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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sabre123, post: 949657, member: 8258&quot;]I recently did a lot of research on a Polish bayonet that I found and that research overlapped with German blades. There is a lot of nuance to these, in terms of design/marks/reworks/etc., so please take this as general info to help you do your own research to get to the finer points on the piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>That looks like a 84/98 or K98 bayonet. During certain time periods, Germany used a letter / number code in lieu of having a manufacturer&#039;s name on the blade.</p><p><br /></p><p>S/245 is:</p><p>Jetter &amp; Scheerer, Tuttlingen</p><p><br /></p><p>Year they manufactured these blades: 1934-1941</p><p><br /></p><p>From &#039;25-&#039;36, there would have been a letter under the S/245 indicating the year of production. Yours does not have that, so I would assume it to be 1937-1941.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a non-matching scabbard to the blade, which is not uncommon. Looks similar to the scabbard that came with my Polish bayonet. Mine was made in Austria, but I don&#039;t think this on is the same. With some determination, you should be able to find it.</p><p><br /></p><p>That button on the pommel is the press/catch and should push in and release back. It may take some effort.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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