Did the Luftwaffe Forestry "Waffen Loesche Berlin" bayonet come in a version with a plated blade instead of a polished steel blade?
George Wheeler's German Bayonet book states that the weapon has a "polished steel 20 cm blade". Also all of the examples that I have been able to find in Tom Wittmanns old catalogs have a polished steel blade with cross graining.
I believe the plated version must also be correct but I personally have not seen one yet. Also these weapons are not really true bayonets but actually fighting knives or sidearms since there is no way to attach them to a rifle. Mike
