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I'd be surprised if no-one here has ever seen this sword-bayonet.
Yes, it is scarce but with the collective experience in this forum surely someone's got some idea of what it is.
The only clue I can offer is that I saw the exact piece for sale without a scabbard on Ebay - and it sold for a whopping sum. And sadly the seller had no idea what it was other than that it was a hirshfanger bayonet. This I had already concluded, so that was little help.
And I have seen that marking on one other sword on eBay - which appeared to be a gothic-style hunting sword, 19th century. Another unusual piece with quite an elaborate gothic scabbard.
I have spotted hirshfanger bayonets used in the Danish army too. I'm not sure how much further afield they extended.
Any insights at all will be appreciated.
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