What's your opinion on the finish of this 98k bayonet?

[MP44_tom]

Let's hear some opinions















Thanks in Advance
Tom
www.mp44.nl

[Serge M.]

Post war "parkerizing" job.

[colt45s]

looks like they get a nice one and spray it grey , makes it mint?

[RobertCOUTTS]

K98 bayonet

Hi,
I see no problem with the bayonet except repainting, I have a 43 ASW and it has wooden grips. Anyone know when they went back from bakelite to wooden grips. Mismatched bayonets arent worth that much so unless it was very cheap I would look for an untouched example.
cheers Robert

[Frogprince]

As already mentioned what looks like a postwar gray phosphate (Parkerized) finished bayonet which has some other issues as well. As also mentioned it’s mismatched. And has the early black Bakelite grips (in well used condition) instead of wood grips - with the late war reddish Bakelite showing up at or near the end of production for this maker in 1943. FP