S71/84mS Sawback bayonet with scabbard.

Description

S71/84mS Sawback bayonet with scabbard. L91 on ricasso and WEYERSBERG KIRSCHBAUM & Co. SOLINGEN on the other side. Bayonet is unit marked B.12.R.4.235. on the left side and b8. on the right side near the "quillon". Guaranteed genuine. The blade thickness tapers toward the tip which Anthony Carter had identified as a sign of a fake but newer research by Shawn Gibson has debunked that as an error. Blade has been sharpened but is not ground up and has several nicks in the cutting edge. There are pitted areas on both side visible in the pictures. Ther is also pitting on the right side of the pommel. There are hammer marks on the butt of the pommel and a small spot of file marks on the inside of the mortise slot where it was "adjusted" from the mushrooming effect. The bayonet mounts and dismounts smoothly from the rifle. Scabbard remains complete but the fittings are a little loose. They are in no danger of falling off and the bayonet inserts completely into the scabbard without being forced. The scabbard is unit marked 98.R.E.3.118. There are buckles and folds in the scabbard leather and some crazing. The leather is rigid and the stitching is intact. Both fittings have rust and staining and the tip has pitting.