Sword Bayonets F

For sorting purposes I have chosen Bayonets with above 12" blades to be classed as "Sword"

(more to come) Note:- click on image for larger version of images

FINLAND
	1927 made by Hackman (1927 has convex grinding to edge)
	Hackman makers mark
	SKY marked 1928 Mosin Nagant
	Close up of SKY markings
	1928 Mosin Nagant

FRANCE
	1842 second model Steel cross guard identifies this as 1842, the earlier 1840 has a brass cross guard Right ricasso marks Right hilt showing leaf spring locking mechanism, the later 1842/59 has a locking mechanism operated by a coil spring heavy scabbard has heavy frog strap
	Mle 1842/59 bayonet, with internal coil spring locking. Much heavier blade than the 1866 and a "rough" cast iron cross guard instead of brass cross guard of 1842.
	French 1842 with what I believed was Chinese script on the cross guard, it is however on closer examination and cleaning actually the original numbers struck out using a X stamp, a case of excess expectation on my part. Luckily I didn't break the bank
	Early production 1866 with the rivet in the second cordon, rather than the 3rd as in all later made ones. The date is not visible on the blade due to the surface corrosion, however it is probably prior to December 1866
	An unmarked 1866 style bayonet, which bears several small differences from standard French issue: Blade is heavier being much thicker, with a completely flat spine, I am wondering if this is a modified 1842 type blade. Weight difference is noticeable on picking up the blade Adjustment screw on the muzzle ring has square shoulders and not the rounded shoulders of a standard 1866 Ricasso is longer than any other example I have of the 1866 and fullers are earlier squared style Cordons are deeper with much rounder profile Quillion ball is less pronounced than normal Slot appears shorter than normal 1866 but this is all down to a slightly shorter and more rounded pommel. Any ideas gratefully accepted.
	Defense Nationale bayonet made using a modified side arm sword blade. This one has a distinctive 3 fuller blade
	Defense Nationale bayonet using an 1866 style hilt and a re-used double edged sword blade Chassepot style muzzle ring with cut out, and Remington style un chamfered slot Bottom rivet is missing and shows only a dimple where the hole would be drilled Serial on cross guard Makers mark "U" on the ricasso
	Belgian made 1866 with French serial number on cross guard, ricasso mark is Crown over CB or CH
	Reeves Birmingham UK made 1866
	Grips of Reeves made 1866
	Defense Nationale 1866 ordered from the UK maker William Millward, investigation has shown that they arrived to late to take part in the Franco Prussian war, and were unpacked after the war. Most are found without any French Markings other than a serial number on the pommel end (not seen on this example). This is not a common maker UK made model has a slightly smaller and rounder hilt this results in what appears to be a shorter slot, examination shows the difference to all be behind the locking bar and due to the pommel shape
	1886 Chassepot back of blade marked "M^re d'armes de St Etiene Fevrier 1874". Right side of blade marked with M and G in circles, left side of cross guard marked AB 97047. Quillion stamped with crowned D and two other stamps
	1886 Chassepot Right side of blade marked with M and G in circles, left side of cross guard marked O 6090. Quillion stamped with crowned G and two other stamps. Scabbard painted black. stamped B 88006
	Chromed 1866 Chassepot
	A 1866 Chassepot style bayonet with a brass plug filling the location that the bottom rivet would have taken, it is possible that this is a late FP war version which were reputedly made without the rivet to make production easier but I have not been able to confirm this Identified as a Defense National model made during the Franco Prussian war, the more normal ones without lower rivet, have a dimple one one side without a hole on the other side, this one is different because of the brass infill
	Brass plug doesn't penetrate the hilt
	Remington re-hilt of earlier Funcke blade
	Belgian makers mark on an 1866 Chassepot bayonet, Notice pommel differences to the normal 1866 model Pommel has different shape than normal Chassepot blades with a sharper beak and more rounded back. Although this bayonet has a French serial who was it originally for Z serials were used to denote bayonets issued without rifles as side arms
	Doubled barrel muzzle ring, probably a hunting blade rather than a Franco Prussian war period model but ..... All brass hilt and crossguard, colour is lighter than the normal 1866 hilt. There is signs of verdigris on inside of muzzle ring showing it has some age. Blade shows 8bre 1868 date but no arsenal marks. Is this a reject chassepot blade re-used Slot is the un-chamfered Remington style
	Stahelin and Bitschelin made 1866 Jan 1868, with S prefixed French serial on crossguard
	German Weyersberg made 1866 with U prefixed serial on crossguard
	1866 with Reeves marked ricasso but no French serial
	Daudeteau bayonet, essentially similar to the 1886 Lebel with the addition of a groove down the side of the hilt to accept the cleaning road. This has been fitted with a brass riveted Lebel frog which has had an approved slit in the bottom of the frog to allow it to be used on the Gras.
	1874 Gras with muzzle ring filled with brass threaded plug Stud is permanently fixed as adjustment screw on top of muzzle ring has been riveted This conversion is to allow the bayonet to be used as an earth for telegraphers, since it no longer fixes to the rifle the telegraphers must have only used it as a sid arm.
	Kropatschek bayonet made for France by Steyr in Austria. Similar to the 1874 Gras the back of the handle is straight and not humped, it is also Similar to the Rumanian Peabody but the hilt is shorter. This example has a Gras scabbard as evident from the scabbard serial. The back of the spine appears to have an anchor stamp which is normally seen on the crossguard.
	Kropatschek bayonet made by Steyr in Austria (as evident from spine inscription and press stud mark), This has no serial number on the crossguard and is therefore a stores weapon kept to be marked to match the rifle when replacing a issued blade. The scabbard serial may show scabbard is a correct Kropatschek scabbard as opposed to a Gras one.
	1874 Gras
	M1874 Gras
	M1874 Gras with cut outs in scabbard (for Scottish highland dancing, cuts allow scabbard and blade to be joined at right angles)
	M1886 Lebel
	M1886/93/16 with quillion removed
	1886 leather covered to convert to swagger stick
	Professional leather covering
	M1892 Mannlicher Berthier

