Here are a couple bayonets in my collection -- both from my late father-in-law who was in the 16th Armored Division, which went into Czechoslovakia at the end of the war.



The top one is a German bayonet for a K98 mauser, also called the M84/98. It has its frog and has bakalite handles. The bottom one is a Czech VZ24. It has wood grips and has had the barrel ring removed (and rare longs "ears" left) to be used by the Germans on the mauser.

Here's a close-up with the scabbards removed.



They are a very similar design, but there is one very significant difference (not mentioned above). Can anyone spot it?

The business sides of both blades are opposite?
Brad

You got it, Bradley. The VZ24, when held in the hand or attached to a rifle, has its cutting edge facing upward. I'm not really sure why.

Push in and Lift with the rifle......... (Think about the way you usually hold a rifle..... front hand is on the bottom of the forestock...... makes sense to lift Upward