Do you have bayonets for your rifles? - Page 2

**JohnKSa** · December 14, 2016, 02:01 AM

I have a bayonet for my Yugo M48 Mauser because it came with one.

I used to have one for my Swedish M96 Mauser. Unfortunately, I thought I had two and at one point I sold one of them only to find later that was the only one I had. So now I have none and the prices have gone up enough that I'm not going to buy another one.

bamaranger · December 14, 2016, 02:51 AM

Two for the Garands. One was a gift, a 10" version that appears arsenal original and is unsharpened. The other is a a shorter 6" model that may well be Korean, the blade is sharp, but not nearly as stout as the bigger model.
The short model may have US hardware, but the blade is unstamped.

I ran a 3 gun course of fire with the Garand and the short bayonet attached,and having dropped an enbloc, was short of ammo for the last target. So of course I stuck it, much to the RO's dismay, but the relay loved it. Somebody videoed the episode and it was viewed quite a bit. I'd meet folks at the range, and they'd say ".....You're the guy with the bayonet!"

I suppose there's worse ways to be known.

peggysue · December 14, 2016, 05:22 AM

I have a bayonet for every military rifle in my collection. I have a lot of them as they differ in types and countries. Accessories are part of my collection. If you get them when that surplus rifle hits the market they are cheap.
In my old Jr. ROTC days back in the mid 60s we had Garands. We were extensively trained in bayonet drills. Guard , thrust ,and butt strike. It is really an art.

danco · December 14, 2016, 07:35 AM

I have a Buck M9, but the only rifle it fits is my SP1, which is mostly a safe queen nowadays. That pretty much relegates it to BAK (Big-A$$ Knife) status.

And, yes, it's sharp...

Don P · December 14, 2016, 08:13 AM

Yes for both Mosin's. The Mosin I have that was manufactured in The Tula arsenal has a matching number bayonet to the rifle

Skans · December 14, 2016, 09:44 AM

No. Frankly, I wouldn't know what to do with one attached to any of my rifles! If I found myself having to defend with an edged weapon, I prefer a very sharp fixed blade knife with a 4-6" blade and a compact handle.

2ndsojourn · December 14, 2016, 10:25 AM

"No. Frankly, I wouldn't know what to do with one attached to any of my rifles!"

You wouldn't lead a charge up a hill?

P5 Guy · December 14, 2016, 12:03 PM

I have a 1943 M1 and a 16 inch bayonet and scabbard UFH 43 stamped. I also have a 1955 M1 with the proper bayonet and scabbard.
My Russian SKS has its bayonet still attached.

Skans · December 14, 2016, 12:14 PM

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You wouldn't lead a charge up a hill?

Is that what it's for? I thought it was for picking apples!

NateKirk · December 14, 2016, 12:18 PM

I'd like to get a saw back bayonet for my Mauser

T. O'Heir · December 14, 2016, 12:39 PM

"...not a single rifle capable of accepting one..." That's just sick. snicker.
You don't just need the bayonet. You need every accessory made for each rifle. BFA's(if applicable. There's no BFA for a bolt action), grenade launcher attachment, sights for that, ammo belts, etc. etc. Geezuz.
"...with the Garand and the short bayonet attached..." That'd get you kicked off my range. Bayonets are horrendously unsafe. Even on military parades(sometimes especially there). Troopies are forever sticking each other or themselves with fixed bayonets.
"...built in and dull import-added..." Bayonets are and were intentionally dulled when they were surplused. Nothing to do with importing either.

mavracer · December 14, 2016, 01:02 PM

I have a Korean era one for my Garand, used to have an original UFC 16" but sold it when the prices got crazy.
I'd like to get a repro for my 1917 enfield/M12 trench since they take the same.
Wouldn't mind getting one for my service match AR just to have.

North East Redneck · December 14, 2016, 06:17 PM

My Mosin came with all the accessories, bayonet included. I put it on the rifle once. It now sits collecting dust on top of one of the safes.

shootniron · December 14, 2016, 06:32 PM

I have the bayonets...but they are not mounted.

Have you ever tried skinning a deer with your knife mounted on the rifle?

Crankylove · December 15, 2016, 01:01 AM

I have the one on my M44, and one from a M24/47 Mauser......................but have no Mauser.

Prof Young · December 16, 2016, 12:29 AM

My mosin came with a bayonet . . . but it does not fit well. Need to file on something to make it fit.

Live well, be safe
Prof Young

damienph · December 17, 2016, 08:38 PM

I have both a spike and blade bayonet for my Lee Enfield No4 Mk1, a bayonet for my 1909 Argentine, an M7 bayonet that fits my Mossberg 590A1 pump shotgun and my 16" mid length AR and my 20" AR.

I have a couple of others that fit 98 Mausers but don't have a rifle for them. I like knives/edged weapons almost as much as guns. Almost...

