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ARGENTINA
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Engineer Carbine Bayonet, made from a cut down 1875 Remington bayonet with modified muzzle ring
RA marking for Republica Argentina, modifications of ring can be seen in this and the following photograph
Muzzle ring has been replaced by a flat bar
Scabbard is original steel scabbard that has been shortened and the Locket brazed on the shorter steel body. This example has matching numbers
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Shortened M1880 Comblain bayonet with brass mounted leather scabbard
Hilt has "Chassepot" rather than "Remington" style slot and muzzle ring cut out, but is still for a Remington rolling block rifle
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Alex Coppel makers mark
Very faint A in circle mark on right cross guard indicates Argentine usage
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1891 cut down and modified to fit US M1 Carbine. believed to be for police use
Hilt modifications to allow mounting on US M1 carbine
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1935 Looking like a Rumanian 1893 and other blades of that period the only marking is an RA on the pommel |
  
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M1 Garand, only modification is the addition of a brass chape
Shaped brass chape
Enlarged muzzle ring to suit Italian BM59 rifle
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Argentine made scabbard for the US M1 Garand bayonet
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CHINA
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Type 53 folding
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Type 56 folding
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Commercially produced AK47 bayonet, with red wood grips
Hilt of Commercial bayonet
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AKM Type 2
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The mythical green AK, it takes bright sunlight just to show the item is green, in most light it looks black, it needs glancing bright sunlight to raise the green cast. Side by side with a black in room light it looks the same |
 
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AK bayonet collecting is often about minutia, in this case the hilt is held with a brass rivet |
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AKM type 2
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T81, must be the bluntest bayonet ever made, as there is no edge on it at all
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T81 modified to fit US M1 Carbine
Muzzle ring and pommel modifications to fit the M1
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Fake paratrooper bayonet, appears to attempt to be a Japanese type 100
Marked with 1917
and US marking
Crude pommel
Scabbard is apparently marked with para wings over a star, not sure what the markings are meant to represent
Scabbard is also marked with a US-M8 marking. Amazing piece
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USA
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Dahlgren bayonet for Naval M1861 rifle
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Remington No 5 bayonet
Fuller markings on No5
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Remington No5 export blade, used by Russia and several South American and Caribbean countries, non of which marked their blades. Mexican used blades are typically marked to show their Mexican origin
Period repair to frog, throat of scabbard is missing, Remington made scabbards are screwed, Winchester made scabbards are riveted.
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Modified and chromed US 1899
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US issue MkI Canadian ROSS bayonet Both scabbard and hilt are marked with US flaming bomb mark
Early Canadian Pattern marks on pommel
Slightly distorted muzzle ring still contains original anti-rattle spring, later dropped from the type
Scabbard shows Canadian acceptance marks and 1916 makers dates
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M1 1943, also known as 1905E1 for Garand with central grind
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M1 1943, also known as 1905E1 for Garand with offset grinding to blade
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M1 for Garand
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M4
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M5
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M7 Desert storm issue
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After the bankruptcy of the MILPAR company the remaining parts from the manufacture of the US M7 bayonet were finished and sold onto the commercial market as knives with various pommel plates and crossguard. These are often (as in this case) sold as rare experimental knife bayonets for use in Viet Nam
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These are again often sold as "rare" development blades from the Viet Nam period to us the bayonet as a knife, it is however bankrupt stock sold off, these are often seen in a leather scabbard for civilian use
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One of 75 M9 bayonets made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Bayonet Collectors Network (BCN). Made by original manufacturer with a custom cut logo
Bayonet uses the latest ergonomic grips and not the early circular hilt of the first M9's
Custom stitched pouch with BCN name
BCN log and Xth anniversary mark
Made by Lan-Cay
Even comes with notes added to issue M9 bayonets
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M11 EOD (explosives, ordinance, demolition) knife made by Lan-Cay, fitted with after market aluminium knuckle duster grips
Part of the M11 package is a large utility pouch attached to the scabbard
blade markings
quick open pouch holds primer crimp tool, Gerber multipurpose tool and mag litre
pouch is substantial
After market knuckles replaced original handle, reputedly made for issue to USMC but these are not official issue
quick release buckle attaches scabbard to the belt
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Ontario made bayonet for the US marines, having a composite scabbard.
USMC moulded into the hilt
other side has USMC Eagle, Globe and Anchor
unlike the M9 this blade has no wire cutter or sawback, rather it has a serrated area immediately in front of the crossguard. the blade is very sharp from the factory on both edges
makers mark
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Early production LanCay M9
LanCay mark, other variations of the marking exist LANCAY, LAN-CAY etc. these help identify period of manufacture
Later serrations have rounded base to serration
Early scabbards had built in sharpening stone
Scabbard shows large differences from later ones, with a double set of tie down areas, and the lack of a textured grip area when using as wire cutter
This blade came with original 1994 issue storage bag.
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Parris trainer rubber bayonet
Hilt markings on PARRIS trainer blade
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