85 Original Norsk M/1956 SLK

M1894 knife bayonet made for the Norwegian Krag rifle under German occupation during the Second World War and subsequently modified for use with the Selvladekarabin (SLK) [U.S. M1 Carbine].

According to noted Scandinavian bayonet authority, Per Holmback, approximately 34,400 M1894 bayonets were made under German occupation during 1943–44.

Military Assistance Program (MAP) records document that the U.S. USA provided 98,267 M1 and M2 Carbines to Norway between 1950 and 1963. A total of 30,000 M1894 bayonets were modified in 1956 at Hærens Våpentekniske Korps (Army weapons technical corps).