Bayonet talk?

The occasional bayo is posted but its not really a priority with most forum members.

Here a few of mine;

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I've got a Yugo Mauser bayonet chilling in my closet. Never been sharpened and the bluing on the blade is rather purple. Otherwise it's not greatly constructed and seems to have some pretty limited utility. Bayonets piqued my interest for a short time in the 90s, and I still think the M9 and an OKC3 are pretty cool.
 
sabre cat said:
I've seen bayonets with the purple/plum bluing. I think it's rather sharp looking.
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It's a good look! Would be nicer if the wood/metal fit was better. I have a book on the Yugo mausers, I probably ought to check if it has a chapter on the bayonets, I don't recall.
 
Cool posts, I like the history they carry.

I just bought a Chinese replica but I can't determine what it's a replica of precisely. I think M1.
 
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For a time I was interested in getting a g3 bayonet because it was the only official blade the army of my country of origin had. I've since lost interest.
 
Legendary_Jarl said:
I think that is exactly what it is. The sheath is the same as the M7.
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A multitude of countries adopted the G3. There are a shedload of sheath variations.
Some (early ones) did have a resemblance to the M7/M8 sheaths. Others have a rather different style all of their own.
Maybe Ill dig out a couple of my G3 bayos later and snap a pic.
 
BladeScout said:
A multitude of countries adopted the G3. There are a shedload of sheath variations.
Some (early ones) did have a resemblance to the M7/M8 sheaths. Others have a rather different style all of their own.
Maybe Ill dig out a couple of my G3 bayos later and snap a pic.
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That would be cool.
 
xraso said:
Mine and my great-grandfather's bayonets

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My grandfather never served but my father did. I have his M3 Trench Knife along with some M7s. The M7 was standard issue when I enlisted and was later replaced while I was in. I don't think they had finished that by the I got out of the Reserves in 2002.
 
This is a cool thread.

Bayonets are perhaps one of the most interesting and fascinating categories of edge tools. They first come on to the scene some 350 years ago as a protective accessory for the well-to-do sportsman and are quickly adopted by the military the world over. Over the course of that short span just about anything that has ever borne an edge finds itself attached to the end of a gun barrel at some point. Spears, spikes, swords, bolos, yataghans, khukuries, shovels, bowies, daggers, machetes, butcher knives.....they have all been tested as bayonets.

They reach their peak during the 19th century as a deterrent to mounted infantry and cavalry; where their length extends to sword size; and then are slowly reduced as mechanized warfare and modern rapid fire weapons drive the horse from the battlefield. Bayonets served as weapons, tools and accruements. They were often issued unsharpened to preserve their uniformed appearance at dress parade and to reduce the risk of peace time injury to their youthful troops. Often the order to sharpen swords and bayonets was the final order issued prior to the start of open hostilities.

As a historical artifact, there is a wealth of color. The individual markings on many of these items can often be traced to specific units and sometimes down to the individual battalion and company. They were a major implement of war and during major wars we often see older designs modified to fit the current criteria. We can even see and gage the level of economic and industrial stress induced by war reflected in the modifications and production shortcuts undertaken by nations that no longer have the wherewithal to produce their original patterns of bayonets.

Bayonets are a deep and broad subject. The information and variations surrounding a single model of bayonet has often fill volumes. It is almost a disservice to try to cover the subjects on a loose thread. It is much richer than that and the topic stands as an open invitation for those who wish to delve into modern history.

n2s
 
Houlahound said:
I couldn't see a forum for it. Is it not a popular topic?
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You're probably right,
As the bladeforums is more of an
active or sporting knife user based forums.
So the historical aspect on knife
collecting doesn't quite run as high here.
Speaking of bayonets, i figure the most
discussed bayonet topic brought up here
might have been on the usability of
the glock field knife; many of whom do not know it doubles up as a bayonet :)
 
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