Belgian M 1924/49 bayonet export bayonet for Venezuela and Indonesia(ABCN872-3-5)(K278)(JN241-3)

Belgian SAFN M1949 rifle 7 mm. Export for Venezuela. Serial number: 3171 on pommel. Minty straight long fullered bright finished blade. Excellent bright finished pommel with T-O slot and crossguard with muzzle ring MRD 18.5 mm. (The standard Belgium FN Mauser M 1924 export bayonet has a MRD of 15.5 mm.)
Excellent wooden grips secured to the blade tang by screw bolts. Near MINT blackened scabbard with German style frog stud and no dents.

Venezuela found the Belgium M 1949 bayonet too short and ordered a longer bayonet for their SAFN automatic rifle in 1950.  FN made only 8.000  M 1924/49 bayonets for Venezuela in 1949-51. This is serial number: 3171
Total length: 512 mm. Blade length : 387 mm.

The same bayonet was also exported to Indonesia. There was an Army contract in 1952-53 for 16.000 rifles and bayonets and a Navy contract in 1961 for 100 more.
It is not known to us if these bayonets had serial numbers.

Quite a scarce bayonet in a near MINT condition! 

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