Edged Weapons
K98k Bayonet
Puma-Solingen
Brought back from Europe by Army SGT Alfred Thomas Trongo
a Medic with the 68th Medical Regiment member of the
The story behind the Bayonet
ARMY SGT. ALFRED THOMAS TRONGO collected
in
Veteran of the 68th Medical Regiment
(Edited from correspondences with his son-in law)
My father in law never shared much about the items with me..
And to be honest I never asked..
Knowing I liked history he gave all his souvenirs to me in 1973 when I
married his daughter..
He was a medic..
He landed at
..he went into
I say
He was not a military man so to speak..not
a collector..all the things
of his
were all collected during the war...not after..
How he got them is a good question..as
a medic I always assumed he got these
from wounded soldiers who died..maybe
that's why he never talked about them much..
I talked to my wife and her dad told her years ago how he got the items..
As a medic he helped the injured & dying of both sides..
One of the first things they did was to take off gear & clothing to get at
the wounds..
After they were done there would be piles of things left behind as the german
troops bodies were exchanged for US bodies..
Since all the items would be left behind he took what he thought was
interesting..
My wife said he had a box at one time of Concentration camp photos that we
think he threw away because of their obsceness..
He was that type of person..very
gentle..he became a
the war and loved helping people..
I remember in the 70s when he went hunting with his old army buddy he didn't
shoot the deer..just liked
to watch them,,..
he was a great guy..
ALFRED THOMAS TRONGO passed away on 26 December 1999
The world will miss him...
VZ-24
CZECHOSLOVAK Mauser Bayonet
Czech BRNO Company
1938 CSZ
Japanese WW II
T30 hooked quillion bayonet
Jinsen
Arsenal (
No.9 Mk-1
This
is a Pakistani made version of the UK No9 bayonet, produced
in 1961.
The No
9 combined the blade of the No 5 with the socket of the
No4 and was used predominantly by the Navy in the UK, the blade style was used
on the No's 5,6,7,8,9 the L1A1,A2,A3,A4 and the Pakistani G3.
Swedish Model 1896
Note the rather unusual locking system
Below are Training Clips used to secure the scabbard to the bayonet during training.
Yugoslavian Mauser M-24/M48
Hitler Youth Knife
Manufactured
By Jacobs & Co.
Folding Knife
Originally
SS but discontinued
But
This is
Possibly Original SS Model.
Or is it a
FAKE?
East German Officers Honor Dagger with Hangers
Heer (Army)
NVA honor gift for 25 Years Faithful Service for Officers in the Stasi (Ministry for State Security)
Honor gift of the Minister for National
Defense of the GDR for 25 years of service in the National People's Army (NVA)
of the GDR.
Golden miniature of a Honor Dagger and a branch of
laurel with 5 synthetic white stones. Length of the dagger approx.: 18cm, size
of ribbon on case 22cm x 16 cm with inscription:
"25 Years Faithful Service"
Army (NVA) of the GDR with inscription:
"For the Protection of Worker and Farmer Power "
This is the Only known example in the
If you find another anywhere PLEASE have the owner contact me at ixtlan@xmission.com
Soviet Army Officers Parade Dagger
1955
East German Fencing Bayonet
For mounting on a dummy AK-47 Rifle
Communist Bulgarian Army Officer Dagger w/Chained Scabbard
MODEL 1924 ROYAL YUGOSLAVIAN NAVAL DIRK
East German Parade Sword
Chinese Dagger
Presented
by Chiang Chung-cheng (aka Chiang Kai-shek) to
members of the
The
Following is from Wikipedia:
Chiang Kai-shek served as Chairman
of the National Military Council of the Nationalist Government of the Republic
of
Inscriptions
on the sheath, blade, and handle read as follows:
Sheath
= Given by Chiang Chung-cheng
Handle
=
Fraternity,
Dexterity, Sincerity (Side 2)
Blade
= Military Soldier Soul
Blade
= You will become the best
It
is of crude construction and has a brass covered wooden sheath and handle.
Blade
and sheath also contain the symbol of the Republic of
Now exiled to
