Did you buy your bayonet on the Net or at a gun show? I'm hoping to find something at the Wanamaker show. I think I may have to get a Mosin. Never been to big on MilSurp stuff but I'm getting a little bit of a bug for them. Been on SKS board all day studying and reading. Everyone has been very helpful. Thanks again guys.
My SVT bayonet was found on the 'net. Sportsman's Guide or someplace kinda oddball like that. They had them for a very short time six or seven years ago. Can't remember just how much it cost, but it was the best price I'd seen until then. Wish I'd bought two, they've just gone up since.
A word of warning: The only way to avoid the second and third Mosin-Nagant is to avoid the first Mosin-Nagant.
BTW, the info about supposed Kovrov production is intriguing. As soon as you think you know a little about something, new information turns up. Which is good. It keeps things interesting.