GERMANY
	S71 bayonet in brass mounted leather scabbard added 24/5/03
	Matching unit marks on blade and scabbard, blade has 1872 spine acceptance stamp added 24/5/03
	Bavarian Werder bayonet with modified hilt, in brass mounted leather scabbard added 24/5/03
	Rear of pommel shows the grinding used to allow it to mount on a different rifle to original Werder rifle added 24/5/03
	Close up of grinding, a two step grind is also available added 24/5/03
	Makers mark of W&ST in an arc of Solingen added 24/5/03
	Unit marks on cross guard added 24/5/03
	Leather of scabbard is marked as well, but not legible added 24/5/03
	Commercial S71, without fullers and with steel ersatz style scabbard
	Knights Head makers mark
	1871
	G1898 with original leather scabbard
	G98 with chromed scabbard, pommel and blade
	S98/05 aA without flash guard and with partial muzzle ring
	close up of grip damage on 98/05 without flash guard
	S98/05 aA
	S98/05 nA S
	S98/05 nA
	S98/05 nA
	S98/05 nAand blued blade
	98/05 S abg - sawback removed
	S98/05 S abg - close up of ground area
	88/98 ersatz with original 98/05 scabbard (EB47)
	88/98 ersatz 7 groove steel hilt with plain blade with narrow fullers (EB47)
	88/98 ersatz with Parralel blade
	Ersatz Carter (EB47)
	Unit marks on Ersatz bayonet
	1920 date on cross guard of Weimar republic bayonet
	S98/05 with V notched hilt used between wars period
	S98/05 with V notched hilt used between wars period - showing spring under operative press stud
	S98/05 aA transitional
	Throat markings on aA transitional S98/05 leather scabbard
	S98/05 nA transitional sawback with leather scabbard
	Ersatz with FAG scabbard
	Close up of the FAG markings on the scabbard
	Re issued French 1866 Chassepot
	Chassepot modified scabbard
	Ersatz
	S98/05 S abg - sawback removed
	Ersatz
	Bavarian 1915 Ersatz with leather look scabbard
	Bavarian 1915 Ersatz with leather look scabbard close up
	Bavarian 1915 51 tooth sawback in original 98/05 sawback leather scabbard
	Unit markings on leather scabbard for Ersatz 98/05 sawback
	1915 Ersatz hilt
	Ersatz Carter EB17
	Ersatz bayonet - identified as EB24 by Carter
	Ersatz Carter EB47
	Ersatz
	Ersatz with different fullers than that above

GREECE
	1903, with T back blade
	Blade showing Italian makers mark, making this the rare version of the blade

HOLLAND
	1873 Beaumont first pattern converted to later long spring pattern added 24/5/03
	Brass plug fills the original location of the fixing for the original short spring added 24/5/03
	Additional length of spring is evident from moved location of fixing point added 24/5/03
	P Stevens Maastricht makers mark on Ricasso. added 24/5/03
	Obverse ricasso added 24/5/03
	1873 Beaumont Yataghan based on the French 1866 added 24/5/03
	A brass collar ahs been moulded to the quillion added 24/5/03
	Crown over JA stamp on ricasso added 24/5/03
	P Stevens of Maastricht makers marks added 24/5/03
	Right hilt has the later pattern long spring, first model had short spring which was modified to the longer spring and the existing holes were filled added 24/5/03
	Left hilt added 24/5/03
	Scabbard on this blade is most likely to be a French 1866 substitution and not the original Dutch model, based on the serial added 24/5/03
	M1895
	M895 close up of markings