S84/98

[Astokas]

Hello,
Could you please give yours opinions about this bayonet? The finish of the scabbard looks as it was cleaned. What do you think? Thanks.

[AndyB]

Looks like nice one J&Sch piece, unfortunally the scabbard and probably the pommel was chemically cleaned, so no finish there. The one countersunk of grip screw are strange maybe in wrong position.

[Astokas]

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[Forseti]

I like it very (!) much!

The thing with cleaning is in my opinion no problem. Most would like "patina" and "untouched" condition and other affectations - this is just a collectors phantasy - but to be honest, whiles serving in the Wehrmacht no Feldwebel would have allowded you "patina" or other dirt. Cleaning of weapons was and is a soldiers duty. I was in the german bundeswehr, and we cleaned weapons till its bluing was allready gone... that was our main job, while in the barracks

To me no problem. But of course it is on you..

[Astokas]