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Question regarding bayonet marked S/176 from 1936

Anghar

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Hello everyone !

I managed to grab this piece of german bayonet and since I am not an expert I have some questions.
From my understanding all german bayonets until 1937 had wooden grips and this one is clearly from 1936 as a date on scabbard implies but it has bakelite grips for some reason.

So this happened often among all makers and manufactures ? Could they hypothetically mount bakelite grips at the end of 1936 ?

Or maybe it was replaced by orginal owner during war period ? It definiately looks like that because I can guarantee that it wasn't touched after the war because it has spent all these years well hidden in an old household in Poland near Posen/Poznań and as you can see all grips weren't moved for many years.

Thanks for all your feedback :)
 

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The picture doesnt look any details of blade, overall blueing? but looks like preserved by scabbard when compare the rust on pommel and handle, the number is not good visible 4851?, but i see there is no letter of series, so its starting series so called zero series of 1936, so i believe there was used a wood grips in that period, by P.Weyersberg were switched into plastic grip late 37 early 38, so this could be war replacement as the screws are rusted in place. The grips should be by earlier replacement serial numbered to the piece.
 
Thanks for your answer Andy, even though I am not an expert my first bet was that it was some kind of wartime refurbishment . Did it occur very often during war ? I mean how did it work exactly when it came to bayonets ? It was some kind of routine procedure ?

The number is 4831, I added 3 additional photos of blade. I guess it has good amount of blueing left ?


Anyway overall it is in average condition and I' am aware of that fact but considering its age and that I received it basically for free from my relative I wouldnt call it a bad deal ;)
 

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Matching blade and scabbard, good. No sharpening on blade, good. Lots of blue on blade,good. Free, really good. For free, the condition of the rest of metal, I would be ok with. I would oil all metal parts to help stop rust. Use some kind of gun oil to clean and preserve what is left of blue. Use a soft cloth and go slow. Always use a clean spot on cloth, the rust removed from metal will adhere to cloth and act like sand paper. It can scratch or remove blueing or any patina on surface. And, I can not say it enough, never ever use steel wool. If you need to remove more rust than a cloth, oil and lots of elbow grease will afford, use only fine bronze wool. Go slow and easy with it. Always wipe any finger prints off after handling and lightly oil.
 
Yes the blade is well preserved, like mentioned already by grimlin the oiling and gently clean could help, anyway the handle has a deep rust wout possibility to restore old finish.
 

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