German WW2 Feuerschutzpolizei long Dress Bayonet
The long bayonets were issued to EM/NCO's.
Marked with a Tiger which is logo for the company Georg Rieder, Munchen.
A really hard to find maker!
Total lenght roughly 39 cm. These long Fireman bayonets are quite hard to find.
Blade is very excellent ++ condition, not very far from perfect..
Grip plates with no damages. Pommel and crossguard in excellent condition with some light wear.
Scabbard in excellent condition, with a very nice paint.
INFORMATION
As with all Polizei agencies in Germany the Feuerschutzpolizei, (Fire Protection Police), came under the auspices of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler in his position as Chef der Deutschen Polizei im Reichsministerium des Innern, (Chief of the German Police in the National Ministry of the Interior), effective on June 17TH 1936. Newly introduced regulations in July 1936 attempted to bring about uniformity in dress for all Feuerschutzpolizei and also established standardized side arms. The new side arms, official designated, Faschinenmesser, (Machete), were introduced in two lengths with a short model for Officer ranks and a longer model for EM/NCO’s ranks.
