Long Slotted Third Reich Municipal Police Bayonet w/Double-TM, Frog & Portepee. Weyersberg Kirchbaum & Cie Solingen, 3-line inscription & knight's helmet double-TM. Nickel-plated hilt fittings show superb detail to eagle head pommel and oak leaf embellished crossguard with minor surface wear, but no lifting or speckling. Pommel slot is complete with red felt slot plug. Reverse crossguard is stamped, "S. Op. II.65 ." (Municipal Police property, Administrative District Oppeln, police duty location II, weapon number "65"). Dark brown, stag horn grip plates are perfect with no cracks, chips or age, and are complete with Third Reich Police Eagle emblem properly pinned to the obverse plate. There are no vestiges of the lower rivet holes often found on cut-down bayonets. Plated blade measuring 33cm in length grades EX+/EX++ showing light surface wear/runner marks, a few small gray specks, several tiny nicks to cutting edge, with some evidence of polishing towards tip where blade was shortened during the 1936/1937 time-frame, but no pitting or lifting. Spine of blade is Waffen-Amt marked, with a small sunburst above the letter, "K" and complete with black leather buffer pad. Black leather scabbard shows minor surface wear with a few tiny nicks, but no creases, rips, tears or damage to the reverse stitching. Nickel scabbard fittings show minor surface wear with twp faint depressions to obverse lower fitting, but no flattening or splitting to the lower ball, and are complete with both retaining staples. Reverse upper scabbard fitting is stamped, "S. Op. II.65." (Municipal Police property, Administrative District Oppeln, police duty location II, weapon number "65") matching the blade. The left edge of the upper scabbard is stamped with the additional number, "W 553" (possibly an earlier or later weapon number that was assigned to bayonet). The brown leather, triple-stitched, four-rivet frog grades EX+ showing light wear/age and minor loosening to the right-side stitching, but no rips or tears. The reverse frog is stamped, "Gend. 1937 252" (possibly "Gendarmie 1937 252"). The Police Officer portepee grades VG+/EX showing wear to the leather strap and loss of some of the aluminum bullion thread in the strap and missing slide, but no damage to the crown or acorn. Nice police combination. EX+/EX++ (25951) $1,050.SOLD