Second pattern example of the M1884/98 knife bayonet. Used by German army during WW1. The M1884/98 first pattern bayonets were M1871/84 bayonets altered ca. 1905 for use on the 8 mm. Mauser Gewehr 98 Rifle. These were discontinued in favor of the M1898/05 bayonet. However, the Germans returned to the M1884/98 design in 1915, as a way to use their limited steel supply more efficiently. This example was made in 1917. It carries the Royal Cypher of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Prussia It also carries two makes marks on the ricasso, that of the blade maker (Hammesfahr) and the BAYARD mark of the assembler Henri Peiper & Co., Herstal-lez-Liege, Belgium.
Marks and Stamps: (Ricasso) GOTTLIEB HAMMESFAHR SOLLINGEN FOCHE horseman logo BAYARD (Crossguard) Serial no| Accession Number: 348 | Period of Use: |
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| Country of Origin: Germany | Type Date: 1915 |
| Manufacturer: Gottlieb Hammesfahr & Co., Solingen-Foche | Serial Number: 2335 |
| Manufacture Date: 1917 | Calibre/Ammunition: |
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