Educational video! At first glace I thought it was a post-WW1 dress bayonet, but after this film I understand that it is the actual service bayonet prior-WW1
I was trying to find out if a bayonet at an auction was real. after a couple hours of searching, I came across this video and it's a 98. I'll be in line to get in this morning for sure now.
Very hard to find!! Usually in the $400 to $500 range. A lot of them wound up in humid & hot tropical climates, & the first thing to go are the fragile leather grips. Many were replaced with wooden ones, & made there after with wood. Some rare examples have reddish gutta percha, or hard rubber grips. An early plastic like material. I own one example with saw back removed. A truly beautiful bayonet with it's eagle heads pommel!
Hi Vincent, nice clip. Can you tell me more about the picture of the Schutztruppe photo? Do you have a date? Which colony? Its a very important photo as to my knowledge it's the only known photo of the red rubber grip kS98 in action. Cheers, Allan
Hi Allan, sadly i dont have a lot of information about this picture. It was floating around the internet 6 or 7 years ago and i saved it. Even back then nobody could tell me anything about this picture or even who owned the copyright. The only thing that was always written together with this picture was that it was taken in german south west africa. I think it shows irregular german reserve troops shortly after war was declared in 1914/1915. The only unit markings i know of for these rubber gripped kS98 are K.S. for german south west africa or P.T.K. for police troops cameroon. cheers, Vincent.
Hi Vincent. Interesting. It is certainly not DSWA as they didnt use the pith hats past late 1890s. This probably narrows it down to Reserves being equipped in DOA (East Africa) in 1914. The rubber-gripped versions can also be found with Sch.D.O.A. markings. Can you send me the highest resolution version you have of it? I have been writing a book about the kS98 for the last few years and would like to include this interesting photo. Very best Allan nzherbi@gmail.com
Hello Allan, thanks for the information. I am no uniform expert and therefore cant tell you anything regarding the headgear but the statement about this being DSW could certainly be wrong. I will have a look and search for this picture in my files. I will get to you via Mail. WIth kind regards Vincent. @@aeh4066
Yes. You just made me very jealous. Sch.K. stands for Schutztruppe Kamerun and then the weapon number. Thats a really rare colonial forces marking! Congratulations.
Thats a near impossible question to answer. If you wantto you can send me an email with some pictures and maybe i can help you but without any information i cant help you. sorry
Hey. Im sorry but i dont know alot about ottoman bayonets. I have read that the ottoman empire and imperial germany had close connections and some ottoman bayonets were influenced by german designs (the ottoman Model 1903 bayonet for example) but that is basicly all i know. I'm sorry.
Thank you for a very informative video On the KS 98 bayonets. I would like to see some one do a video on the first 1898 karabiners the 1st and 2nd pattern, from what I read there were about 20,000 produced on the small ring action.
Another great video! I run a website called www.germancolonialuniforms.co.uk/ , if you scroll down the menu page you see a section on Colonial baynets. There are photos of many colonial kS98 and other bayonets.
Hello Chris. I've been a fan of your website for many years and i was really happy to see you subscribe to my little channel. Keep up the great work. With kind regards Vincent.
Educational video! At first glace I thought it was a post-WW1 dress bayonet, but after this film I understand that it is the actual service bayonet prior-WW1
Great video
From Ireland great video
Fantastic video! I have a W04 and I had been wondering what it meant. Thanks so much.
do you know if the dress bayonets are ok to mount on a rifle and fire? the grip fittings appears to be non metallic
I was trying to find out if a bayonet at an auction was real. after a couple hours of searching, I came across this video and it's a 98. I'll be in line to get in this morning for sure now.
I am glad my video helped you. Good luck with the auction! Cheers, Vincent.
I have a bayonet marked W 11 with the black handle What is it worth? Great video.
Very hard to find!! Usually in the $400 to $500 range. A lot of them wound up in humid & hot tropical climates, & the first thing to go are the fragile leather grips. Many were replaced with wooden ones, & made there after with wood. Some rare examples have reddish gutta percha, or hard rubber grips. An early plastic like material. I own one example with saw back removed. A truly beautiful bayonet with it's eagle heads pommel!
Hi Vincent, nice clip. Can you tell me more about the picture of the Schutztruppe photo? Do you have a date? Which colony? Its a very important photo as to my knowledge it's the only known photo of the red rubber grip kS98 in action. Cheers, Allan
Hi Allan, sadly i dont have a lot of information about this picture. It was floating around the internet 6 or 7 years ago and i saved it. Even back then nobody could tell me anything about this picture or even who owned the copyright. The only thing that was always written together with this picture was that it was taken in german south west africa.
I think it shows irregular german reserve troops shortly after war was declared in 1914/1915. The only unit markings i know of for these rubber gripped kS98 are K.S. for german south west africa or P.T.K. for police troops cameroon.
cheers, Vincent.
Hi Vincent. Interesting. It is certainly not DSWA as they didnt use the pith hats past late 1890s. This probably narrows it down to Reserves being equipped in DOA (East Africa) in 1914. The rubber-gripped versions can also be found with Sch.D.O.A. markings. Can you send me the highest resolution version you have of it? I have been writing a book about the kS98 for the last few years and would like to include this interesting photo. Very best Allan nzherbi@gmail.com
Hello Allan, thanks for the information. I am no uniform expert and therefore cant tell you anything regarding the headgear but the statement about this being DSW could certainly be wrong. I will have a look and search for this picture in my files. I will get to you via Mail. WIth kind regards Vincent. @@aeh4066
I have one stamped Sch.K. Plus number. Any idea ?
Yes. You just made me very jealous. Sch.K. stands for Schutztruppe Kamerun and then the weapon number. Thats a really rare colonial forces marking! Congratulations.
HI - what are the numbers and marks on he back of the blade? Thanks Allan
Pls make a video obout the k98 nazi bayonet and the original 98 short bayonet the one with that looks like the 2ww one
what is authentic ks98 worth if sold.
Thats a near impossible question to answer. If you wantto you can send me an email with some pictures and maybe i can help you but without any information i cant help you. sorry
@@imperialgermanbayonets9244 I'll gather some info and send it to you. Thank you for your response.
No problem. Mail is: imperialgermanbayonets@gmail.com
do you know anything about ottoman bayonets?
Hey. Im sorry but i dont know alot about ottoman bayonets. I have read that the ottoman empire and imperial germany had close connections and some ottoman bayonets were influenced by german designs (the ottoman Model 1903 bayonet for example) but that is basicly all i know. I'm sorry.
Make a vid obout the original short bayonet vs k98 bayonet
And talk louder i cant hear u
Thank you for a very informative video
On the KS 98 bayonets.
I would like to see some one do a video on the first 1898 karabiners the 1st and 2nd pattern, from what I read there were about 20,000 produced on the small ring action.
Another great video! I run a website called www.germancolonialuniforms.co.uk/ , if you scroll down the menu page you see a section on Colonial baynets. There are photos of many colonial kS98 and other bayonets.
Hello Chris. I've been a fan of your website for many years and i was really happy to see you subscribe to my little channel. Keep up the great work. With kind regards Vincent.