Forum & Andy,
The Clemen & Jung SS Bayonet came from the Marino Collection in Gettysburgh, PA.
The TK & Serial number were definitely engraved. To call this a joke reflects upon the person's knowledge of the subject matter at hand. This bayonet was not reworked. It was no doubt salvaged from the battlefield. But when? The Property Stamp and Number could have been done by the field armorer. Those marks were put in a very specific place which in most cases a person making reproductions / fakes would not even concern themselves about.
Let us go back to Fred Marut's Letter. Back in the Time when the SS Horster Bayonet was purchased for $20.00 what would have been the incentive to add SS marks and sell it for the price of an average going bayonet? The Marino Bayonet dates back to the late 60s early 70s.
richard K
