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-Sebastian Thiem has some errors in the book and this is the one of it. many problematic opinions, similar to start with Geschaftjahres...

When looking at the pieces that was reported on this forum, there is clear the stamps were done by normal serial mashine not by hand, so...

94 serialed to unknown other piece both grips from one bayonet, WaA253 is a Solingen proof prior 1940. Every part in grip has different...

There has been some discussion of serial numbering ranges in a thread or two here on the forum. Regarding numbering blocks as far as...

Not too many years ago these Yugoslav bayonets were being sold everywhere in the $20-$30 range. They have certainly gone up in resale...

Similar bayonets were not prepared for cutting, only for stabbing, similar to S84/98.

Strange is mixage of parts as the barell looks like C also Chatellerault serialed but the other side speaks for MAT also Tulle...

ASG88/98 is the best choice on this, unfortunally the french adapter on barell was probably removed by attach of the german adapter, so...

Maybe there had some problems with the letter as some people reported a upper case letter, same as on Arnaud pages is 42cof with little...

Yes its a normal M1948 bayonet made at Preduzece 44 which is Kragujevac arsenal,frog is correct one, the serial on scabbard was mostly...

firstly You should remove the old vaseline as there are proofs on grips, i assume there is WaA253 which is not proper for Elite...

I dont known prices in USA, by turkish reworks it should be max around 100, plus german frog.

Typical to 10inch is turkish shortage. 245mm is normal by them.

By 1942 or later hard to say they even reserialed it? question remain when it was done in Waffenwerkstatt of unit, or by divisional...

The piece could be a turkish delivery where it was shortened, i dont known about using sawback pieces in Reichswehr postwar, the frog is...