Thanks, but the photos speak volumes. I am fortunate to own a single RZM example with portepee and frog. It has been the only example I have seen for sale during my collecting days and I am very happy to have it! Would like to find an etched example, but most who own them are well aware of their value. Maybe some day at a flea market, antique mall, etc. Wishful thinking!
Grumpy,
Did you post a picture of youe RZM bayonet awhile ago? I thought that I had seen it. It is said that the SS RZM bayonets were used before the SS daggers became available. The SS RZM bayonets have a tendency to loose their nickel chrome plating. I have seen several others and they all seem to have this in common. Perhaps bad castings & or bad plating. However, you just do not see them out in the collector's field. There should be many more.
Richard K
