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    Looks like the grip scales got shorter as they went along too...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aragorn243 View Post
    Yeah, pretty sure they are both 1918's.
    I will measure the "belly" and take a profile photo. If it is not a 18/55 I guess the hunt is on now that I know I am short one.

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    No joy none of mine have the enlarged belly. Let the hunt begin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HOOKED ON HISTORY View Post
    Let the hunt begin.
    Here we go again...good luck with this one.
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    They probably will not be identified as a 1918/55. Mine was not. Look for serial numbers over 250,000. Standing by themselves, they do not stand out as being different. Keep a copy of the earlier comparison photos I posted here so you're sure. Don't help the seller out, they find out only 13,000 of them were made the price will go up.

    I currently am watching another bayonet that actually is listed correctly (not Swissicon) that I'm hoping to snag. This is also a bayonet which has proved elusive for me to find and I didn't know this one existed until about a year ago. Not particularly rare but mislabeled constantly and it's another I don't think many know about as they have it confused with another close variation. If I get it, I'll post it.

    Lost out on a knife point cut 1903 bayonet today. Sat at $53 for a week. Sold for $129 in the last 5 seconds. $28 over what I really wanted to pay although I did go a bit more. I was still at least the third highest bidder, not the second on this one. Few years ago when I was ignoring these, they were $60.00.
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    Great tip will post results

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