Interesting Bayonet

[Oatmeal Savage]

Interesting Bayonet on Ebay.


http://cgi.ebay.com/Experimental-Bladed-Spike-Bayonet-for-No-4-Enfield_W0QQitemZ180076438061QQihZ008QQcategoryZ47 19QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Claven2]

Good thing it was never adopted. Imagine trying to extract that from a German under fire. The bloody big hook on the back would make it a bugger.

[Badger]

That is interesting, even though it's a reproduction.... :thup:

Regards,
Badger

[Son]

Good thing it was never adopted. Imagine trying to extract that from a German under fire. The bloody big hook on the back would make it a bugger.

There was a method of un-sticking a bayonet that would probably work as well with that one as any other. All you had to do was cock the rifle and pull. If done correctly it loosened itself and came out easy;)

[tiriaq]

I wonder how long it will be before it is being sold as an original rare experimental......

[boltaction]

I wonder how long it will be before it is being sold as an original rare experimental......

Yeah, no kidding. It's like those sites that are selling reproduction German Luger holsters, made in China but made the old way, with hand stitching and everything. For a few dollars premium, you can specify which year or maker code you want. Give it another two years and original leather for Lugers (or anything for that matter) will be worthless as it will be impossible to tell what's real and what's not. Buy one of those repros, leave it out on your lawn a few nights with the sprinklers on, then drive over it and bingo, you've got a VBB holster. Same with these bayonets. Someone will stamp some fake WD stamps on them and catch some unsuspecting person flat out..........

[sdh1911]

It looks a little like those I.M.I. were selling a few years back , but, I just can't besure-SDH