REFERENCE: RARE FINNISH BAYONETS (NOT FROM MY COLLECTION)

RETIREMENT/GIFT/PRIZE

Standard bayonets given as retirement gift or competition prizes, partially or totally chromed..

Comp prizes that I have seen are usually standard (but mint condition) bayonets on a plaque.

This M28 was give as retirement gift to captain Vainikkala, commanding officer of Jyväskylä Suojeluvarikko (prev. Asevarikko 2) in years 1970-1978.

(Coll. Tuomo Järvinen)

My chromed M28-30 is practically identical, so it is safe to assume in 70’s somebody made several gift bayonets using same standards.

My chromed M39 has light handles and brown scabbard, so it is not a later modification but made this way.