German M1884/98 bayonet.Third model made by Diamant '37 only. (ABCN455)(K143)(JN100-2)

Mauser M 84/98 carbine. Serial number: 5362 b on the ricasso. Excellent fullered blued blade. German maker's name: Diamant (only!) on ricasso. Date '37 on the blade spine. Short false edge. Excellent blued pommel and crossguard. Two early "droopwing" WaA 218 waffenambt stamps on the pommel. Excellent wooden grips secured to the blade by two screw bolts. 
Excellent blued metal scabbard with no dents is marked:  ELITE - Diamant over '38 and has a serial number: 6623 over a. 

This early and very rare M84/98 high quality bayonet was made by a company called Diamant. It is made only in 1937. The blade is heavier than standard and the blade spine is more thick towards the tip. The false edge starts later and is much shorter. The blade has a more rounded and wider fuller.

In 1937 the first 30.000 bayonet run from this company was marked Diamant only. Than this company was taken over by ELITE and the name was changed the same year into: ELITE-Diamant and the bayonets from than on were marked: ELITE-Diamant.. 
This example is crisp marked Diamant on the ricasso. So Diamant only and not ELITE-Diamant. 

NOTE: The second German M1884/98 bayonet model from 1934 on, was first marked with a secret (S/) code. These secret codes were replaced in 1937-40/41 when manufacturers names were used with the dates on the blade spine. These codes were replaced again in 1940 when another new letter code was introduced.

From 1934 the secret code of the company Diamant was S/185. This was replaced and used in 1937 only by the manufacturer name: Diamant. The same year Diamant was taken over by ELITE and the name changed into: ELITE-Diamant. All the bayonets in production from than on were marked: ELITE-Diamant.
Only in the year 1941 the letter code of ELITE- Diamant : i. (only) was used 

Extremely rare marked Diamant bajonet and a very interesting bayonet! Seldom encountered.