im far from an expert on edged weapons...however...i could just blue the handle end , it would look like the bayonets shown, and would be black oxide coated,{hots salts blue}
to add to this post...the examples pictured were blued then polished.. you can see the low spots and the color inside the lettering.
also,
if your bayonet was plated before, and that plating wasnt removed correctly, no matter how nice it looks,,the chrome you missed will show up..
the only way to remove nickle or chrome, is to have a plater reverse the polarities, and float the plating back off.
Last edited by chuckindenver; 09-08-2010 at 11:28.
if it aint broke...fix it till it finally is.