1907 Hook Quillon Bayonet find

[Peter Laidler]

Surely....... If you're going to 'make' a hooked quillion bayonet, you wouldn't bother with all that welding palava which would loosen the brazed-on crosspiece while you were doing it. You'd just make a new hooked crosspiece. Far easier and simpler in a vice, on the bench. No visible seams or joins, same mild steel throughout. Unbraze old, slide off forwards, accurately fit new, fit to a nose-cap, clamp into place and re-braze. 1 hour plus at the most! Easy

PS. Just done it to an old knackered P'14 bayonet to prove the point