Too good to be true WT on eBay

[partestres]

Here's a photo of my 1942 WT. The stamps used on WTs were changed from 1942 to 1943. Pretty sure Gary Cunningham covered this in a Bayonet Points article (can't remember which one). A quick look makes me think the one on eBay may be legit.

[SKIPH]

The WT 1942's sure seem to have identical stampings . I'm convinced. SKIP

[A square 10]

looks legit , but im always hesitant to pay top dollar when the markings look suspiscious

[jimb16]

My WT is a 42 and the WT look exactly like the ones pictured in Partestres' post. The ones on the auction are elongated. Look closely. You'll see what I mean.

[Bayonetman]

I cannot and will not state absolutely whether this bayonet is right or not based only on the photos.

That said, I don't see any real flags to say that it is not right. In fact, I see several things that make me think it is OK as the faker would not get the details right.

I have seen the WT mark on the guard on both sides, so that is not really an issue.

The grips look OK and I have not seen fakes of these yet.

The poor marking is not unusual, as the thickness and smoothness of the ricasso varied and the stamp is often slightly off center or crooked. There are also some slight differences in the stamps even for the same date. I don't see anything in this stamp that makes me call it fake.

In my photo, look at the guard just below the blade on the 1942 version. There is a slight dished out area on the blade side of the guard, and I see this same thing on the closeup of the marks in the one for sale.

Again, I would not make a definitive call without examining the bayonet personally, but I don't see any real problems.

[GPlourde]

Thanks to all who posted, the seller also has a high feedback and offers a really great (rare on eBay) 7 day return policy. Not to mention a lot of clear photos usually see blurry, dark photos on fakes as well.

[ibuymilitaria]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...dstuf4u/wt.jpg

Hey its pretty nice for what it is but very rough quality or should I say lack of quality. Has brown grips. As you all can see the ordnance bomb flames on my bayonet are curved to the left. The WT stamp on the guard is not obstructed by the grips not even on that side. The WT stamp on the guard is on the opposite side of the dated side and facing the blade. The last 2" of the blood grove appear that they ground in only so far then came in from the other side and met up with each other, so there is an overlap this would appear 2" from the guard.The number 1 in the 1942 has that partial serif or hood if you will and is not a single dash. So what does this all mean. Let this up to the people from Wilde Tool who actually built this rare bayonet? Who Knows. Hope this helps. Someone may get to the bottom of it all one day! Jeff B