Hi Shane,
Thanks for the better closeups. I like the finish better on these second pictures and the bayonet doesn't look as weird now. About the backplate, I thought that it could be a replacement also, you don't find a backplate with such rounded corners like this on originals. As Tom Y. said, the crimping is hardly holding the plate in, which is odd. The hinge and catch look to be put on as an afterthought, not really fitting the recesses. It could be a good clasp, but it gives me the impression of extremely late war, or just slapped together afterwards for a GI souvenier.
Overall, I think Frank is right and would not purchase this clasp. You can do a lot better with a more typical clasp and will be much happier with it in your collection.
Thanks for the better closeups. I like the finish better on these second pictures and the bayonet doesn't look as weird now. About the backplate, I thought that it could be a replacement also, you don't find a backplate with such rounded corners like this on originals. As Tom Y. said, the crimping is hardly holding the plate in, which is odd. The hinge and catch look to be put on as an afterthought, not really fitting the recesses. It could be a good clasp, but it gives me the impression of extremely late war, or just slapped together afterwards for a GI souvenier.
Overall, I think Frank is right and would not purchase this clasp. You can do a lot better with a more typical clasp and will be much happier with it in your collection.
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