Hi. Had this for several years and initially wrote it off as a fake(it still very well may be). Got it from a surplus shop and apparently it is a vet bring back field modified by the soldier. When I found out it was a Czech bayonet I thought it was a fantasy piece. I was recently reading about the invasion of France and they said the 3rd SS Panzer division was primarily equipped with Ex Czech weapons. The marking on the tang is E4 lion symbol 37 which I believe makes it 1937. There is another etched number on the ricasso 31256A(don't know what that would be). There is a repair done to the scabbard on the frog stud. Let me know your thoughts. Were the SS ever known to personalize items?
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