I've heard collectors say that bayonet codes aren't tied to rifle manufacturer codes. But are there certain manufacturers associated with, say, the western or eastern fronts? I know there's no definitive answer (yet) to the same question posed about k98k rifle manufacturers, so I'm wondering if there's data about bayonets.
On another note I found what appears to be a nice cof44 online and I ordered it, I'll post pics in a new thread when it gets here. I'm also looking for an ab44 but those seem rarer. Are the manufacture dates even likely to line up? I'm looking for 44 bayos because most of my rifles are 44 models but I suppose it's possible soldiers received a bayonet from 1943 and a rifle from 1944.
On another note I found what appears to be a nice cof44 online and I ordered it, I'll post pics in a new thread when it gets here. I'm also looking for an ab44 but those seem rarer. Are the manufacture dates even likely to line up? I'm looking for 44 bayos because most of my rifles are 44 models but I suppose it's possible soldiers received a bayonet from 1943 and a rifle from 1944.