CZECH PERSIAN EXPORT VZ-23 SWORD BAYONET & SCABBARD

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This is a
CZECH PERSIAN
EXPORT
VZ-23
SWORD BAYONET & SCABBARD
(Inv no 0487)
THAT ACCOMPANIED CZECHOSLOVAKIA-MANUFACTURED PERSIAN-CONTRACT 8 MM. MAUSER M1898/29 RIFLES IN THE MID-1930S. THESE WERE SOME OF THE FINESTMAUSER MILITARY RIFLES EVER PRODUCED.INITIAL SHIPMENTS OF VZ–23 BAYONETS TO PERSIA (IRAN) WERE EXISTING CZECHOSLOVAKIAN ARMY VZ–23 BAYONETS TAKEN FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIAN ARMY STORES. ONCE THE SUPPLY OF SERVICEABLE VZ–23 BAYONETS WERE EXHAUSTED,
ZBROJOVKA BRNO
PRODUCED NEW-MADE VZ–23 BAYONETS TO FULFILL REMAINING EXPORT ORDERS.ORIGINAL CZECHOSLOVAKIAN ARMY VZ–23 BAYONETS EXPORTED TO PERSIA (IRAN) HAD AN EDGE-UP BLADE PROFILE AND SCABBARD WITH THE SAME FROG STUD AS THE
CZECH VZ–22 BAYONET
. NEW-MADE VZ–23 BAYONETS EXPORTED TO PERSIA (SUCH AS THIS EXAMPLE) HAD BLADES WITH A CONVENTIONAL EDGE-DOWN PROFILE AND SCABBARD WITH A WIRE FROG LOOP. It is 20 ¾ long total with a 15 ¾ inch blade.
It is marked with crown X and ???? in Farsi on the end of the pommel. The bayonet is in fine to very fine condition with some minor wear to the grips. The scabbard is in fine to very fine condition with minimal loss of its finish. This is outside my area of collecting and expertise and I have relied on references books and the internet. Please email any questions. Starting price is .95. Shipping weight is 3 pounds 2 ounces.
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