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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 49231, member: 54"]Terry is correct. I think "76 PA > <" and "US" are both spurious markings, even if the bayonet and scabbard, frog etc. were original the spurious marks kill any collector value. You can id spurious marks as they are often imperfectly aligned. have no patina nor dirt in the depressions, and are a modern typeface. I didn't try to figure out whether the bayonet is original because there's no need, but it is may be a repro too, given the fake marks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 49231, member: 54"]Terry is correct. I think "76 PA > <" and "US" are both spurious markings, even if the bayonet and scabbard, frog etc. were original the spurious marks kill any collector value. You can id spurious marks as they are often imperfectly aligned. have no patina nor dirt in the depressions, and are a modern typeface. I didn't try to figure out whether the bayonet is original because there's no need, but it is may be a repro too, given the fake marks.[/QUOTE]
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