Andy,
You state that the SS used commercial contracts for bayonets early on. Could you please provide the documentation to substantiate that statement.
It is known that the SS Weapons Work Camps assembled rifles, pistols & bayonets. The Camps assembled bayonets mainly from rejected blades. They also refurbished WW1 leftover/surplus bayonets & leather accessories. It is also said that WKC was a Jewish owned company whose owners ended up in the camps and their factories were taken over & run by the SS. I have more SS bayonets with WKC markings than any other type.
Richard K
