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Bought this bayo at an auction on impulse. They had a bunch of WWII ones and this one. No one was bidding so I did. :banghead: I am unable to figure out what it is. I was told it might be Spanish....? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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Spanish CETME bayonet from 60s or 70s. They appear from time to time around here. Nice example.
Thanks Browning... It is darn near perfect and has never been sharpened. Scabbard is also in very un-molested condition. Just dunno what to do with it............
Many years ago these were an extremely hard to find bayonet. I remember seeing one for sale at $125 probably twenty years ago. Then, as happens with many contemporary bayonets, the country using them changes to a new design and dumps the bayonets on the world surplus market. That's exactly what happened with these CETME bayonets. At one point there was a large distributor throwing in one of these bayonets for free with every order. The market for them still hasn't fully recovered. A quick check of completed auctions on ebay shows most sell in the $10-20 range.
I believe these were/are also used on the Spanish FR-8 Mauser, a neat little .308 short rifle.
Yup, that's one that came with a "free" bayonet (It does fit.). At one point IIRC they were throwing in a bayonet with about ANY order over US$25-50 !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by TANKER
They fit both the FR-7 and FR-8.
I have one for my FR-7 & FR-8.
They were a standardized Spanish Bayo for quite sometime and yes at one time very rare in these parts. As you see the imports had a drastic impact on the value, they are however a very good utility knife to have around!-Steve
It would be a shame to bugger up a fine specimen and that is a very nice weapon! BUT i've seen some very nice fighting knives made from these. The curved belly of these blades are capable of a nasty cut, and the Spaniards liked a good knife in their military tradition. Leave it as is and take care of it or trade it for something more to your own needs... Just sayin, YMMV! Dun