S84/98 III crowbar

grimlin13 · Sep 8, 2023

Those Germans sure knew how to utilize their bayonets. I made a previous post of them probing the ground for mines with bayonets, and now the mutli-purpose S84/98 III is used to pry a Polish Eagle off of a building in Poland. This practice could account for bent or broken tips on some S84/98 III bayonets.

bert.f · Sep 9, 2023

Hello, grimlin13.
same bulding , Gdynia september 14.1939

biggymu · Sep 9, 2023

What’s the weapon on the ground to the left of the MG crew?

komet45 · Sep 15, 2023

Great photograph, thank you for sharing it!

biggymu · Sep 15, 2023

biggymu said:
What’s the weapon on the ground to the left of the MG crew?

Looks strangely like a BAR w/cocking handle on left rear, hump on receiver with sight just behind. Did we sell some to the Poles?
Thoughts?

grimlin13 · Sep 15, 2023

biggymu said:
Looks strangely like a BAR w/cocking handle on left rear, hump on receiver with sight just behind. Did we sell some to the Poles?
Thoughts?

I thought the same too. I looked at several pics of German light machine guns that were taken at different angles and none matched. I went through a lot of pics of other countries machine guns and rifles and the BAR was the closest in appearance.

I found a pic of a BAR with a bipod that has a cross- bar, like in the pic. The one on the right is a Polish BAR M1928.

grimlin13 · Sep 15, 2023

Just an afterthought on the two Germans prying the eagle off the wall. See how they are stretching to reach the eagle? Wonder why they did not attach a bayonet to a rifle and give it a go. Maybe it did not cross their minds or were afraid of damaging the rifle? Not sure how much force you could apply without possible damage to the bayonet lug or rifle. You would think it would a fair amount considering the force of plunging a bayonet into a body, possibly hitting bones.

bert.f · Sep 15, 2023

These are propaganda photos token in Gdynia on september 14.1939.
Similar photo post office building in Gdynia 14.09.1939

grimlin13 · Sep 16, 2023

bert.f said:
These are propaganda photos token in Gdynia on september 14.1939.
Similar photo post office building in Gdynia 14.09.1939

There we go, thinking men.

CanadianAR · Sep 16, 2023

Very cool photographs

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