CZK - bodák vz. 24 k pušce vz. 24

Bayonet vz.24 to rifle vz.24 system Mauser, Czechoslovakia


Technical data:


Overall length: 432 mm
Blade length: 299 mm
Blade width: 23 mm


Description:


Knife bayonet with a straight, double-edged blade, passing into the central tip. Blades pointing upwards. Wooden handle, crank, connected by two screws with nuts, provided with cutouts for the screwdriver exclusively on the nuts. Guard rail with a ring, attached to the bayonet with two threads. The clamping mechanism is located in the head.
All-metal sheath, terminated with a ball, with a simple hanging hook for the hanger.
The bayonet includes a leather hanger.


History:


The bayonet is based on its predecessor, the Czechoslovak bayonet vz.23, which was based on the practical experience of military units shortened by 10 cm. The majority manufacturer of these weapons was Zbrojovka Brno. Its share in production was almost monopoly, while the biggest competitor was the company Ing. Karel Schulz, Komořany u Prahy (KOMO), which was engaged in the production of sheaths for these weapons, while producing them much cheaper than Zbrojovka Brno. The KOMO company produced more than 300,000 pieces of these sheaths in the years 1926 - 1932. Its products can be easily identified by different markings (see below). Approximately in 1933, however, Zbrojovka Brno gained a monopoly on the production of bayonets vz.24, which sold them to the Czechoslovak army for 48 CZK, including the vagina. The bayonets were initially manufactured exclusively in Brno, and since 1937 also in the newly built Zbrojovka Brno plant in Považská Bystrica.
The weapons were strictly inspected, for example, tests for blade bending, resistance of moving parts (the squeeze must not lose flexibility even after 12 hours of full compression) and vagina tests (pens had to keep the bayonet at a pull of 2.5 kg). If the weapon passed the tests, it was provided with a control acceptance mark.
The bayonet vz.24 was until the occupation uniform for the entire army. In peacetime, so-called semi-sharp bayonets with a blade width of 0.3 mm were used and were completely sharpened only after the announcement of mobilization.
The bayonet vz.24 was also introduced into the armament of gendarmes (gendarmerie), as evidenced by the large number of preserved specimens marked ČET.
The production of bayonets vz.24 was terminated by the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany, but the number of these weapons was still limited for the needs of the army of the Slovak state.
According to surviving reports, the German Wehrmacht secured more than 850,000 bayonets vz.24 in the territory of the newly created Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. A large number of them were modified according to German bayonets by removing the ring, partly also by turning the baton on the vagina, possibly sold to another state, mainly Romania. During the German occupation, the production of bayonets continued in the Brno armory, but it was already a new variant according to the German model, referred to as SG 24t.
After the end of World War II, the production of bayonets resumed and lasted until 1950, when the rearmament of the Czechoslovak army with new weapons began. A number of bayonets vz.24 produced after World War II were sold abroad in the following years.


Marking:


Army weapons:


Bayonets made for the Czechoslovak army are marked on the rickshaw with the CSZ brand, supplemented by a letter indicating the production series.
Until 1928, the opposite side of the blade was marked with an E-shaped inspection acceptance mark in a circle and the last two digits of the year of manufacture, eg E * 24
In 1925, this marking changes slightly - its shape is preserved, only the lion is as large as the letter E and numbers and is no longer in the circle.
Since 1928, the acceptance mark has been moved from the rickshaw to the lower part of the handle (hilt).
Another change in the acceptance mark took place in 1937. The basic shape of the mark remains, but after the letter E added the number VTLU (Military Technical and Aviation Institute), such as E3 * 37, according to which it is possible to determine who the weapon was made.


VTLU numbers:
1. Pilsen
2. Adamov
3. Brno
4. Považská Bystrica
5. Vlašim
6.Semtín
7. Strakonice
8. Janeček company - Prague Strakonice


In addition to these markings, the weapons were provided with the brand of the unit and the registration number of the weapon directly at the unit. This was done on the basis of the decree of the Armaments and Economics Department. Armament Department of MNO File no. 536735 of July 1922. In later years, the obligation to mark weapons in this way was enshrined in regulation D-XIII-3 "Maintenance and repair of armor". This marking consisted of the number of the unit, the abbreviation of its name, usually consisting of 1-3 letters and the registration number of the weapon. The same mark was also stamped on a round plate, which was attached to the stock of the rifle to which the bayonet belonged.


