Gottscho bayonet, G98, German (1915)

Title	Gottscho bayonet, G98
Nationality	German
Period	1915

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This bayonet was designed by Dr Lucien Gottscho of Berlin in November 1914, patented by him and supplied in limited numbers to Bavarians and Wurttembergers. It is unusual, inasmuch as, unlike the rest of the G/K98 series which have a TO slot, it has a square form slot for the cleaning rod.

The pommel is brazed in two pieces, the only example of this construction in the entire selection of G/K98 Mauser bayonets.

The grip is a nice fruitwood example with a couple of minor age splits and a middling patch of scarring in the centre of the obverse grip, perhaps from a piece of shrapnel. There are a couple of minor dings in the pommel, where typically it has been used to hammer in nails or some such. The blade is in magnificent condition. Alas, the scabbard is substantially creased and dented throughout its length on both sides, but at least it is the original scabbard with traces of what could well be the original black paint.

These rarely turn up on the English market today.

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[Edged Weapons : Bayonets : German : 20th Century]

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