BULGARIA

Austrian 1895 with Bulgarian frog, Zbrojovka Praga  Ying and Yang makers mark (see dedicated page on the 1895 ) 

Austrian made 1888

OEWG mark on ricasso

Serial preceded by Bulgarian Lion

VN scabbard

1888

Makers marks

scabbard and Ricasso markings 

1895 with Bulgarian markings made by Simpson and Co Suhl

Typical hilt and cross guard

Simpson marking on ricasso

Bulgarian Lion on Ricasso

1895 cavalry 

made by Hungary

Rumanian mark

1895 Mannlicher NCO

Ricasso stamp on 1895, showing both Austro Hungarian and Bulgarian stamps (l-r)

44 cvl marked 84/98, The front of the frog has been replaced (period) with late war thin leather face that almost appears to be like paper (style of front is more that of one for an 1895 than an 84/98). Frog is marked as 1940 made 4th INTENDENTURA which translates as something like supply department (thank you Adam Lubas). Blade has typical 44 rough manufacture

added 28/3/04

Dress Blade made from modified WWII German 84/98

German ricasso marking and modified frog hanger, similar to AK47 style hanger

AK47 1st model, Russian model has frog hanger with wrap around on scabbard split into two on each side.

1990 pattern bayonet for the AK74 

Heavy blade has deep side grinds to give narrow edge

CROATIA

An Egyptian supplied AKM, this version does not have the chocolate brown grips of the more normal Egyptian model, but is distinguishable by the brown "rivet" holding the grips in place

An Egyptian supplied AKM, this version does have the chocolate brown grips of the normal Egyptian model, but does not have any markings on either the blade or the scabbard. It shows a lot poorer manufacturing quality than the Eastern Block  examples or the normal Yugoslavian made models. It is though that the Egyptians may have supplied bayonets to the Muslim sides in the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia but at the moment this is just conjecture

Yugoslavian made AKM

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Austrian 1895 made by CSZ

Scabbard is an MO made one

CSZ ricasso marking, this is the makers mark and not the Czech acceptance marking

Is this mark the legs of the Czech Lion?

Frog is Czech marked B lion M

I am assuming this is a unit marking, any details appreciated

1895 with OEWG and unknown ricasso mark

Unknown ricasso marking

Austrian OEWG marks on opposite ricasso

Czech acceptance marks on pommel

Hungarian made 1895 NCO model

Scabbard frog stud shows divisional marking for Ceske Budejovice (S5)

Ricasso shows divisional marking for Olomouc (S7)

Unknown makers mark of intertwined BB on Czech issued 1895

CZ24 made under German occupation WaA63 marks only

WaA63 stamp on frog stud

WaA on tang as well, note dark black grips

Austrian 1895 made by MO and used by Czechoslovakia

MO makers mark on right ricasso

S lion 9 mark on left Ricasso, indicates Czech usage and acceptance at Bratislava

Austrian 1895 NCO model  Issued to Czech unit

Pommel Marking shows 3 Cavalry issue (3J) pre 1936

Original Austrian makers mark

Added Czech  marking on opposite ricasso of S Lion 8 for an Oppava based infantry unit

Austrian 1895 with Czech markings

Czech Markings on blade

OEWG makers mark

Austrian made VZ23

Czech and Austrian markings

Another  CSZ made 1895 with CSZ made scabbard

VZ23 short, with blade edge in reversed configuration

Blade ricasso marked CSZ, scabbard frog stud F XXXXX, the scabbard is not original to blade

Pommel marked 00036, making this an early one in the run. I am unsure as to the end user of this blade so have left it in Czechoslovakia as the maker

T block VZ24 with oversize grips

Serial under Pommel and along tang, and oversize grips

Swan (?) mark on hilt of VZ24

1923 marked VZ24 bayonet

Circled lion mark on VZ24

VZ 24

VZ24 Ricasso marks and scabbard with German style side screw. 

