Long Third Reich Municipal Police Bayonet w/Double TM, Frog & Portepee. ACS, scales (obverse) and Alexander Coppel, ACS scales, Solingen double TM. Nickel-plated hilt fittings show excellent detail to the eagle head pommel and oak leaf embellished crossguard with surface wear to highlights loss of plating primarily to the spine. Reverse crossguard is stamped "S.G.I.45." (Municipal Police property administrative district Gumbinnen, duty location I, weapon 45) with spine of blade stamped, "A 34". Dark brown stag horn grip plates show surface wear but no cracks or chips with Third Reich Police grip emblem properly pinned to the obverse plate. The extra holes at the lower edge of the grip caused when the grip was cut down have been filled with a colored filler. Also visible are the extra holes adjacent to the grip eagle where the Weimar Police emblem was attached. Plated blade measuring 32.7cm in length grades EX+/EX++ with runner marks/surface wear, a few gray specks and some minor graying near tip where blade was shortened at the time the original clamshell was removed. Spine of blade is Waffen-Amt marked and stamped "A 34" and is complete with black leather blade buffer pad. Black leather scabbard shows surface wear with no creases, rips or tears, and no damage to the reverse stitching. Dent-free, nickel-plated scabbard fittings show light surface wear/age patina, but no damage to the lower ball, and are complete with both retaining staples. Reverse upper scabbard fitting is stamped with the matching Gumbinnen Municipal Police marking with the matching number "45" stamped on the scabbard throat. Brown leather frog grades EX+ and is complete with EX++ NCO portepee. Reverse frog is stamped, "Po 1937, 285" and maker marked, Hans Römer 1937 Neu-Ulm". Exc+ (24256) PRICE ON REQUEST