[Nateg513]

I am posting these mainly because I am trying to learn how to take better pictures, did these outside on an overcast day, actually had snow flurries. The pictures did not come out in order, so first and last pics are of a Gottscho with an MA in a box. The second, third and fourth are of a German Ersatz marked W.Z. 88. The other three are of a Gras bayonet marked W.Z. 74.

 

[Len S]

Very nice Nate , they're seldom seen Polska pokers.

 

[TP]

Very nice and good detail on the photos. Is the German straight bladed ersatz 98/05 Polish marked as well?

 

[Nateg513]

TP, the German ersatz is marked W.Z. 88 on the side of the pommel. It has a nice frog, but I just can't make out the marking on it. Doesn't look like a German frog but still could be. Here is the marking on the frog.

 

[Len S]

Hi Nate,
The frog is Polish and appears in Anthony Carter's book on bayonet frogs. The maker is Ska WYTW. POLSKICH RYMARZY I SIODLARZY. WARSZAWA aka Polish Production Company, Leather Goods & Saddlers, Warsaw.

Len

 

[TP]

Great marking. With the Polish markings, it is a hard to find variant. The frog may be Austrian, I'm not sure.