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Product Description: Very nice example of a Rural Police Bayonet with numbers matching scabbard and double marked blade. These bayonets are quite interesting, as they feature a cut down blade and were constructed of Weimar period blades that originally measured 17″. This Rural Police Bayonet features a double marked blade and is marked “ALEXANDER COPPEL / SOLINGEN” on the obverse side and “ACS” with scales for the firm Alcoso on the reverse side. It is also proof marked on the spine. This Rural Police Bayonet features a plated blade that retains nice amounts of its original finish with a few scattered stains and areas of oxidation, mostly noticed on the tip. The hilt of this Rural Police Bayonet depicts wonderful burnished detail throughout, with the oak leaves, acorns, and highly detailed eagle head pommel. The multi-toned stag grip scales remain tightly secured by two aluminum rivets. The centrally placed, burnished aluminum 1st pattern police eagle is properly pined and retains nice detail. Guard is clearly marked marked “S.Kg.1104″. The bayonet is complete with its brown leather scabbard that is in excellent overall condition and only exhibits minor bumps due to the runners pushing against the leather for the past 100 years. All stitching is retained and remains intact with the four vertical line engravings in the leather, giving it that finishing touch of German detail. The plated, brass based, and scalloped scabbard fittings remain in good condition, matching the hilt in color and patina. Both staples remain intact. The scabbard is clearly marked with the unit marking “S.Kg.1104.” (Schutzpolizei Reg.-Bezirk Königsberg) which matches the crossguard. This is an excellent German World War II Rural Police Bayonet with a numbers matching scabbard.
Historical Description: In 1936, the German government reorganized the German Polizei (police) with a series of new laws and changes. The result of this was a consolidated police force, with various branches all under control of SS chief Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler. One of the many changes instituted at that time was a new dress sidearm for all Polizei branches. Prior to 1936, many of the German police units used long dress bayonets with clamshell crossguards; officers generally wore private purchase variants that had a shorter blade. The new version instituted for Himmler’s police forces was shorter than the previous type, with a blade that measured about 13 inches in length. The clamshell crossguard was removed, and the Nazi-era German Police eagle and swastika organizational emblem replaced the previous six-sided grip insignia used since the Weimar period. The blades were generally nickel plated. The scabbards were typically leather-covered, with nickel fittings, and were suspended from the service belt by a leather bayonet frog. As with all Nazi-era German edged weapons, these were popular souvenirs that were avidly collected by Allied troops, and they remain very collectible today.
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