A Few of My Nicer Bayonets...

[AndyB]

Other nice bayonets, the 41fze was probably bursted on blade and scabbard unfortunally the web frog looks ok to me from the pictures.
The 43ddl was probably derusted with fosforic acid, which caused similar finish, visible the area on ricasso that was flewed on 43ddl marking, the frog is early and 1935, should be readed by from side made photos, or by adding white powder adding on that area and looking with magnyfying glass from side, or by sunny light. Lower row should be location. The scabbard spring caused the areas of touch on blade, i dont believe it was wet, its normal visible on various date bayonets.

 

[pzjgr]

And last one for today...a 41 cof...

Other than runner wear, the blade on this thing is magnificent. The quality of the earlier blades as far as polishing and bluing goes is pretty awesome. You can't really convey the quality of the blade finish in pics, in hand its just stunning.

Overall just nice, nice bayonet. Frog is a later RB numbered frog, but pretty mint. Too tight to take off, don't want to risk damaging it!

 

[grimlin13]

I have a few more to post up...first up is a 41 fze "d" block...another with the block suffix stamped on the wrong side. In really decent overall shape. unsharpened, but it looks like someone may have tried cleaning it with steel wool or something along those lines a long time ago.

That is a shame. A prime example of why to never use steel wool or a steel wire brush. I shudder every time when one of our members continues to tell some new member to use steel wool to get the rust off their bayonet or rifle. Even the 000-grade steel wool is bad for the blue, especially when used by some over zealous, new collector that is in a hurry, applies way too much pressure and elbow grease. Bye-bye blue.

 

[AndyB]

I used a 000 steel wool on light rusted surface allways with oil, and the result was ok, certainly on a good blued surface it would be not preffered, but when the majority is already a rust, the chemical or mechanical way is on choice, as not any blueing could be saved. This was probably a heavy brush.