Amazing marking on a Vz24 bayonet.....!!!!

[jwh44]

Hello
Do you know the meaning of this marking ?
This Vz24 has been reissued by the german.
Regards
Alain

[jwh44]

Nobody has an idea...?
Alain

[Schlange]

Judging by the appearance of "new" very strong stamp, the blade had to be very hot when they was made.
Style of code reminds me to German police, but the meaning of the code?

Schlange

http://www.mojalbum.com/schlange88/albumi

[naxos]

Luftnachrichten-Kompanie 14

http://www.balsi.de/Weltkrieg/Einhei...en/14-LWFD.htm

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[jwh44]

Thanks to all for your answers.
Regards
Alain

[AndyB]

Yes Naxos could be right on this, strange is the III stamp which dont correspond with typical marking of a Company.

[naxos]

Yes Naxos could be right on this, strange is the III stamp which dont correspond with typical marking of a Company.

I wondered about that too - The only thing I could think of is that LNK14 was raised in Luftgau III.

[Tiger 1]

Judging by the appearance of "new" very strong stamp, the blade had to be very hot when they was made.

Schlange

http://www.mojalbum.com/schlange88/albumi

Not necessarily so.
Heat has no bearing on stamping a finished product. The letter and number punches used have to be harder than the metal stamped and enough pressure used to overcome that metal's resistance to deforming. This can be done in a jig with applied mechanical pressure via a press or the punches being hand held and the stamping being done with the force of a hammer blow.
The irregular spacing and layout strongly suggests that the letters were hand stamped.
Bayonet blades are heat treated and tempered for toughness not ultimate hardness, otherwise they would be too brittle and useless.

Tony