the model 1871 sword bayonets mentioned/shown on link below
https://bayonetsonline.com/german-bayon ... -sale.html
Waleed
https://bayonetsonline.com/german-bayon ... -sale.html
Waleed
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Re: Please help identify Bayonet
Yes another forum post identified it as a PFM1871 manufactured in 1890, and the unit stamp on the scabbard as 2.Pionier Batallion , Ersatz 1.Company waffe nr.55Waleed Y. Majeed wrote: ↑25 Sep 2022, 16:30Looks like one of the model 1871 sword bayonets mentioned/shown on link below
https://bayonetsonline.com/german-bayon ... -sale.html
Waleed
I have been unable to find any definitive information on that unit though.
If anyone knows anything about this unit, please post!