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Poland. Polish Wz. 86/93 bayonet of French manufacture
The Wz. 86/93 bayonets were Lebel M1886 bayonets delivered to Haller’s Army together with their respective Lebel rifles, forming the basis of the Army of the Second Polish Republic.
The Blue Army, also known as Haller’s Army after its commander Józef Haller, was a Polish military force created in France during the First World War. It emerged in 1917 thanks to the initiative of the Polish National Committee in Paris and with the support of the French government, with the aim of gathering Polish soldiers dispersed across Europe and America, including prisoners of Polish origin who had served in enemy armies. Its name comes from the sky-blue uniform, the same as that of the French army. It eventually counted around seventy thousand men, largely volunteers from emigration and prisoners recruited in camps in France, Italy, and the United States. It fought alongside French forces in 1918, participating in the last offensives on the Western Front against Germany. After the end of the war, the Blue Army was transferred in 1919 to the newly restored Second Polish Republic, where it became one of the pillars of its armed forces. It took an active part in the Polish-Ukrainian War and the Polish-Soviet War between 1919 and 1921.
This example has the marking «Wz. 86/93» on the grip, «86/93» on the guard along with the serial number «8519,» and several acceptance marks on the cruciform blade.
Bayonet length 65.1 cm
Length without scabbard 62.7 cm
Blade length 51.2 cm
