Upon adoption of the Mauser Model 1898 by the Imperial Germany Army, a new bayonet was also adopted. It was named the Seitengewehr 98 and featured a long, thin blade with a spine transitioning towards the middle of the blade towards the tip. This became known to collectors as the quillback bayonet. The hilt had a swept back quillion, no muzzle ring and a long mortise to attach it to the rifle. The wooden grip was one piece that wrapped around the bottom of the tang. This arrangement prooved to be fragile and four years later in 1902, the grip was redesigned with a wider tang and two piece wooden grips. The first model, made from 1898 to 1902 was named the SG98 a.A., alter Art, or old pattern while the new model, made from 1902 to 1918 was named the SG98 n.A., neuer Art, or new pattern.
In the collectors market today the SG 98 a.A. is a fairly rare bayonet. When I found this bayonet it was mislabeled and missing the wooden grips and screws. In this video I do a complete restoration, removing the rust and recreate the unique grips and the screws that hold them on.

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00:00 Overview
01:22 Rust removal
03:32 Making the grips
10:54 Making the screws
13:48 Finishing
14:25 Notes on the making
16:26 Markings
17:15 Conclusion