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{{Infobox weapon
| name               = S84/98 III bayonet
| origin             = [[Imperial Germany]]
| type               = [[Knife bayonet]]
| is_bladed          = Yes
| used_by            = [[Nazi Germany]]
| wars               = [[World War II]]
| length             = {{convert|385|mm|abbr=on}}
| part_length        = {{convert|252|mm|abbr=on}}
| image              = Bayonet m8498.JPG
| caption            = S84/98 III bayonet for the K98k rifle with bayonet frog.
}}
The '''S84/98 III''' was the standard bayonet for the [[Karabiner 98k]] rifle.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Bayonets of Germany 1933-1945|url=http://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identification_Guide/Germany__Post_WW_I_/Germany_1933_1945.html|access-date=2021-08-22|website=worldbayonets.com|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Guide of the M1884-98 III Bayonet aka "K98 bayonet"|url=http://www.militaria-deal.com/militaria-blog/m1884-98-iii-bayonet-k98|access-date=2021-08-22|website=www.militaria-deal.com}}</ref>
== Origins ==
The S84/98 III was the last production of the S84/98 German bayonets. It originates from the 1871/1884 bayonet the first ever standard issue [[knife bayonet]] for any army which was adopted in the [[German Empire]] for use with  the 1871/1884 rifle.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Bayonets of Imperial Germany 1871-1918|url=http://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identification_Guide/Germany__Imperial_/Germany_Imperial_2.html|access-date=2021-08-22|website=worldbayonets.com|language=en-us}}</ref> This was a modification of the [[Mauser Model 1871]] the first [[Mauser]] rifle which fit it with a 8-round tubular magazine designed by [[Alfred von Kropatschek]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=WWI Imperial German Army, Gewehr Model 1871/84 bolt action rifle, Regimentally Marked - Obsolete Calibre Firearms|url=http://www.deactivated-guns.co.uk/obsolete-calibre-firearms/wwi-imperial-german-army-gewehr-model-1871/84-bolt-action-rifle-regimentally-marked/prod_6667.html|access-date=2021-08-25|website=www.deactivated-guns.co.uk}}</ref> This was the first repeating rifle of the German armed forces although it was quickly replaced by the [[Gewehr 1888]] made in response to the [[Lebel Model 1886 rifle]], the first rifle to use smokeless powder.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mauser Model 1888 (Gew 88 / Model 1888 Reichsgewehr)|url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.php?smallarms_id=646|access-date=2021-08-25|website=www.militaryfactory.com|language=en-US}}</ref>  The first pattern of S84/98 or M1884/98 bayonet was the 1871/1884 bayonet adapted so it could be used on the [[Gewehr 98]].<ref name=":1" />  This was replaced in service by the 1898/05 bayonet. However during World War I the S84/98 began to be produced again under the designation S84/98 II.<ref name=":1" /> The [[German imperial army|German Imperial Army]] used this bayonet in World War I as a way of conserving scarce resources.<ref name=":1" /> The S84/98 III was production of the S84/98 bayonet  during the late [[Weimar Republic|Weimar]] period and during the time of [[Nazi Germany]].<ref name=":0" />
== Production ==
Most production of the bayonet was done by facilities in the [[Solingen]] area of Germany.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Guide of the M1884-98 III Bayonet aka "K98 bayonet"|url=http://www.militaria-deal.com/militaria-blog/m1884-98-iii-bayonet-k98|access-date=2021-09-05|website=www.militaria-deal.com}}</ref> Besides this other German producers were businesses such as Jos. Corts who made power tools, Adler AG, Dürkopp who made motor vehicles today sewing machine manufacturer [[Durkopp Adler]], Mundlos AG who made sewing machines and major surgical instrument producer Jetter & Scherrer, Aesculap Werke, Tuttlingen.<ref name=":2" />  The bayonet was also produced for Germany abroad  in countries they occupied which was done by Genossenshaft Maschinenfabrik, Ferlach in Austria and the famous [[Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault]] in France who made the [[FM 24/29 light machine gun|FM 24/29]] light machine gun.<ref name=":2" />
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[[Category:Bayonets]]
[[Category:World War II infantry weapons of Germany]]