Czechoslovakian Model VZ23 Mauser "Short" Bayonet (aka Czechoslovakian Model VZ24 "Short" Bayonet) |
This is a knife bayonet used from the period of about 1923 into and through WWII; it
was designed to fit the Czech version of the K98 German Mauser. According to Janzen,
"These bayonets were utilized by Lithuania, Iran, and South America" as well as Czechoslovakia. |
View of "Czech Lion" and 23 on the blade ricasso.
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View of a typical bayonet attached to a Czech Mauser Rifle, overall view. View of a typical bayonet attached to a Czech Mauser Rifle, close-up. Blade length is ~9-13/16"; OAL is ~15-1/8". |
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