SARGE Posted April 16, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 16, 2020 Gents, I thought I would show an example of a Factory Protection Police (Werkschutz) bayonet that came to me out of the woodwork as a "bring-back". This is a private purchase (Extra-Seitengewehr) made by Tiger and sold to the factory to issue out to its Werkschutz personnel along with their uniforms and firearms. The nickel plated bayonet is a rather standard style of short KS98 worn for dress that will not attach to a rifle. The bayonet is property marked on the reverse guard, had this black frog and this all green police Troddel when I bought it from the picker who got it "as is" from the veteran who brought it back. The bayonet reverse guard is property marked "K&M 15" which stands for Kupfer und Messingwerke AG, Becker & Co. Langenberg, Rheinland. This factory was a maker of fuse and ammunition components according to John Walter, "German Military Letter Codes" Their wartime letter code was "bc". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack the Collector Posted April 16, 2020 Share #2 Posted April 16, 2020 Hey Sarge,I put my bib on before I read this post!!!Good thing I did,that s a tough one to find and looks to be in excellent condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony v Posted April 17, 2020 Share #3 Posted April 17, 2020 SARGE Great looking bayonet and Troddel! Thank you for sharing. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRA227 Posted April 17, 2020 Share #4 Posted April 17, 2020 Nice bayonet. Rich A. in Pa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARGE Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted April 17, 2020 Thanks guys. Here is a pix of the Werkshutz sleeve insignia. This is the officer version of the insignia made with aluminum wire instead of thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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