Municipal Police Bayonet by Alcoso

German WWII > Edged Weapons > Bayonets > Police Bayonets

Municipal “Cut-Down” - Seitengewehr für Polizei by Alcoso! The plated bade on this one has been factory shortened. It retains a nice bright finish, has a perfect fit with no jiggle to it. The stamped "ASC" with scales, (Alexander Coppel, Solingen) maker mark is beautifully executed! The blade rates Exc++. The black (municipal) leather scabbard body looks good. It has pressure marks and scuffs throughout yet retains all of its stitching. The four vertical lines running through it giving it that finishing touch of German detail! The early dent-free brass based nickel plated scalloped scabbard fittings look great as well! They have some scratches, wear and pressure marks throughout, yet 99% of the plating remains intact and they are both tightly secured with one staple each. Ok The scabbard is unit marked NOT matching the hilt so I must say that the scabbard has been added to the hilt at some point. When, where and by who I have no idea. The scabbard snugly fits the hilt. The brass based hilt looks good! It depicts wonderful detail throughout, with the oak leaves and acorns and highly detailed pommel eagle! The reverse of the crossguard is markedS.Kg.1099.". The multi-toned stag grip plates are tightly secured with two aluminum rivets. The centrally placed burnished aluminum police eagle is properly pined and still shows nice detail! The frong is interesting being personalized to Walter Sleig. So an Oberfeldwebel is a military rank, NOT a police rank. So this has been added by someone at some point. You can remove it and add it to a naked K98. It's a bit odd shape but I'm sure it's for a K98 Bayo.