This bayonet was found when a friend and his son were helping a brother-in-law demolish an out building on brother-in-law's property in 2014.
It was found in a the cavity of a cinder block in the foundation when they were demolishing the walls of this out building to construct a new work shop.
They also found a period Heinz Catsup bottle.
The property used to belong to Morris Henry Magee who was in the 14th Canadian Field Artillery Regiment during WWII.
It was given to me on December 4th 2014.
My friend had used some aggressive methods to remove the rust and other crud including naval jelly and a wire brush.
Interestingly enough it is a matching Kreigsmarine marked K98 bayonet. (bayonet and scabbard have the same serial number.)
Other markings;
-4396d on bayonet and scabbard.
P. Weyersburg
His code in 1939 was WaA253
WaA253 on the release button. (Visible)
Two WaA numbers on the pommel---possibly WaA253. (Visible but not so clear)
On the guard the marking script N 985c
Which is a Kreigsmarine Property marking for Nordsee Fleet. (very clear)
#39 on the top of the blade. (very clear)
I got the vet's service records from the archives in Ottawa.
It seemed that he landed in Normandy on D-Day.
On January 10 1970 after finishing work at the St- Anne's Veteran's Hospital he got on the train to come home and died from a massive heart attack while he was shovelling snow on his property.
I obtained a photo of him marching in a Remembrance Day Parade back in the 1960s as well as a photo of his tombstone in the local cemetery.
I don't usually collect this kind of relic--- but it is kind of neat with a local twist
It was found in a the cavity of a cinder block in the foundation when they were demolishing the walls of this out building to construct a new work shop.
They also found a period Heinz Catsup bottle.
The property used to belong to Morris Henry Magee who was in the 14th Canadian Field Artillery Regiment during WWII.
It was given to me on December 4th 2014.
My friend had used some aggressive methods to remove the rust and other crud including naval jelly and a wire brush.
Interestingly enough it is a matching Kreigsmarine marked K98 bayonet. (bayonet and scabbard have the same serial number.)
Other markings;
-4396d on bayonet and scabbard.
P. Weyersburg
His code in 1939 was WaA253
WaA253 on the release button. (Visible)
Two WaA numbers on the pommel---possibly WaA253. (Visible but not so clear)
On the guard the marking script N 985c
Which is a Kreigsmarine Property marking for Nordsee Fleet. (very clear)
#39 on the top of the blade. (very clear)
I got the vet's service records from the archives in Ottawa.
It seemed that he landed in Normandy on D-Day.
On January 10 1970 after finishing work at the St- Anne's Veteran's Hospital he got on the train to come home and died from a massive heart attack while he was shovelling snow on his property.
I obtained a photo of him marching in a Remembrance Day Parade back in the 1960s as well as a photo of his tombstone in the local cemetery.
I don't usually collect this kind of relic--- but it is kind of neat with a local twist
