BACKGROUND: On June 17TH 1936, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler was appointed to the newly created position of Chef der Deutschen Polizei im Reichsministerium des Innern, (Chief of the German Police in the National Ministry of the Interior), effectively giving him full control of all police agencies within Germany. As a result of this appointment and the restructuring of all the separate German state police into a single national police force new regulations were instituted in July 1936 to bring about uniformity in dress for all police through-out the country. One of the new uniform regulations was the introduction of a standardized bayonet based on the earlier Prussian Landespolizei bayonet. The bayonet came in a un-slotted dress model and a "T" slotted service model.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 1936 pattern Prussian police un-slotted dress bayonet. Roughly 33cm long, bright, nickel/silver plated, drop forged steel blade has full length fullers running off the tip end. Maker marked to "Robert Klaas". The bayonet has an ornate, nickel/silver plated alloy, single upswept cross guard and stylized eagle head pommel both intact. The obverse and part of the reverse of the cross guard have an embossed, repeating, oak-leaf and acorn pattern. The stylized eagle head pommel shows nicely detailed feathers, eyes and beak. The bayonet has stag horn grips, secured by two, dome headed, natural aluminum rivet retainers. The obverse of the grip has a stamped, natural aluminum, second pattern, (circa April 1936), police eagle and wreath intact. The bayonet comes housed in its leather scabbard with stitched, central, vertical spine to the reverse, and top and bottom nickel/silver plated alloy fittings. The bottom scabbard fitting has a scalloped top edge and ball tip while the top fitting has a scalloped bottom edge. Scabbard has an "Odd" wavy shape (see photos), perhaps and old repair?? Both the fittings are secured to the scabbard by a single staple type attachment. The top fitting has its extended frog lug and throat retaining screw both intact. Comes with its original bayonet frog.