Joe,
I agree with all you have said about the PSS. And, I know that you believe, as I do, that the PSS is strictly a Polizei item of issue. The SS myth is still alive and well in some circles though. Generally, it can be noted in the descriptions of various sellers to justify the price. Not so for Collector to Collector though, I am happy to see.
I could certainly accept that it was intended as something "special" just as the name implies. Very possibly as a police parade or honor formation bayonet??? As you say, it is sure that the police had something in mind by producing it, calling it a special design, and listing it separately in the nomenclature. It is maddening to be so close, yet still so far from an answer. But, this is what makes collecting intersting, is it not?
George
