Thanks guys.
I can see no sign of a second rivet.
Here are a couple pictures I took in natural light this morning.
Andy, when you say "maybe it could be real, but i am little sceptical about it", do you mean you think the bayonet itself is fake, or the finish, or...? Just wondering what you mean.
The quality of the wood grips, scabbard, and plating is quite high and the marker mark and cypher are deep and clear on the bayonet and scabbard. The only tooling marks are in the fullers and just were the blade meets the ricasso. Other than those areas it's cleanly finished. Here's a crazy idea, maybe the lines in the fuller were placed there on purpose to give a contrast to the shine of the chrome. It does give it a cool look against the shiney blade. Or maybe it was made during war time and corners were cut to say time, then it was plated later in life. That might make more sense. Again, I'm just thinking out loud here :-).
I assume it's a "walking out" peice. I don't know if it started life as one or not. Any more ideas?
