59/66 and/or 59/66a1 Bayonets: Always Chromed, or Sometimes Blued?

[jmaurer]

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?

[Greatguns]

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.

[Sindone]

There was also chrome on the ceremonial rifle

[Phosphorus32]

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.

[jmaurer]

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?"

[Phosphorus32]

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.