A general question for the purposes of learning: as the post title indicates, were there ever instances of blued 59/66 or 59/66a1 bayonets that anyone is aware of?
I have only ever seen the matte/dull finished bayonet on any Yugo SKS regardless of the model. I have only seen blued/black bayonets on some Albanian, Russian, and some blade type Chinese.
There was also chrome on the ceremonial rifle
I’ve only ever seen the gray matte finish on M59/66 and M59/66-A1 rifles with the exception of the chrome bayonets on the Protokol rifles. Definitely never seen a blued bayonet on any Yugoslavian SKS, including the M59s.
Ah yes, I didn't phrase my question correctly. It should have been: "Were there ever instances of the darker M59-type gray matte finish used on an M59/66 bayonet?"
Quote from: jmaurer on May 31, 2025, 07:10:19 AM
Ah yes, I didn't phrase my question correctly. It should have been: "Were there ever instances of the darker M59-type gray matte finish used on an M59/66 bayonet?"
Ah, that’s a more subtle distinction. Good question.
I don’t recall seeing any and I have a few D and E block M59/66s. Since the bayonet is model specific but a change in the composition of the phosphating treatment is presumably responsible for the change from a dark grey on the M59 to lighter grey on the M59/66, one would guess any dark grey M59/66 bayonets would have shown up in the earliest blocks. I don’t recall seeing any, but it’s possible.