I am in possession of a rubber handled M4 bayonet with an unknown marking on the guard. Has anyone ever come across this marking or know the country of origin?
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I am in possession of a rubber handled M4 bayonet with an unknown marking on the guard. Has anyone ever come across this marking or know the country of origin?
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I have seen it referred to before as it appears to be attributed to French Indochina. That was some years ago too. Nothing since that.Quote:
Originally Posted by W5USMC
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I thought that it might be Indonesia but checking online Taiwan is being suggested. I don't think that anyone has confirmed it 100%.
No, that's the problem, so there must not be many. The other example is a grip scale model not formed rubber. Those usually suggest a tropical environment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flying10uk
I was able to reach out to Ralph Cobb from worldbayonets.com today. He has seen the marking before, unfortunately he had no specific information on the marking or the bayonets country of origin.
It's not Taiwan. I have a Taiwan marked bayonet and that's not the symbol they use.
What symbol do they use then if you have a confirmed Taiwanese bayonet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Aragorn243
Here...Quote:
Originally Posted by Flying10uk
That's it. It's a variation of the Nationalist sun. It's not an M4 bayonet but a Garand bayonet. Picked it up at a garage sale probably 15 years ago.
Here's mine.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../XNjy4wP-1.jpg