Commercial 1917 Winchester Bayonet

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I posted this in the yard sale thread but figured it should be here also as they aren't very common or even known.

This is a Winchester commercially sold 1917 bayonet. Not a lot known about them because no records kept of them but these were apparently left over after WWI and were sold to police departments with Model 97 shotguns with bayonet lugs. Very clear Winchester mark but no date or acceptance marks. It's also unissued. I suspect the seller figured it was a reproduction and I had that concern as well, but I looked it over very closely and it's the real deal as far and I can tell. In any case, it was $35.

It's discussed here: Bayo Points 10