G. GRAFRATH

Short - Double Etched Dress Bayonet

Short - Single Eagle Etch - Pre - 1938

The retail firms of the Gebruder Grafrath were primarily outlets for hunting and pocket knives. They did however offer a limited variety of Third Reich daggers to include HJ Knives, SA daggers and dress bayonets.

We can suggest that these varieties came from Robt. Klaas as the etch on this dress bayonet was ONLY produced by the Klaas firm.

This etch was offered in the Grafrath stores prior to 1938 as determined by the "slant" edge used by Robt. Klaas at that time. After 1938 Robt. Klaas used the "potted plant" bookends as featured in the Revised and Updated Volume on page 209.

This "Neutral" ( for all Wehrmacht personnel) pre-38 pattern is quite hard to find and is not generally found in major collections.

For that matter, any etched bayonet with the G. Grafrath trademark is quite difficult to acquire.

The Condition of this example is absolutely perfect. Hilt has all plating, blade is also in Mint condition. See pictures. A truly collectable and rare example to have.

Comes with:
Black Scabbard
Black Frog
Price: $2,500 + Shipping
Item Number #B-006
Certificate of Authenticity from Wayne H. Techet
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