HELP! What the heck did I buy?

[chuckchili]

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. I am unable to figure out what it is. I was told it might be Spanish....? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

[browningautorifle]

Spanish CETME bayonet from 60s or 70s. They appear from time to time around here. Nice example.

[chuckchili]

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............

[porterkids]

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.

[TANKER]

I believe these were/are also used on the Spanish FR-8 Mauser, a neat little .308 short rifle.

[jmoore]

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 !!!

[Albayo]

They fit both the FR-7 and FR-8.
I have one for my FR-7 & FR-8.

[sdh1911]

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

[DunRanull]

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