Original German WWII Heer Long 98k Dress Bayonet by Paul Seilheimer with Scabbard & Frog Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. The K-98 dress bayonet was a dress version of the combat style, and was worn by enlisted and NCO personnel for dress and parade occasions. The bayonets were finished with a high-quality nickel plating, with stag or bakelite grip plates and black painted scabbard. The choice of blade length was left to the purchaser, either the nickel-plated short (20cm) or long (25cm) version. There was usually a red or green colored felt insert in the rifle slot and the bayonet was suspended from a black or brown leather frog. Some had a functional bayonet latch, while it was ornamental on some. Often they would also have a sword knot, or troddle, and the color would indicate the branch or rank.

This great Heer (army) example is in excellent condition, and has a nickel plated blade, as all dress bayonets do. It has has a lovely alloy hilt, with the Nickel Plating almost fully intact, with some wear on the crossguard from the frog. The mortise button and blade release are fully functional, though the felt insert is missing. The grip plates are both lovely checkered black bakelite, and both are in great condition. They are retained by solid nickel alloy rivets which have dressed heads on the obverse.

The blade on this example is nickel-plated, as were all dress bayonets, and it shows very little wear, except for some scratching from the runner on the tip area. It has not been sharpened, and still retains its blunt factory edge, with no real oxidation we can see.

The reverse ricasso is stamped with the early pattern round Paul Seilheimer “PS” monogram trademark logo with the address surrounding it:

PAUL SEILHEIMER
* ( PS ) *
SOLINGEN

Paul Seilheimer, Waffenfabrik was located in the Solingen – Wald area, and was founded in 1917. The “PS” monogram round trademark was specifically used on “walking out” bayonets and dress swords during the very early WWII Period, per J. Anthony Carter’s work GERMAN KNIFE AND SWORD MAKERS. The company continued operation until 1970, though members of the family are still involved in Solingen industry to this day. The original leather blade buffer is no longer present.

The scabbard is straight throughout and has really great original black enamel paint. This paint is still in excellent condition with just a couple of scratches, and almost no crazing and checking from age. Attached to the scabbard is a nice leather frog, which does show wear, and may actually be for a wider “butcher” style bayonet scabbard, as it is relatively loose on the scabbard for this dress bayonet. It still retains a functional securing strap with an aluminum stud, and all stitching looks to be intact.

An great example of an German Long 98k dress bayonet by a well-known maker, complete with scabbard and frog, ready to display!

Specifications:
Blade Length: 9 3/4″
Blade Style: Single Edge w/ Fuller
Overall length: 14 5/8“
Crossguard: 2 1/4”
Scabbard Length: 10 1/2″