Informative Garand Bayonet Article

[rossme]

Some of you may be aware of the GCA (Garand Collectors Assn) Journal's recent article on M1 Garand Bayonets (Fall 09 Issue). If not, it's a good article to check out for info on the M1905 and M5 bayos...they link to the article from the 'GCA Journal' section of their website: http://www.thegca.org/Bayonets409.pdf

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[Got-R-Did]

Not to mention that the CMP will be taking delivery of literally a boatload of bayonets in the new year. Stay tuned.
Got-R-Did

[Harlan (Deceased)]

Got-R-Did,

For real or rumor?

[Ramboueille]

Got-R-Did,

For real or rumor?

It's real, 170,000 or 45 tons of them. All kinds, from M1905 ascending, scabbards of all kinds too.

[Ramboueille]

Some of you may be aware of the GCA (Garand Collectors Assn) Journal's recent article on M1 Garand Bayonets (Fall 09 Issue). If not, it's a good article to check out for info on the M1905 and M5 bayos...they link to the article from the 'GCA Journal' section of their website: http://www.thegca.org/Bayonets409.pdf

Ross,

The authour of that article is one of the finest young men that you'll ever meet. Very professional hobbiest and very skilled. Publishing his article was a joy with the explanations and quality photography he provided.

His web site:

Popernack Books and Militaria

[dastier]

Ross,

The authour of that article is one of the finest young men that you'll ever meet. Very professional hobbiest and very skilled. Publishing his article was a joy with the explanations and quality photography he provided.

His web site:

Popernack Books and Militaria

Now if he would do an article about bayonets for the P17 rifle...

[ramit]

The GCA's website was redone, and links changed... it's a darn good article.
So just wanted to post the new link to the article
http://www.thegca.org/pdfs/Bayonets409.pdf

it's listed here on their site, about 3/4's the way down...
http://www.thegca.org/the-gca-journal

[DaveN]

I thought the CMP bayonets went on sale Nov 29? I ordered some. The email I got was @200,000 and free shipping if ordered in 2010. If these are pre orders I'm used to waiting for 3-6 months, but my last order (NPM) M1 carbine came in 10 days After order was placed.

[ramit]

I thought the CMP bayonets went on sale Nov 29? I ordered some. The email I got was @200,000 and free shipping if ordered in 2010. If these are pre orders I'm used to waiting for 3-6 months, but my last order (NPM) M1 carbine came in 10 days After order was placed.

They were down to about a ~ 2wk lead time, yea it was great, but didn't give enough time for the CC to heal.

At this point from what I read, they are still working on Nov orders.
Will be on a short staff for the holiday week(s).
And with the bum rush they had on the M1D acc and Bayo's and now Spam cans of m2 ball that just showed up, I think the lead time will run out a bit again, till late Jan.. just my guess..
But at this moment I don't think we'll be back to waiting 6months.. my HRA took nearly 8 months.