Original German WWII Heer Stag Grip 98k Long Dress Bayonet by Ernst Pack & Söhne with Stag Grips & 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 mostly intact, with some wear on the crossguard from the frog. The mortise button and blade release are fully functional, and the felt insert is present, though it has faded to an orange color. The grip plates are both lovely genuine stag horn, and both are in great condition. They are retained by nickel plated steel screws which have no driver slot, with spanner slotted bolts on the reverse.

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, though there is a bit of dried grease stuck to the blade in areas.

The rear ricasso of the blade is etched with the “Jung Siegfried” trademark logo of Ernst Pack & Söhne, Ritterwerk, which is in excellent condition. The mark shows their trademark “Young Siegfried wielding a hammer” Logo to the left, with the three line address to the right. The whole trademark reads:

E. PACK
& SÖHNE
SOLINGEN

Per J. Anthony Carter’s book GERMAN KNIFE AND SWORD MAKERS, this firm used this trademark specifically on “walking out” dress bayonets for the police and army. The company mostly made daggers so there is not as much information regarding the bayonets. The company survived the war, until it was sold in the 1960s to another knife company from Solingen, and the maker mark continued to be used into the 1990s. The original leather blade buffer is present and in very good condition.

The scabbard is straight throughout and very good original black enamel paint. There is some checking and crazing in the paint, as well as scabbard scratches and chips, which have exposed the steel base metal. There is a bit of oxidation, but nothing major, and it fits the blade securely. Attached to the scabbard is a nice leather frog with galvanized steel rivets, which does show wear from service. It is faintly maker marked on the back with what looks to be L.L.G. over an illegible location and faint 1941 date. 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 with some lovely stag horn grip scales. Complete with scabbard and frog, this bayonet is 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″