Bayonet 84/98 III

[gitana]

This appears to be in pretty good shape, but I cannot understand why someone would have ground off the manufacturer name. 

Also, what is the italic 'k' beneath the serial number stand for? 

Thanks! 

 

[gitana]

The scabbard name is ground off as well. 

[SARGE]

Yes, odd that they would grind off the maker identification.  The four digit serial numbers went so high and then received alphabetic suffixes like Luger pistols. 1234/a, b, c, etc.  

[gitana]

Ah, thank you. It wasn't clear to me that the k is part of the serial number. 

I inherited two of these. The other one is clearly marked as Paul Weyersberg 1939, but has non-matching serial numbers. Which do you think I should keep? (I wish I just had one set with everything matching and nothing ground off).  

 

The frog for this one is marked

E. O. Götze & Sohn / Gersdorf / 1940
M 

 

I've read that the M stands for Kriegsmarine. Is this true, and if so is that significant?  

 

[SARGE]

If they were mine I would keep the matching numbers bayonet and the best condition frog.  If either bayonet were Navy issue it would have either N or O followed by numbers on the guard so the best frog would be the one without the M.