Danish M 1962 bayonet(ABCN109)(K0)

Danish Garand GM50 rifle. No serial number. Danish M 62 bayonet. Minty dark grey parkerised double edged blade with large false edge. No marking as usual. T-slotted smooth pommel ( = Made by Carl Eickhorn-Solingen) and crossguard. Two piece black plastic checkered grip secured by two screws. Catch release button close to the crossguard. Minty woodgrain plastic scabbard with green webbing and typical Danish double set of belt hooks. Green painted scabbard throat marked HTK under a crown. (= Haerens Tekniske Korps= Army Technical Corps)

Two German companies produced this model for Denmark. The first serie was made by E. & F. Horster which made the bayonet with a peenend pommel. Later bayonets were made by Carl Eickhorn with a smooth pommel. In total only 33.000 M 62 bayonets were ever made, making this a scarce bayonet.