Long KS/98 Bayonet w/RARE Single-Etched Blade, Frog & Portepee. E.Pack & Söhne, Solingen, large Siegfried Waffen TM. An example of this RARE etch pattern is pictured on pages 156 of German Etched Dress Bayonets by Wayne H. Techet. Nickel-plated hilt fittings show light surface wear with gray speckling and some minor lifting to obverse pommel and revrse crossguard. Pommel slot is complete with red felt plug. Black bakelite grip plates are perfect with no cracks or chips and complete with the off-set screws used by the Pack firm. Plated blade measuring 24.5cm grades EX+ showing minor surface wear/runner marks and a few specks of gray speckling or obverse/reverse ricasso, but no pitting, lifting or nicks to the cutting edge and is complete with black leather buffer pad. Obverse blade features the two-line remembrance of service inscription in raised Gothic letters, "Zur Erinnerung an meine Dienstzeit"". To the right of the inscription is a 5cm long, frosted oval panel with a superbly detailed motif of a large closed-wing Wehrmacht eagle and swastika above a Stahlhelm surrounded by surrounded by raised laurel leaves. Dent-free, steel scabbard retains approximately 90% of the original black enamel showing uniform crazing to the obverse/reverse shell with minor wear to the edges and lower ball. The black leather frog shows much crazing and some lifting to the original patent finish, but no rips or tears and no damage to the stitching. The, original to the piece, portepee shows light wear/age to the gray strap, red/white/red stem/slide/crown (2nd Company) and gray acorn and insert. As stated in the above reference, "Because so few were produced, Pack's oval line are difficult to locate and collect today".RARE E. Pack etched bayonet recently obtained in Germany. EX/EX+ (25876) $1,950.00. SOLD