I just bought a bayonet. The seller (antique store) told me it was a German WW2 bayonet, but I don't fully believe him, as he 1) did not seem to know much about bayonets (said so himself and also wrongly classified a cold war swiss bayonet as German Bundeswehr), and 2) the bayonet is in incredibly pristine condition. It feels like it has never been resharpened (or really sharpened at all), and the grip scales are a bit rough produced.
It does look like it sat for a long while in storage because of the dust and dirt in the inlets, i dont think that it is a newly produced fake (or at least i hope it isnt lol)
There is an 8 on the top of the right grip panel, the bayonet's serial number is 16233 while the sheath is 16232. The sheath has a lot more wear than the bayonet.
Either way, it was less than 100€, so I thought I'd take the gamble
I bought it in a former Yugoslavian country, so maybe it is an M1948 yugo bayonet? I think(?) there is cosmoline around the crossguard. I'm not quite sure what I'm looking at lol.
If you need any more pictures please tell me! Thanks for any help in advance
It does look like it sat for a long while in storage because of the dust and dirt in the inlets, i dont think that it is a newly produced fake (or at least i hope it isnt lol)
There is an 8 on the top of the right grip panel, the bayonet's serial number is 16233 while the sheath is 16232. The sheath has a lot more wear than the bayonet.
Either way, it was less than 100€, so I thought I'd take the gamble
I bought it in a former Yugoslavian country, so maybe it is an M1948 yugo bayonet? I think(?) there is cosmoline around the crossguard. I'm not quite sure what I'm looking at lol.
If you need any more pictures please tell me! Thanks for any help in advance
