What if I told you...................

[Aragorn243]

The bayonet the Canadians are selling is a 1918 Swiss bayonet in like new condition with unissued scabbard. What you are describing is a 1918 Swiss bayonet in unissued condition with unissued scabbard. My bayonet is serialized. I prefer that as do most collectors. The serial number on Swiss bayonets indicates the year it was produced and assigned to a rifle as the serial number matches the rifle it is issued with.

The Swiss are also selling unissued bayonets for the Sig 57 and these are going for about $25. Being new/unissued/unserialized does not make it a "better" bayonet.

You asked what we thought so you could make a decision. I'm telling you what I think. $60 is a very good price for one of these in the US but it is NOT the lowest price that can be found, that is the Canadian company I mentioned earlier and their bayonets are $35 US plus shipping and handling of course which adds about $17 to the final cost. Condition of my bayonet as received is the same as those in your photos.

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[Latigo]

Not "like new", not "unissued", brand new from Victorinox. As for serial numbers, this is from my Distributor in Europe who makes his living with Swiss firearms and all Swiss militaria. He's not connected in any way with this US import deal nor am I.

"these bayonets were made matching to the rifles in Swiss arsenals at the time of issue of the rifle to the soldier and when a bayonet was lost or broken it was replaced in the same way, nothing wrong with that.
Elsener Schwyz (Victorinox) was the manufacturer of the bayonets and they came without a serial number

Inother words they were not given a serial number until mated with a rifle but........... If a rifle was refurbished and no longer had it's bayonette, or it the bayonette was damaged, a new one (just like these) was reissued and stamped with the same serial number, and it happened often.

I'm not going to argue with you. Swiss Products doesn't have an interest in this deal. I'm doing this posting simply as a favor to the Dealer concerned because it's a great deal on a new Victorinox bayonette that wwoon't come around again like this. Nothing at all is sold on or through firearm forums ever on any level. It's a large retail dealer that many of you have already purchased from.

If you're not interested Aragorn243, why are you wasting so much time typing about this? I heard you the first time. I assume the rest of the membership can think and act for themselves?

Ok gents. They're on the way to the dealer. As soon as they're sorted by wood type, I'll post who it is that has them and how to order.

[maverick0]

I live in Canada and just got my first k31, which Canadian site is selling them? i know some Canadian sites that sell them but not for that cheap