denny gaither
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I think I posted this one a while ago, but thought you might like to compare to the other two Hörsters I just posted. This one is #2532dd, being manufactured not long before the switch over to the "sgx" code. Notice the flat dark finish. I'm calling it a phosphate finish because I'm not sure exactly what to call it. Anyone got a better idea?
While on the subject of 1944 Hörster finishes; they also made a very few "asw" riveted grip bayonets with the grey phosphate finish normally attributed to the "sgx" pieces. These are extremely scarce and were evidently manufactured shortly before the change-over to the "sgx" code. Although many collectors mistakenly call the "sgx" bayonets the "Grey Ghost". this term was really coined to designate the "asw" grey phosphate pieces. The term was appropriate because finding one is like looking for a ghost!
While on the subject of 1944 Hörster finishes; they also made a very few "asw" riveted grip bayonets with the grey phosphate finish normally attributed to the "sgx" pieces. These are extremely scarce and were evidently manufactured shortly before the change-over to the "sgx" code. Although many collectors mistakenly call the "sgx" bayonets the "Grey Ghost". this term was really coined to designate the "asw" grey phosphate pieces. The term was appropriate because finding one is like looking for a ghost!
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