friend had a typical war time made 98 k bayonet laying around. not good shape, rusty and the grip plates damage, sharpened some times. he want to made it a hunting knife with red deer antler grip plates and blacked again completely like it was original. working with knife only once in a decade I did it for him.

see now why deer antler plates on knife are rare. its not easy to find two pieces that fit if you don't have a large amount to choose from. the screws for the plates were beyond repair. when looking for replacement find them for sale for 30 euro each

so make new from scratch.