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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;the blacksmith, post: 10557132, member: 20148&quot;]I have recenetly obtained a bayonet for my collection, over 196000 were made, so they are not exactly rare. However,&nbsp; the one that I have just obtained has one very minor difference, and that is seemingly only in its markings.</p><p><br /></p><p>You will see on the blades the number 1. On the bottom example it is near to the socket, whilst on the upper example it is further along the blade. This was due to a slight over production during WWII.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]530136[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This upper example is extremely rare, with only 4000 ever being produced, and this is the first and only example that I have ever seen. I certainly never expected to be lucky enough to obtain one!</p><p>That extremely small and seemingly insignificant detail has got me cock-a-hoop, even though I have other seemingly identical bayonets. So I wondered, am I the only nerd here on the forum for such small details?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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