Need help identifying this bayonet

 by nickfdandpd
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This item is new to my collection, and I am having a hard time identifying it.  Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.

Overall length is 15"
Blade is 9.75" - 10"

both the weapon and sheath have "61885" stamped on them.  Sheath has an unrecognizable symbol stamped on opposite side of number stamp.

Blade is only sharpened along one edge.
GameV8 says: Dec 13, 2011. 12:31 PM
Thats a M48 Mauser Bayonet manufactured at the Preduzece 44 factory in Yugoslavia
rldkfl says: Dec 14, 2011. 1:29 AM
look what i found
http://arms2armor.com/Bayonets/yugo24a.htm
james4 says: Jun 24, 2012. 6:43 PM
Hmm.... I see that it has a blood groove.
theterr says: Apr 21, 2012. 6:48 PM
looks japanse to but i only see a baonate
hjjusa says: Dec 14, 2011. 7:34 AM
Not on subject .I had a bayonet, it was marked "ARTILLIERTA DE TOLEDO 1899." Since I didn't collect bayonets, I took it apart, put a brass gaurd and a zebra wood handle on it. Holds an edge like tou wouldn't beleve.
Don,t try this at home in reply to hjjusaFeb 1, 2012. 12:54 PM
Dude u just ruined a peace of history it coulda been worth alot of money too.
RobJC says: Dec 14, 2011. 9:23 AM
Already answered but yes, its for the Yugo Mauser.
stodesetka says: Dec 14, 2011. 4:29 AM
I'ts yugoslavian, preduzece 44 was part of the factory "Zastava" that made those bayonettes with the m48 called PAP short for "poluautomatska puška" (semiautomatic rifle) and was build on the pattern of the german K98
embochner says: Dec 13, 2011. 2:11 PM
looks like SVT 40 semi auto russian rifle
GrumpyBadger says: Dec 13, 2011. 1:41 PM
GameV8 has nailed it, for confirmation have a look at the following ebay review:

http://reviews.ebay.com/Yugoslavian-M48-bayonet-NOT-WWII-or-German-made?ugid=10000000015345017
Bongmaster says: Dec 13, 2011. 11:44 AM
oh i had one of them long ago, don't know what happened to it,
WW1 from what i was told, don't know any more than that.
looks exactly the same tho.
kleofas in reply to BongmasterDec 13, 2011. 12:38 PM
as it is yugoslovian mauser bayonette its no WWI, its after WW 2, but yours could were not yugoslavian one, then it could be WW I, they were similiar
Bongmaster in reply to kleofasDec 13, 2011. 1:10 PM
as far as i remember my one was british. like i said i t was about 20 years ago since i last saw it
CementTruck says: Dec 13, 2011. 12:44 PM
Looks like a Russian SVT40 or Yugoslavian M56 SMG
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