Short KS/98 Bayonet w/Single-Etched Blade, Frog & Portepee. WKC knight's helmet TM. This bayonet, recently obtained in Austria, is complete with frog & portepee. Nickel-plated hilt fittings show light surface wear/age crazing with one minor spot of wear to the reverse crossguard where crossguard has rubbed against the frog. Black bakelite grip plates are perfect with no cracks or chips. Pommel slot is complete with green felt plug. Plated single-etched blade grades excellent++ showing only minor surface wear with a few specks of gray shadowing on obverse ricasso. An example of the obverse blade etch pattern consisting of a 5 3/8" long frosted panel with raised oak leaf border, service time remembrance inscription, and central open wing eagle is pictured on page 235 of German Etched Dress Bayonets by Wayne H. Techet. As indicated in the above reference, this blade was most likely produced for WKC by their supplier of etched dress bayonets, the F. W. Höller company. Blade is complete wbrown leather blade buffer pad. Dent-free steel scabbard retains approximately 95% of the original black enamel showing only light surface wear/crazing with loss of enamel to lower ball. Bayonet is complete with black patent leather frog showing much age crazing and dulling to the patent leather finish. Attached to the frog is an original green/silver NCO portepee in excellent+ condition. Exc++ (26465) $895.