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Dagger military

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Just picked this up today unsure about if it’s old or a reproduction.
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WW2 vintage German.
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Looks to me more like a bayonet of some kind, with the bird's (eagle, presumably) eye designed as the release button.
The back of the handle is dead flat, which makes me think it belongs on the underside of a rifle.
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Re: Dagger military

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I agree with Tasky. In any event, if the spine of the blade is not sharpened it isn't a dagger. A dagger should be double edged.
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Drukai wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2023 12:09 am Just picked this up today unsure about if it’s old or a reproduction.
Nice find! ::tu::
Definitely not a repro. I wonder what rifle it was attached to?
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WW1 K98 Bayonet made by WKC.

https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/33867935- ... ting-knife

Several other sources concur.
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