Here's something you won't see in the flesh

**nzl1a1collector** · 04-09-2022 11:29 PM

KCB-70 M2 bayonet for the L1A1 Rifle. Only a few examples were hand made as samples for evaluation to try and sell these to countries using the L1A1/C1A1 rifle as an upgraded bayonet, since this like the Russian icon

bayonets it was modeled on could cut 20,000 volt power cables and cut timber. I believe there is an example at Leeds.

All the books and info on the internet that you will find about these bayonets all state it was for the FN FAL Rifle, this is incorrect, they were made for the Commonwealth pattern rifles.

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**browningautorifle** · 04-10-2022 12:24 AM

Isn't that interesting, I saw some of our trials blades and they all wanted the wire cutters. None of them were ever accepted.

**Woodsy** · 04-10-2022 12:40 AM

Nice one Kevin! You are still finding good items.

**mrclark303** · 04-10-2022 08:46 AM

Impressive as ever Kev, nicely displayed on a lovely ex RNZAF L1 too..

**enbloc8** · 04-10-2022 08:55 AM

Never heard of this before. Thanks for posting it!

**nzl1a1collector** · 04-10-2022 05:15 PM

Things pop up every now and then that I haven't seen. I'm wrapped that my thoughts about this "FN FAL" bayonet were correct, that it was miss-discribed for decades, mainly because in the early days a L1A1/SLR was concidered to be an FAL rifle..... As per the trials rifles and all the references in the papers.

The rifle is a Royal New Zealand icon

Navy example, they also did disks, but Thiers are more centrally located and are a true 1 inch disk. The Airforce ones are higher on the butt and are slightly smaller.

**nzl1a1collector** · 04-17-2022 03:29 AM

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KCB-70 M2 Bayonet
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Australian icon

L1A2 (Clip Point) Bayonet
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Enfield L1A3 Bayonet
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CAL C1 Bayonet
FN MODEL C FAL Bayonet

**browningautorifle** · 04-17-2022 12:47 PM

Nice group...

**1886nut** · 07-26-2022 05:13 PM

Looks like lessons learned from the AKM bayonet........

**nzl1a1collector** · 07-26-2022 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by 1886nut

Looks like lessons learned from the AKM bayonet........

It was a direct copy

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