Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. Poland stands between Germany and Russia and has been one of the most over run countries in all of Europe. Throughout the ages foreign armies have marched across her bringing terrible destruction. Most notably the Mongols in the 16th though 17th centuries followed by just about everybody else in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was only after WWI that Poland as an independent country emerged once again. That didn't last long, in 1939 both the Germans and the Russians invaded and again Poland was subjugated until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
This Polish bayonet dates from the 20 years Poland existed after the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 until AH's takeover in 1939. It fits the Polish Mauser Karabinek wz.29 (Kbk wz.29) rifle, based heavy on the the K98AZ German infantry rifle of the time. The bayonet was also essentially a modified copy of the K98 bayonet.
This example is marked PERKUN on the bayonet ricasso, for the Perkun factory in Warsaw, Poland. The reverse ricasso bears the Polish double headed eagle proof mark and the letters W.P. (Wojsko Polskie = Polish Army). This example, like all WWII era issued bayonets, does not have a muzzle ring, just like the German Mauser bayonets.
The bayonet is correctly fitted with a flash guard on the grip spine and has a 9.75" bright steel blade with a fuller down each side. The hilt is still fitted with the original bolt retained wooden grips. The bayonet catch is functional, and overall it is in very good condition. Many of these were refinished in black after capture by German forces, but this example is still correctly "in the white".
However, it does come in a German 98K steel bayonet scabbard, dated 1939 and maker marked RICH. A. HERDER, a well known Solingen manufacturer. This most likely indicates that it was captured and used by German forces after they occupied Poland.
These bayonets and the Kbk wz.29 were used by the Polish Army in the defense of Poland during the September Campaign against German troops, using the similar Karabiner 98k. After the defeat of Poland, they were used by the guerrillas of the Polish Underground. Captured wz.29 rifles were also used by the Wehrmacht as the Gewehr 298 (p).
Offered in overall very good condition, this a most desirable hard to find WWII era bayonet, complete with a German scabbard. Ready to display or fit to your Kbk wz.29 rifle!
Dimensions:
Blade length: 9 3/4”
Overall length: 15”
Crossguard: 2 1/4”
Scabbard: 10 3/4"
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