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What about the heat treatment/tempering of the blade when the crosspiece and pommel is brazed back onto the tang of the blade or is the tang normally left soft anyway? In "theory" a steel's heat treatment may be lost somewhere around brazing temperature, i.e. a cherry red.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
I can't say about that, I'd probably just cross pin and make them off blind. Didn't you do a #5 bayonet cross piece?Quote:
Originally Posted by Flying10uk
Looking at the price on it, there's no room anyway. It's not good enough to buy to fix at that price.
I did repair/refurbish a No5 bayonet a while ago and the crosspiece and pommel are both pinned in placed and then the pins peened over.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
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I think that one of the reasons some dealers may describe broken or incomplete bayonets as "fighting knives" is an excuse to ask more for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
It didn't seem long ago that you could get a good 1907 bayonet and scabbard for £75.
Absolutely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flying10uk
Fighting knife sounds a lot better than bubba special.
Do you still have this bayonet by chance?
I do still have it. I rarely dispose of anything I pick up. I was wondering which one you were asking about in messaging. I forgot about this one. I don't see these on eBay often, but it is still your best bet at finding one.