CZK - Šavle vz. 29

It was included in the armament by the Decree of the Ministry of the Interior of 14.9. 1928 No. 54.231-13 and its amendment of June 28, 1929 as a service saber for gendarme gasmen outside the service class.


The weapon itself is slightly reminiscent of the famous French infantry saber M AN XI known as the "briquet", which after the end of the Napoleonic Wars also got into the armament of the Austrian army and later Austrian gendarmes. Unlike its model, however, the Czechoslovak saber vz.29 did not have a set cast from one piece of brass, but has a classic "folded" set, which consisted of a basket, handle and head with a sleeve. A simple arched basket was made of an alloy of copper and nickel in a ratio of 80:20, as well as other metal parts of the set. The handle was made of beech wood, covered with fish skin and reinforced with braided wire.


The slightly bent wedge-shaped blade is finished with a distinctive tip with a false blade in a length of about 100 mm. It is a "service" blade with a width of 28 mm, which gives it a really powerful look due to its length. On the outside of the weapon, there is a ČET mark on the rickshaw. In addition to it, other markings can be stamped on the blade or basket, such as the designation of the unit and the number of the weapon.


The sheath made of steel, black-stained sheet metal is terminated by a ball. On the outer side 30 mm below the baton is located a hanging hook, which was used to attach the weapon to a leather hanger. It was made of smooth brown leather and at the top was adapted to hang on a belt. In addition to the saber, the bayonet also carried a bayonet vz.24, later bayonet vz.33.


The manufacturer of the weapon is usually the traditional Czechoslovak saber manufacturer Wlaszlovitz Štós.



Specifications:


weapon length approx. 685 mm
blade length approx. 550 mm
blade width approx. 30 mm


these figures are to be considered as indicative and may vary slightly from weapon to weapon.



source:
Karel Morávek, Petr Moudrý: Československé chladné zbrane 1918-1994
ARS-ARM Prague 1995, ISBN 80-900833-7-4
my archive

The saber vz.29 with a double hinge was equipped with a bayonet vz.23 short.The mine with the first model of the hanger is with a bayonet vz.23 short.When I learn to add photos I will definitely exhibit it.
So I got those photos of the saber vz.29 with a bayonet vz.23 short in the hinge which is marked with the state symbol used until 1924.
Source: Petr Moudrý-Bodáky of Czechoslovakia
and my collection. ac43

[quote = "ac43"] The saber vz.29 with a double hinge was fitted with a bayonet vz.23 short. My first model of the hanger is with a bayonet vz.23short. aaaaaa]


bayonet vz. 23 was replaced in the armament bayonet vz.24 - i.e. used in armament only until 1924, including gendarmerie (gendarmes). Bayonet vz.24 "served" in the gendarmerie until 1933, when it was replaced by bayonet vz.33


if it was a typo, correct it and add to your post the source from which you drew, otherwise I will be forced to delete your post
thanks