Advice needed on Police Bayonet

[peterwyndavies]

There doesn't seem to be any mechanism on this type of bayonet to attach it to a rifle. It just has a flattened area at the back of the handle. Can anyone advise how this was attached ?
Thanks,
Peter.

[mametz]

It wasn,t meant to go on a rifle, it is a dress bayonet
Regards
mametz

[peterwyndavies]

Thanks mametz,
As you can see I'm quite the novice when it comes to bayonets.
Thanks,
Peter.

[Serge M.]

One important note before you go for it:

Most of these were serial numbered of the type shown.
You would want "matching numbers". If not - I would walk away.
Have them send you a photo of this side.
Seems like they sent you everything else.
I just get suspicious.

-wagner-

[Serge M.]

It wasn,t meant to go on a rifle, it is a dress bayonet
Regards
mametz

Sorry -but they did have slotted examples that mounted on K-98's.
They however are harder to find but are not rare.

-wagner-

[Serge M.]

The "slotted" police bayo has a slightly different eagle head. The detail is superior by having a button for the eagles eye as a latch release which is blued. Ya gotta like that.

I'll take a slotted Police bayo over an unslotted anytime. I just like them
a little better. But in the end it's just a variation.

-wagner-

[Serge M.]

[peterwyndavies]

Thanks Wagner.
As you can see from the attached picture there were no numbers on this bayonet and as far as I can remember there were none on the scabbard. Does this mean that it might be a reproduction ?
Thanks,
Peter.

[Serge M.]

It still looks like an authentic Police bayo...BUT....
you have to remember that these were district marked, along with group and serial number. I'm not a Police Bayo guy OK, there are a couple of guys here that know their stuff, perhaps they will chime in.
If it was me I would not want one that was "unnumbered". On Police bayo's it's like for dagger guys who look at daggers that don't have maker logo's although all original.

They are harder to sell and when your able to those examples sell for less.

-wagner-

[peterwyndavies]

Thanks Wagner,
I appreciate the time and effort that you have expended in advising me on this matter and I am extremely grateful. I think it would be best to give this a miss in view of the fact that it is unnumbered.
Thanks,
Peter.

[Serge M.]

Your welcome Peter.

I try to let the collector who has to make the decision with their money make the call. So sometimes it takes a little more of an effort to see the whole picture. But in the end you weigh the evidence before you, plus and minus, then you make the decision to buy or pass.

And IMO you made the right call on passing on this one.

Cheers,
-wagner-

[Ed Sunday]

I'm not sure I would pass up on these when not #d as Wags showed. Many have matching #s in other areas such as on the blade spine or the inside edge of the scabbard lip. Many are also devoid of any kind of #s on the knife altogether.

[peterwyndavies]

Thanks for the input Ed.
Peter.