**JohnKSa** · December 17, 2016, 11:43 PM

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... BFA's(if applicable. There's no BFA for a bolt action), ...

Believe it or not, I have two bolt actions that are threaded for BFAs. The Swedes used wooden bullet blanks and they threaded the muzzle with a BFA that shredded the wooden bullets to allow practice with no backstop.

kraigwy · December 18, 2016, 12:09 PM

Military surplus rifle collections should have their respective bayonets.

I have a model of each of our US Military rifles since we started using cartridge rifles.

The 50-70 Trapdoor, Model 73, 45-70, Krag, Model 1917, Model 1903a3, Garand's, Carbine, Model 1903A4. The next group are semi civilian versions of the M14, M16a1, M16a2 and M4.

Except for the 50-70 and A4 I have the correct version for each. I haven't found one for the 50-70 and of course the A4 doesn't use one.

This picture was taken before I got the bayonet for the 45-70.

peggysue · December 18, 2016, 07:26 PM

Military surplus rifle collections should have their respective bayonets.

Agree on this.

RaySendero · December 18, 2016, 09:09 PM

tangolima · December 18, 2016, 10:46 PM

I began my milsurp collection with bayonets. But the craze soon cooled down. They take up room. It is pretty dorky to shoot the rifle at the range with the bayonet on. The bayonet upsets the balance of the rifle, and affects the poi and group. I still like to get them if I come across an unusual specimen at good price. But I don't have to have one for each rifle.

-TL

Model12Win · December 18, 2016, 11:36 PM

My moistn nogat m1991/30 in 765 X 51 Russian had a pig sticker but I threw it in the trash it wouldn't fit.

lefteye · December 19, 2016, 02:53 PM

Military rifle collections, especially with matched bayonets, are really neat! I must, however, admit selling my inherited Arisaka rifles including one pristine and unmodified Type 38 with the built-in and hinged bayonet. I'm not positive it was even called a bayonet and it was shaped more like a spear, not at all like a knife.

pete2 · December 19, 2016, 07:43 PM

Even in Nam we didn't carry bayonets........................................................

December 14, 2016, 02:01 AM	#26
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 24,986	I have a bayonet for my Yugo M48 Mauser because it came with one. I used to have one for my Swedish M96 Mauser. Unfortunately, I thought I had two and at one point I sold one of them only to find later that was the only one I had. So now I have none and the prices have gone up enough that I'm not going to buy another one. __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

December 14, 2016, 02:51 AM	#27
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,308	two Two for the Garands. One was a gift, a 10" version that appears arsenal original and is unsharpened. The other is a a shorter 6" model that may well be Korean, the blade is sharp, but not nearly as stout as the bigger model. The short model may have US hardware, but the blade is unstamped. I ran a 3 gun course of fire with the Garand and the short bayonet attached,and having dropped an enbloc, was short of ammo for the last target. So of course I stuck it, much to the RO's dismay, but the relay loved it. Somebody videoed the episode and it was viewed quite a bit. I'd meet folks at the range, and they'd say ".....You're the guy with the bayonet!" I suppose there's worse ways to be known.

December 14, 2016, 08:13 AM	#30
Don P Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2005 Location: Swamp dweller Posts: 6,187	Yes for both Mosin's. The Mosin I have that was manufactured in The Tula arsenal has a matching number bayonet to the rifle __________________ *NRA Life Member, NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, NRA Certified Pistol Instructor,, USPSA & Steel Challange NROI Range Officer, ICORE Range Officer, ,MAG 40 Graduate* *As you are, I once was, As I am, You will be.*

December 14, 2016, 12:18 PM	#35
NateKirk Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2013 Location: Detroit Posts: 435	I'd like to get a saw back bayonet for my Mauser __________________ “Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".” ― --Thomas Jefferson

December 14, 2016, 12:39 PM	#36
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	"...not a single rifle capable of accepting one..." That's just sick. snicker. You don't just need the bayonet. You need every accessory made for each rifle. BFA's(if applicable. There's no BFA for a bolt action), grenade launcher attachment, sights for that, ammo belts, etc. etc. Geezuz. "...with the Garand and the short bayonet attached..." That'd get you kicked off my range. Bayonets are horrendously unsafe. Even on military parades(sometimes especially there). Troopies are forever sticking each other or themselves with fixed bayonets. "...built in and dull import-added..." Bayonets are and were intentionally dulled when they were surplused. Nothing to do with importing either. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

December 14, 2016, 05:22 AM	#28
peggysue Junior member Join Date: May 20, 2014 Posts: 1,835	I have a bayonet for every military rifle in my collection. I have a lot of them as they differ in types and countries. Accessories are part of my collection. If you get them when that surplus rifle hits the market they are cheap. In my old Jr. ROTC days back in the mid 60s we had Garands. We were extensively trained in bayonet drills. Guard , thrust ,and butt strike. It is really an art.

