Is this a Czechoslovakian Police bayonet?

[Rick B]

My father is letting some of his collection go and this one has me wondering what it is and value. Any help would be great. Thanks,,Rick B

[jwh44]

Hello

At the origine it is a czech VZ24 bayonet. These bayonets have wooden grips. The staghorn grips with the police eagle are not original but only a customization.
Who made it and when ???

Regards
Alain

[AndyB]

The bayonet is a czechoslovak Vz.24 that was reworked by germans in WW2 probably removed the barell ring of crossguard, some minor changes and sloted screw, in origin condition the finish was reblued, the bayonet has a german serial number on blade, should be matched with scabbard, the frog looks like for a dress one, probably postwar polished and added horn grips and police emblem, the screws are in wrong position.

[timothy downum]

police bayonet

All I can say is German/Chez rework agree with all others would have been blued with wood grips. Never have seen any reference or pictures with chrome finish stag grips like dress so that is mystery most likely post war creation to make more appealing. But when dealing with Police Bayo who knows some say the butcher bayonet WW1 Like it PS something are post war some say not. timothy

[AndyB]

This is not a chrome finish its only polished heavily.

[Frogprince]

I've seen postwar heavy polishing, and both chrome and nickel plating on various and sundry bayonets. And sometimes i would have to take them outside in the sunlight to make a determination of just what it was. With the heavy polishing usually leaving some dark areas inside the pitting, whereas with plating they would tend to be bright. And plating over active pitting pushing up causing blisters and eventually peeling.

With the bayonet here obviously having been reworked from an earlier legitimate reconfiguration as specified by the Germans. And the very end of 1942 being the date that I remember seeing on some of Technische Lieferbibedingungen for bayonet conversions. Not that I am disagreeing with the earlier assessments, being just another one of the "one of" type of altered items (IMO) that seem to surface from time to time. Regards, Fred