Department shortcuts:
And Automobile Battalions
AD Automobile Dept. artillery
AZ Automobile armory
BS Brigade Court is a military prosecutor
C Cycling Battalions
D Artillery regiments
DOV Supplementary District Headquarters
DPLV Artillery Anti-Aircraft Regiment
DPS Divisional warehouses
DSH Humenné Training Camp
DSj Jince Čenkov Training Camp
DSP Training camp Plavecké Podhradie
DSV Vyškov Training Camp
DZ Division Armory
G State Military Real Reform High School Mor. Třebová
H Mountain Infantry Regiments
HB Mountain Brigade Command
HDB Gross Artillery Brigade Command
HLD Major Aviation Workshops
HLS Main Air Depot
HN Border Battalions
HTS Main Telegraph Warehouse
HVS Main Warehouse Warehouse
HZLS Main Railway Warehouse
HZNS Main Engineer Warehouse
HZS Main Weapons Warehouse
IP Instruction Battalion
IS University of Intention
J Cavalry Regiments
JB Cavalry Brigade Command
L Air Regiments
LDB Light Artillery Brigade Command
M Artillery measuring company
MT Ammunition Factory
OS Clothing warehouse
P Infantry Regiments
PB Infantry Brigade Command
PD Infantry Division Headquarters
PDB Command of Field Artillery Brigades PUV Assault Vehicle Regiments/originally an assault vehicle battalion /
PV Armored train
PZ Roty pomocní zdravotníctva
S Castle Guard
SP Machine Battalion
SRB Staff Company of the Provincial Military Headquarters in Brno
SRBR Staff Company Z.V.V. in Bratislava
SRM Staff Company MNO
SRP Staff Company Z.V.V. in Prague
SRU Staff Company Z.V.V. in Uzhgorod
T Telegraph Battalions
TDB Headquarters of heavy artillery brigades
TS School for Physical Education
UA Automotive School
UD Artillery School and Instructional Artillery Section
UJ Riding School
UL Aviation School
UP Infantry School
UT Telegraph School
UUV Training vehicle of the attack vehicle
UV Assault Vehicle/original design of the driving school /
UZ and UZN Engineer School
In Vozatajské battalions
VA Military Academy
VAM War Archive and Museum
AGE Military records of the horse
VH Military stud farm
Vchu Military Chemical Institute
VMT Military ammunition factory
VP Water Battalion
VPB Military Police Bratislava
VS Military College
VT Military Penitentiary
VTLU Military Technical and Aviation Institute
VV Military Prison
VZS Military Medical Warehouse
VZU Military Geographical Institute
From the Military Reservoir
ZL Railway Regiment
ZLS Zemský letecký sklad
ZN Engineer Regiments
ZU Military Geographical Institute/original design of the weapons school /
ZZ Zemská zbrojnica
After the end of World War II, the production of bayonets vz.24 was resumed. The marking was taken over from the period of the First Republic and the first series have E3 * 46 acceptance marks. On the blade, the CSZ marking is again supplemented by a letter indicating the production series.
In 1947, bayonets were not taken over.
In 1948, they are again marked with the classic acceptance mark E3 * 48 and the code "tgf" appears on the back of the handle head.
In 1949, the bayonets were not taken over again.
In 1950, a new acceptance mark appeared, used since 1949 in the shape of E95x50 (x in this case represents crossed swords)
Bayonets marked exclusively with crossed swords, completely without marks, or marked with the letters VM in a rectangle, are also known from this period.



The bayonet sheaths were marked on the nose of the sheath. The marking was similar to the bayonets - the sheaths intended for the army were marked with the CSZ mark and the receiving control mark.In addition to the sheaths marked with the CSZ brand, there are also sheaths marked with the manufacturer's logo, especially the company KOMO (oval in which there are two letters O, while inside the first is K and the second M) and Zbrojovka Brno (letter Z in a circle). Under the manufacturer's logo there is usually an acceptance control mark as described above, only at KOMO its shape is H * 26 (until 1928), then it changes to ZI * 29. This brand was maintained until 1933, when Zbrojovka Brno became a monopoly supplier of bayonets vz.24 for the Czechoslovak army.
After the Second World War, the markings on the sheaths of bayonets vz.24 also changed. Instead of the original ČSZ marking, they are marked with the Zbrojovka Brno - Z logo in the bore of the barrel.
In 1948, the logo was changed to the code "tgf"



Gendarmes


The bayonets are usually marked on the warhead with a CHP and a registration number, similar to that of military weapons, but they do not have control acceptance marks.


Source:
Jan Šmíd: Czechoslovak bayonets and assault knives after 1945, Strelecká Revue 2/89
Jan Šmíd: Czechoslovak bayonet vz.1924 and its miniatures, Strelecká Revue
Vladimír Sklenka: Cold Weapons and Armor from the Collections of the Central Slovak Museum in Banská Bystrica, Studio HARMONY, Banská Bystrica 2006, ISBN: 80-89151-12-4
CZK - bodák vz. 24 k pušce vz. 24 - bodák vz.24 s pošvou vyrobenou firmou KOMO

bodák vz.24 s pošvou vyrobenou firmou KOMO
CZK - bodák vz. 24 k pušce vz. 24 - prejímacia kontrolná značka z roku 1946

prejímacia kontrolná značka z roku 1946
URL : https://www.valka.cz/CZK-bodak-vz-24-k-pusce-vz-24-t40438#241046 Version : 0
Bayonet vz.24 was slightly shorter than the vz.23.
Pripájam photo zobrazujúce spôsob nosenia..
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Compared to vz.23, the bayonet vz.24 was not only shorter, but also longer: lol: There were two types of bayonet vz.23 - long with a blade length of 403mm and short with a blade length of 250mm. The bayonet vz.24 had a blade length of 300mm.
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I am attaching a few photos of different types of hangers used for the bayonet vz.24:


1. classic hanger used by the Czechoslovak army. There were several variants of the shape of the hangers. This is based on classic Austro-Hungarian patterns
2. a hanger used by members of the financial guard. This hanger was also used for bayonet vz. 33
3. common hanger for bayonet vz.24 and service saber vz.29 used by Czechoslovak gendarmes (gendarmes).


photo: internet (aukro.cz; detektorweb.cz)
URL : https://www.valka.cz/CZK-bodak-vz-24-k-pusce-vz-24-t40438#241052 Version : 0
Hey, guys,


can you give me some advice? I can't exactly match all the marks on the bayonet I have. Please see. PHOTO.
The spike was made by KOMO
There is a mark H which I assume to be H - Mountain Infantry Regiment
Levik so it's clear but I can't find the number 27 anywhere.
On the bayonet there is also ČSZ I and on the hilt the number 35.


Thank you for your comments.
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