December 14, 2016, 07:35 AM	#29
danco Senior Member Join Date: August 2, 2005 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 196	I have a Buck M9, but the only rifle it fits is my SP1, which is mostly a safe queen nowadays. That pretty much relegates it to BAK (Big-A$$ Knife) status. And, yes, it's sharp...

December 14, 2016, 09:44 AM	#31
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,132	No. Frankly, I wouldn't know what to do with one attached to any of my rifles! If I found myself having to defend with an edged weapon, I prefer a very sharp fixed blade knife with a 4-6" blade and a compact handle.

December 14, 2016, 10:25 AM	#32
2ndsojourn Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,416	"No. Frankly, I wouldn't know what to do with one attached to any of my rifles!" You wouldn't lead a charge up a hill?

December 14, 2016, 12:03 PM	#33
P5 Guy Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 1,804	I have a 1943 M1 and a 16 inch bayonet and scabbard UFH 43 stamped. I also have a 1955 M1 with the proper bayonet and scabbard. My Russian SKS has its bayonet still attached.

December 14, 2016, 06:17 PM	#38
North East Redneck Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2012 Location: Berkshire Hills Posts: 741	My Mosin came with all the accessories, bayonet included. I put it on the rifle once. It now sits collecting dust on top of one of the safes. __________________ NRA Patron Member SAF Life Member GOAL Member

December 14, 2016, 06:32 PM	#39
shootniron Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,599	I have the bayonets...but they are not mounted. Have you ever tried skinning a deer with your knife mounted on the rifle?

December 15, 2016, 01:01 AM	#40
Crankylove Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2008 Location: 8B ID Posts: 1,753	I have the one on my M44, and one from a M24/47 Mauser......................but have no Mauser. __________________ The answer to 1984 is 1776

December 16, 2016, 12:29 AM	#41
Prof Young Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2007 Location: Illinois - down state Posts: 2,404	Yes but . . . My mosin came with a bayonet . . . but it does not fit well. Need to file on something to make it fit. Live well, be safe Prof Young

December 17, 2016, 08:38 PM	#42
damienph Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 319	I have both a spike and blade bayonet for my Lee Enfield No4 Mk1, a bayonet for my 1909 Argentine, an M7 bayonet that fits my Mossberg 590A1 pump shotgun and my 16" mid length AR and my 20" AR. I have a couple of others that fit 98 Mausers but don't have a rifle for them. I like knives/edged weapons almost as much as guns. Almost...

December 18, 2016, 12:09 PM	#44
kraigwy Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 11,061	Military surplus rifle collections should have their respective bayonets. I have a model of each of our US Military rifles since we started using cartridge rifles. The 50-70 Trapdoor, Model 73, 45-70, Krag, Model 1917, Model 1903a3, Garand's, Carbine, Model 1903A4. The next group are semi civilian versions of the M14, M16a1, M16a2 and M4. Except for the 50-70 and A4 I have the correct version for each. I haven't found one for the 50-70 and of course the A4 doesn't use one. This picture was taken before I got the bayonet for the 45-70. __________________ Kraig Stuart CPT USAR Ret USAMU Sniper School Distinguished Rifle Badge 1071

December 18, 2016, 07:26 PM	#45
peggysue Junior member Join Date: May 20, 2014 Posts: 1,835	Military surplus rifle collections should have their respective bayonets. Agree on this.

December 18, 2016, 09:09 PM	#46
RaySendero Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2010 Location: US South Posts: 857	__________________ *Ray*

December 18, 2016, 10:46 PM	#47
tangolima Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2013 Posts: 3,824	I began my milsurp collection with bayonets. But the craze soon cooled down. They take up room. It is pretty dorky to shoot the rifle at the range with the bayonet on. The bayonet upsets the balance of the rifle, and affects the poi and group. I still like to get them if I come across an unusual specimen at good price. But I don't have to have one for each rifle. -TL

December 18, 2016, 11:36 PM	#48
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	My moistn nogat m1991/30 in 765 X 51 Russian had a pig sticker but I threw it in the trash it wouldn't fit.

December 19, 2016, 02:53 PM	#49
lefteye Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2006 Posts: 1,433	Military rifle collections, especially with matched bayonets, are really neat! I must, however, admit selling my inherited Arisaka rifles including one pristine and unmodified Type 38 with the built-in and hinged bayonet. I'm not positive it was even called a bayonet and it was shaped more like a spear, not at all like a knife. __________________ Vietnam Veteran ('69-'70) NRA Life Member RMEF Life Member Last edited by lefteye; December 20, 2016 at 12:10 AM.

December 19, 2016, 07:43 PM	#50
pete2 Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 2,566	Even in Nam we didn't carry bayonets........................................................