Butcher Bayonet

[sapper44]

Guys;
What would a new issued bayonet look like, In the white or blued or combo of both? I have been thinking about it, and I want a repro that looks "new", not aged to look like an original, but like it just took to the field. I have found in past reenacting that people want there repros to look original, but as the originals look today, not repros that look like originals when they were first issued.
Christian

[Larry Dunn]

New issued SG98/05 would be "in the white." There is an excellent thread on making the recent crop of repros (which are blued) look right on "The Trench Line."

Take a look: s12.zetaboards.com/The_Trench_Line/topic/5029302/1

-Larry

[sapper44]

Ok the blade should be in the white, but what about the scabbard?
Christian

[kingkaiser]

Christian,

The bayonet should be “in the white”, and unblued. The scabbard should be blued.

White vinegar removes bluing. So, soak the bayonet in white vinegar. After several minutes, the bluing should easily wipe off. The bayonet can then be polished up with Brasso.

If you want to slightly age the scabbard, and give it a somewhat worn look, you can sand it with fine steel wool. That will "thin out" the bluing, but won't completely remove it. The scabbard will look more gray than black, and appear more original.

[sapper44]

Got it, Bayonet in the white, scabbard blue.
Thanks guys!
Christian