![]() ![]() ![]() The arrow ( pfeil) on the frog stud is the trademark of Paul Freiderich Dick, a German maker of commercial butcher's and chef's knives and tools located in Esslingen am Neckar (near Stuttgart). The black-painted scabbard is not the typical Chilean M1895 scabbard, but appears to be the type used with the German M1884/98 Second Pattern bayonet. The markings on M1895 bayonets are deeply struck, so this example saw considerable polishing before being plated. The scabbard has been painted with a high-gloss lacquer. This example has been nickel-plated for parade use. Ricasso (Left): "OE" over "W G" inside a circle This example was made by the Austrian firm Oesterreichsche Waffenfabrik-Gesellschaft of Steyr.Įxamples produced by Steyr are seldom encountered, suggesting that Steyr made far fewer M1895 bayonets than Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co. Ricasso (right): Chilean crest and intertwined circles. Ricasso (left): "Weyersberg" over "Kirschbaum & Co." over "Solingen" ![]()
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