Posted 13 years ago
jmack
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This was my grandfathers. He managed to obtain this during WW2.
Don't think he was running around with this thing.
I think it is a Swiss made....not sure though.
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Yep, I strongly believe this is Swiss. A Model 1911 Pioneer bayonet for the Schmidt Ruben Carbine. I have a line drawing of it in Janzen's Notebook. I tried to check out the HS manufacturer mark online, and apparently nobody's sure who that was.
http://theswissriflesdotcommessageboard.yuku.com/topic/2460/quot-HS-quot-maker
Thanks guys
Yea, all I was able to come up with was that it was swiss made. I looked through the Bayonet survey online and couldn't find those numbers though. No clue how Gramps obtained it over there....he was kind of a wheeler and dealer though.
I believe Swiss bayonets were not serial numbered at the factory, but stamped with a corresponding number when issued with the rifle. I'm just going from memory on that, sorry I can't site the source.
I actually read that the other day after I posted.
I think it was on a forum.