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Type | Description | Blade Length |
Overall Length |
Muzzle |
Markings | |||
| in. | mm. | in. | mm. | in. | mm. | ||||
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VZ-23 |
Knife bayonet for use with the 8 mm. Czechoslovakian Gewehr 98 and VZ-98/22 Mauser rifles. Also mounts to the later VZ-24 short rifle.
This example was made in 1923 by Československá zbrojovka a.s., Brno. The VZ-23 copied the Austrian M1895 inverted blade profile, but used a Mauser style hilt. |
9.75 |
248 | 15.125 |
384 | .610 |
15.5 | Ricasso (left): "CSZ"
Ricasso (right): "E" (lion) "23" and "CSZ" Crosspiece: "Z" in circle Pommel: "5415" Scabbard: "E" (lion) "23" and "CSZ" on frog stud. |
| Click on this link to see a Czech-made VZ-23 Long bayonet for the Persian M1898/29 Mauser rifle. | VZ-23 Long | Sword bayonet made during the 1920s and 1930s by Československá zbrojovka a.s., Brno, primarily for export to nations that wanted a longer bayonet with their Czech-made Mauser rifles.
These bayonets can be found with both inverted and conventional blade profiles.
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15.75 | 400 | 21.00 | 533 | .610 | 15.5 | Varies |
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VZ-24 | Knife bayonet for use on the 8 mm. Mauser VZ-24 Short Rifle. These were used by the Czech Army and also exported extensively during the 1920s and 1930s.
VZ-24 bayonets were made by Československá zbrojovka a.s., Brno. The VZ-24 bayonet represented a compromise between the VZ-23 blade, which was felt too short for use with the short-barreled VZ-24 rifle, and the unwieldy VZ-23 Long bayonet. These bayonets can be found with both inverted and conventional blade profiles. Modified VZ-24 bayonets were used extensively by Germany during World War II. Click on this link to see a couple of German-issued VZ-24 bayonets. |
11.75 | 298 | 17.00 | 432 | .610 | 15.6 | Ricasso (left): "CSZ" over "C"
Pommel: "F" over "21079" Scabbard (frog stud): "RBG221" |
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VZ-52 | Folding knife bayonet permanently attached to the 7.62 x 45 mm. VZ-52 self-loading rifle (7,62mm Samonabíjecí puška vzor 52).
The bayonet folds to the right side and stows in a depression in the rifle's forestock. This example was made in 1956 by Česká Zbrojovka a. s. of Uherský Brod, Czechoslovakia. |
11.00 | 279 | 12.75 | 324 | n/a | None. | |
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VZ-58 | Knife bayonet for use on the 7.62 x 39 mm. Czech VZ-58 assault rifle (7,62 mm samopal vzor 58).
There is a surprising amount of variation in the construction of these bayonets. Go to the Czech VZ-58 Bayonets Page.
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6.75 | 171 | 11.25 | 286 | n/a | Varies. | |
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CZ-75 Tactical Block Bayonet | Accessory block with bayonet for the tactical variants of the 9 mm. CZ-75 pistol that have a Picatinny accessory rail.
Made by Česká Zbrojovka a. s. of Uherský Brod in the Czech Republic. The tactical block serves to protect the muzzle and slide, enabling the user to break glass or other light materials while keeping the pistol pointed in the direction of a potential adversary. The tactical block is very well made. The hilt is of aluminum alloy. The crosspiece and blade are steel. |
4.375 | 111 | 7.25 | 184 | .590 | 15.0 | None. |
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