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Bayonet with Sawback
(Seitengewehr mit Säge)

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German with a M98/02 Bayonet mounted on a Gew98

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German with a M98/05 Sawback Bayonet.

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Myths and Legends

Sawback Terms

Sägerücken: Literally "saw-back," referring to the serrated edge on the spine of the blade.

 

Seitengewehr mit Säge: "Bayonet with saw" (often abbreviated in records as s.S. or m.S. for mit Säge).

 

S.Abg. (Säge abgeschliffen): Denotes a sawback bayonet that had its teeth ground down later in the war due to propaganda.

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