I tend to agree with Terry that Curna may well be considered a "retailer" or "distibutor" rather than a "maker." In this case I suppose it would be possible that Eickhorn simply did not mark this bayonet blade and sold it separately.

This bayonet etch is a bit askew and poorly placed on the blade. This could indicate a couple of things. One might be that the blade is a postwar reproduction as this is surely an Eickhorn etch on a Curna marked blade. Another might be that this is an Eickhorn "second" quality blade that was not marked Eickhorn on the blade and sold to Curna. Yet another possibility is that Wayne is incorrect and that Eickhorn did sell etched blades to other makers/distributors. Perhaps Eickhorn just sold the blade as parts or manufactured the whole bayonet and then wholesaled it to Curna.

At any rate, it is an interesting bayonet for the etched blade specialist.

George

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