M1924 FN export

Technical data :

Total length : 514 or 425.5 mm
Blade length : 384 or 292 mm
Muzzlering : 15 or 15.8 mm

Was used on :

General information :

By signing the Armistice on November 11th 1918, Germany agreed with the very strict demands from the Allied Forces. A few of the conditions were intended to control the country’s steel production and therefore having more control over the production of weapons.

Companies in other nations, like the Fabrique National in the Belgian city of Herstal and the Brno-based Czech CSZ Company, have benefited greatly from these measures. The sudden disappearance of the German competition allowed F.N. to obtain contracts with about every country on the South-American continent. This made the Belgian produced M1924 Mauser and its M1924 export bayonet a very successful and broadly used weapon.

Optically the M1924 export and the Czech VZ23 are very much alike due to the resemblance in the form of the blade and handle. The give-away in the identification is the way the blade is fixed to the handle. The VZ23’s blade has the cutting edge placed upwards whereas the Belgian designed M1924 export has its cutting edge downwards.

Known makers :

F.N., Fabrique Nationale, Herstal, Belgium

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