German WW1 S14 Bayonet

[@paulongley2033]

Hi my friend Love your videos. I have two s14 ,one came out of a skip and the other one i purchased, both are mk 1 .looking for a sawback now it's just fending one and the expensive .

[@FreeAmericaChannel]

Very nice, thanks for sharing! As usual, I learned something. I just picked up a German 98/05 Aa that I need to do a video on as well.

[@ericfg806]

Nice work mate!

[@arturocavendish6859]

Bayard worker: yay! Day off! Germans: not really…

[@andrewhaddock7996]

I have one of these,marked FP in an oval, apparently freidrich plucker the younger, but not definite.information on these is a bit sparse.

[@pointynotsharp]

Definitely need that book

[@sirmortimer2405]

When looking at the construction features of the S14 of both "BK" (Beka-Rekord) and "FP", they are identical. Carl Lindström owned the three grammophone companies "Beka-Rekord", "Odeon" and "Parlophon". Odeon and Beka were able to get orders/contracts from the prussian war ministry for S14 bayonets (and in case of Odeon later on for 84/98 n.A.). In conclusion this meant that Beka was able to produce and deliver complete bayonets on its own instead of relying on blade blanks made from different manufacturers. The "FP" and "BK" bayonets are identical both in looks and construction, except the maker stamp on the blade. There's no "hard evidence" in form of documents, but it seems likely that "Beka" shared the bayonet parts with its sister company "Parlophon" (which was also located in the Berlin area) or even built complete bayonets for them and they only had their makers mark applied. This was probably done because "Parlophon" might've had a different contract and it was a way to differentiate the responsible makers, but the product(s) came from basically the same company: "BK" Mr. Lindström wanted to make money during the early war, so why would he only convert 2/3 of the factories he owned for bayonet production? Additionally, the acceptance stamps for "FP" and "BK" bayonets are "Fraktur G, T or U" (BK) and "Fraktur U" (FP). So they share the same acceptance stamp "U". Blades made in Solingen (where Friedrich Plücker was located!) usually had the Fraktur letters "C, G, or Z". Another strong indicator for "FP" being "Firma Parlophon" ("Company Parlophon"). Sources: Walter, John _The sword and bayonet makers of IMPERIAL GERMANY 1871-1918_ , Brighton, Lyon Press 1973 Karem, Bruce _The German S84/98 Bayonet Volume 1: 1908-1933_ , 2nd. Ed., 2024 Jackson, Ian _Seitengewehr 1914 Models_ , Dunedin NZ, Stoneleigh Press 2012