The image here serves several purposes. It is of a German numbered Vz. 24 that was made in 1937, just before Czechoslovakia was peacefully taken over. So it probably did not see much service (if at all) then. But was relatively well used by the Germans, also having a date matched scabbard and blade.
In the pictures of SS troops with the bright finished Vz. 24 bayonets in use in combat. While the images are not that clear, they don’t appear to look like ‘factory fresh’ examples. And as the wear patterns of this one are studied - I think that observers can also get a better feel for reworked ones.
PS: Sorry for the image quality - I did not foresee this discussion when I took it. And would probably have ‘trashed’ it if my files were in good order. Best Regards, FP
