GERMAN MUNICIPAL POLICE BAYONET (LONG TYPE)

THESE SIDE ARMS WERE PRODUCED IN THE WEIMAR PERIOD HAD BLADES AS LONG AS 18 inches AND A CROSS GUARD DECORATED WITH A PRUSSIAN STYLE CLAMSHELL, DURING THE THIRD REICH THE BLADES WERE REDUCED TO 13 inches (33Cm) THE HANDLE SHORTENED THE CLAMSHELL REMOVED AND WAS THEN USED AS THE STANDARD POLICE SIDEARM. THIS ONE IS NICELY MARKED, HAS NO CROSSINGS OUT OR OVERWRITING AND THE SCABBARD AND BLADE NUMBERS (677) MATCH. THIS IS NOT COMMON AND ENHANCES THE VALUE. THE CROSSGUARD FEATURES OVERLAPPING OAK LEAVES WHICH ARE IN FINE CONDITION, THE REVERSE HAS HALF OAK LEAVES ON THE QUILLON  END WITH THE OTHER HALF LEFT PLAIN FOR THE PROPERTY STAMP, WHICH READS :- 

"S" = SCHUTZPOLIZEI (MUNICIPAL POLICE PROPERTY),

"Ka" = ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT OF KASSEL,

"I" = MUNICIPAL POLICE DUTY LOCATION 1,

"627" WEAPON I.D. No.

THE MAKER IS E&F HORSTER SOLINGEN  WITH THE BADGE ON ONE SIDE OF THE RICASSO AND THE NAME ON THE OTHER.THE EAGLES HEAD WHICH HAS NO BAYONET SLOT IS VERY FINE IN DETAIL AND WERE IT NOT FOR A DENT IN THE SCABBARD TIP THIS WOULD BE AS NEAR MINT AS THESE WELL USED WEAPONS GET.

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