Unmarked Closet Commercial, from '44 with a question

[Bob in OHIO]

Here's a salty, unnumbered, unmarked bayo. Clearly, binder was added into the resin for the grips so it's late... The scab, is numbered but not like a serial number. Can you think of a scenario where the scab was period numbered... and belongs with this bayonet? They have been together for a long time (but that means little). This came with an early frog. I slipped the frog off to reveal the scab maker... Curious what the thoughts are?

 

[AndyB]

Scabbard is normal Ferlach production in end of numeral string serialing 99xxx produced bayonet from 1941, 497 is a series each of 200 pcs inside, it was already switch to 1944 year, so the scabbard is not reserialed but normal serial in Ferlach manner,should be with a bym 43 /44 bayonet, the blanko bayonet was mixed in period or post. b.r.Andy

 

[Slash]

Bayonet appears to be a Hörster made Behoerden dating from late 1943 or into 1944. Would have been matched with a same period unmarked scabbard.