Vintage Mauser Bayonet

A German Seitengewehr 84/98 III bayonet, the standard-issue combat bayonet used by the Wehrmacht for the Mauser Kar 98k rifle during World War II.

• Manufacturer Code ("ddl"): Stamped on the ricasso (base of the blade) as 42 ddl. The code ddl stands for Josua Corts Sohn located in Remscheid, Germany.
• Year of Manufacture ("42"): The prefix 42 indicates this blade was manufactured in 1942.
• Serial Number: The reverse side of the blade is stamped with 7911 d. This signifies it was the 7,911th bayonet produced within the "d" production block of that year.
• Grips: It features the standard late-war grooved composition grips, typically made of dark Bakelite (synthetic resin).

The Scabbard

• Manufacturer Code ("cof"): Stamped on the scabbard throat as cof 44. The code cof stands for the famous blade maker Carl Eickhorn based in Solingen, Germany.
• Year of Manufacture ("44"): The suffix 44 indicates this scabbard was produced in 1944.
• Serial Number: The other side of the scabbard throat reads 6125 c, meaning it originally belonged to a completely different 1944 Eickhorn bayonet.

Collection only from Clonmel