Excerpts from German bayonets 1898 1945 English.

THE GERMAN BAYONET 1898 - 1945 From the early 1895 trial pieces to the late F.G. 42 models, Christian Mery traces the history of the German bayonets through both World Wars, and the never before appeared in publications Weimar era. This 304 page work... More

THE GERMAN BAYONET 1898 - 1945 From the early 1895 trial pieces to the late F.G. 42 models, Christian Mery traces the history of the German bayonets through both World Wars, and the never before appeared in publications Weimar era. This 304 page work completes his earlier Ersatz book. All the models manufactured in Germany are presented and illustrated in more than 900 color photographs, 200 of which are of German soldiers. Some have never been published before and often are exceptional. A chapter is dedicated to sawback bayonets and to the propaganda made of their use during WWI. Collectors will welcome the chapters on frogs and regimental markings as an indispensable reference allowing them to identify their bayonets and other equipment. An added feature of this book is a section dedicated to the ever growing and increasingly more accurate number of fakes. Finally, an addendum with information on ersatz bayonets and a complete color plate of the different Troddels will prove an inval Less