VZ24 with markings showing manufacture by BRNO (tgf) under Russian control (crossed swords) in 1950 

Export VZ

Scabbard and hilt markings on Export VZ 

VZ24 de Ringed leaving very high "ears" 

Ricasso markings on VZ24, crossguard has circled z marking 

VZ 24 made under German occupation by BRNO factory, marked with 945 manufacturer code on ricasso 

VZ24 DOT 42 coded with blued blade 

DOT 42 scabbard marks 

DOT42 coded VZ24 with blade in white

WaA stamp on scabbard stud 

DOT 42 MARKED SCABBARD

VZ 24 DOT coded, with muzzle ring

DOT markings and muzzle ring.

Heavily blued post war manufactured VZ24 marked E3 46

Marking on tang and not ricasso as pre war models

CSV over E on blade ricasso

Z1 30 scabbard frog markings of pre war scabbard

607 marked blade showing Bystrica production around 1941

607 ricasso stamp, opposite face shows the Circled Z Czech marking

Pommel marking 7.S, meaning of this is currently unknown

VZ24 manufactured under German occupation, blade is Circle Z marked on one ricasso and has the German WaA stamp A80 on the other

WaA stamp A80 predates 945 and DOT coded German made VZ's

VZ24 Variation, probably for a South American country Has slightly different pommel and muzzle ring shapes

N block CSZ marking

Comparison of standard VZ24 (top) to variation

1924 dated VZ24

1924 date on Ricasso

8HN unit pommel marks 

Unlikely to be an issue weapon and more likely to be a "homer" but very well done.

Muzzle ring on unmarked VZ24 type bayonet are not fully removed leaving very high ears

Nicely ground UK Bowie style point on blade

Only marking is serial number on the pommel, most likely to be a South American issue blade originally

VZ24 type blade with edge down and not edge up as normal

Edge down on standard pommel

VZ33 with CÉTN markings 

Pommel CÉTN markings 

Partially removed CSZ marks on ricasso

VZ33 de-ringed by Germans in WWII 

VZ33 markings 

Pommel marks 

1958 bayonet with short tang and full grips 

Fully enclosed tang

M1958 long tang

"Blind" rivets on long tang 58

Presentation VZ58 with complete lack of fixings to mount on Rifle, complete with stand

Wooded grips are special to this piece as the long tang and pointed crossguard indicate a late model bayonet was used as a basis for this piece

There are no markings on the bayonet at all

NBC scabbard on VZ58

1976 makers acceptance mark on scabbard

GREECE

Austrian made 1895 Mannlicher

St George and Dragon Greek stamp on pommel

KOSOVO

Yugoslavian AKM picked up in Kosovo by a UK para', has the previous owners name scratched into the scabbard. Matching scabbard and blade

LEBANON

AKM Type 1 used by Christian Militia probably supplied by Rumania (identified by Brian)

AKM Type 2 used by Christian militia, probably supplied by Poland (identified by Brian)

RUMANIA

1893 NCO with bone grips and ring on pommel for knot

cross guard is marked

Phoenix is on pommel

and frog stud

Frog made in 1916

Scabbard marks on Austrian 1895 pattern bayonet see 1895's under Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria

1895 Cavalry made by OEWG with a VN made scabbard

Czech VZ24 with double horse head ricasso stamp 

Rumanian markings on Czechoslovakian VZ24 bayonet 

AK47 still in original wax paper wrapping

Markings on AKM1 

Matching serials

added 24/5/03

SERBIA

I believe this is a Serb 1910 that has been de-ringed.

Only marking is this on the spine

I have included comparison pictures of the hilt with that of an 1895the pommels are slightly longer, the cross guard appears to be the same as the 1895 but the blade is mounted normal way around and the grips are shaped  unlike the Chilean 1895 that has edge down but straight grips

Scabbard has German style frog stud, but has twin throat screws.

Frog seems to be a modification of a WWI Austrian frog made for German 84/98 scabbards, it has however 2 (rusted away) rivets on the rear face

Serbian 1899 double edged bayonet

Made by PLUMB in 1916, this is one of the American made examples, others were made by Yugoslavia and marked AT3 and others

Original frog has had the hilt strap replace higher up the frog

SLOVAKIA

Pommel marks

Bayonet supplied to puppet Slovakia government during German occupation in WWII detail of scabbard markings - only distinguishing feature 

Slovak Mountain stamp without dates and Rumanian marks on tang