1944 jwh

[Peter S]

Had this one for a while.... a 44 jwh in the "u" block. Notice the one grip plate has a bit of extra wood on the lower part near the cross guard (pic 3).

 

[waffenmeister]

Very nice bayonet and not easy to find. Always liked the rough metal work and grinding on the blades.

 

[SVW1945]

Very nice .u block .very late.

 

[CanadianAR]

That’s a beautiful piece!

 

[AndyB]

Rough mashining all over the metall, very nice condition piece.

 

[Pat]

Honestly, my #1 target bayonet as a Beutewaffen collector

Great bayonet. Congratulations and thanks for sharing!
Pat

 

[Peter S]

Thank you all for looking and for your comments!

 

[pwcosol]

The Germans must have been taking these last bayonets of Chatellerault production right off the assembly line as they headed out the back door! Had posted the pictured jwh 43 below some time ago, but too much of a PITA to try to find it again. This was likely another one which got snatched up at the end. It is undoubtedly a reject that got pulled. No serial numbers on either bayonet or scabbard. No WaA inspection stamp either... but not surprising as the casting defect resulting in a large pock on the side of the pommel was why it got the boot...

 

[Pat]

Neat example! Funny how something so cosmetic kept it out of use that long.

 

[CanadianAR]

The Germans must have been taking these last bayonets of Chatellerault production right off the assembly line as they headed out the back door! Had posted the pictured jwh 43 below some time ago, but too much of a PITA to try to find it again. This was likely another one which got snatched up at the end. It is undoubtedly a reject that got pulled. No serial numbers on either bayonet or scabbard. No WaA inspection stamp either... but not surprising as the casting defect resulting in a large pock on the side of the pommel was why it got the boot...

That’s a sweet bayonet!!

 

[AlexMG]

I have this one and it's a very close number to yours...

 

[USCS03]

Had this one for a while.... a 44 jwh in the "u" block. Notice the one grip plate has a bit of extra wood on the lower part near the cross guard (pic 3).

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Peter,
That is a beauty!! I have collected matching jwh 41-44 examples but none are that nice!!