Polish Issued French 'Lebel' Bayonet

**Bill Grist** · 11-23-2009, 03:55 PM

Enjoy this Polish issued Model 86/93 French Lebel Bayonet. Marked WZ86/93...BILL

**Adrian Stevenson** · 11-23-2009, 09:36 PM

Thanks Bill, I never even realised the Poles used these.

Cheers, Ade.

**Bill Grist** · 11-24-2009, 01:32 AM

by Adrian Stevenson

Thanks Bill, I never even realised the Poles used these.

Cheers, Ade.

Ade, After WW1 in the 20s the Polish Army was trained and equiped by the French.. One French Army officer in charge of training was a little known officer named Captian Charles de Gaulle. De Gaulle was wounded 4 times before 1916 and was Captured by the Germans at Verdun in 1916... He was a true combat veteran and statesman.....BILL

**ph3s** · 06-05-2011, 09:07 AM

Nice bayonets with a heck of history

Even some Soviet units were armed with those after liberation of Warsaw

**AndyB** · 06-20-2011, 10:01 AM

Interesting is that Polish dont use the correct designation on many of the bayonets that was captured, sometimes there are rifles name stamped, french dont used this bayonet with Lebel M1886 rifle, more with M1907/15 rifle.