FP,
There is nothing similiar to any of the other SS Bayonets. As we had discussed at different times, time was crucial for fabricating weapons at the end of the war. We now have bayonets and scabbards that have the manufacturers codes as well as the serial numbers and dates removed. Blades look to be unpolished but heavy coating of phospate looks beautiful. On the tang of the 1237 SS bayonet, the old serial number of 9718 remains. On the tang of the 1236 SS bayonet, you find the old serial number 5738 and a large H and 6. The WAs have been scrubbed from the pommel. Inside of the new grips is a new geometry style, full frontal TK; serial # and 45 date. Yes, the bayonet is SS Property Marked.
Why put this much rework into a bayonet in the final days of the war? This question needs to be answered? The quality of workmanship exhibited in these two bayonets is better than anything I have observed prior on SS bayonets.
Richard Kuchta
