G05553 S 84/98 nA COMBAT BAYONET & FROG. (Seitengewehr mit Seitengewehrtasche) A second pattern (the first were conversions of S 71/84 bayonets) model 1884/98 bayonet, introduced in 1915 as a short-blade wartime utility bayonet, and known as the S 84/98 nA ("Seitengewehr 84/98 neuer Art," or, Bayonet ‘84/‘98 new Pattern), with its original scabbard and leather frog. The unsheathed bayonet has an overall length of 15 3/16". Its blued steel, contoured bird’s head pommel has a stud guide and locking stud, with an inspection mark, in the form of what appears to be a crowned, Gothic letter "G," stamped above the reverse of the stud. Its contoured wooden grips are fixed by two plain-headed bolts and slot-headed washers. Visible through the rectangular cuts to the base of each grip is a circular cleaning hole. The grips have darkened with age. A sheet steel flash guard runs along the top of the grips between the stud guide and cross guard. The steel cross guard has a scalloped muzzle guide to its top, but only a short extension to its base. All of the metal elements of the hilt have a patina of light surface spotting. The 9 7/8" bright blade, which is 1" wide near the guard, has wide fullers along most of its length. A cypher comprised of a crown over a "W" (most likely for King Wilhelm II (1888-1918) of Prussia, or possibly King Wilhelm II of Württemburg (1891-1918)), with "17" (the acceptance date) beneath that, and a crowned "C" inspection mark beneath that, are stamped to the back of the blade near the ricasso. A dual outline figure logo with "J.A. Henckels" beneath it, and, barely discernible beneath that, "Zwillingswerk," who made these bayonets between 1915 and 1917, is stamped to the reverse ricasso. The blade exhibits light surface spotting, and more moderate scabbard runner marks. Its blackened leather scabbard has an overall length of 10 3/4", with a vertical seam to its reverse, and blued steel fittings, retained by staples, to both its top and bottom. The uppermost fitting has, to its obverse, a throat screw and a raised frog lug, and, stamped to its reverse, "39. R. 10. 25" (indicating its usage by the 39th Infantry Regiment, 10th Company, with the individual weapon number being 25). What appears to be a crowned "J" is stamped to each side of the throat, as well as alongside the staples to the reverses of the both the upper and lower fittings. The lower fitting tapers to a ball tip. Typical surface scratching is evident to the leather, and the bluing to the scabbard’s metal fittings has mostly worn and been replaced by a patina of surface spotting. The scabbard is slid unto its original, blackened leather frog. The frog is comprised of two pieces, the first a "pocket," open at its top and bottom and with a hole for the scabbard’s stud to its front, either of whose sides are sewn onto the second piece, a backing which folds down upon itself, forming a belt loop, where it is fixed by three blackened rivets. The stitching is beginning to become un-done along the left side of the pocket, and there is significant cracking at the flexible point immediately beneath its lowermost rivet. It is otherwise still supple, however, most likely as a result of its having been treated.

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