HELP! Need parts for my M38 folding bayonet.

[Bionicback321]

About a week or two ago, while looking for a bayonet for my M38 short, I ran across a web site that had the latch release button for a Carcano folding bayonet. Unfortunately I did not save the link to favorites. Now that I have said folding bayonet which just happens to be missing the latch button I can't find the web site again.....and boy have I looked. I've been to all the usual sites and have found nothing. If there is anyone out there who has seen one and can point me in the right direction I would REALLY appreciate it. Below are pictures of whats missing. Thank you for any help you can provide.

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[Bionicback321]

OK. I guess it’s time to implement plan "B". I'm going build one from scratch. If there is anyone who owns a Carcano folding bayonet and would be willing to remove the latch button and associated parts and take a few close-up pictures and post them to this thread, I would be forever grateful. Thanks in advance, BB.

[Aragorn243]

There are schematics on the internet. I've seen them. Try that first.

[Bionicback321]

I've spent hours and hours over the last week or so searching the web for parts, pictures, or diagrams of the M38 folding bayonet. I've tried every different word combination I can think of and all I get is 20 or 30 pages of ebay, worthpoint, gunbroker and gunauction. I don't mean to whine but it’s been very frustrating. As I wrote at the beginning of this post I did run across a web site that had the catch I'm looking for, but at the time I wasn't looking for it. Life's a b***h and then you die......without the part you’re looking for I guess . I'll keep looking, but if someone could post some pictures that would be great. You don't happen to remember where you saw those schematics do you?

[jmoore]

Just looking at your bayonet. It seems to me that you already have most of the information you need. Find a spring that fits, and all that's left is to deterine what the button looks like cosmetically. The shape of the catch is easy. Just measure the hole. Add a few thousandths clearance per side so it slides easily. File the retaining notch to fit by test fitting it to the rifle's underlug.

In high school I filed a lug to fit a bayonet. No powered equipment at all! Nor drawings. It's not pretty but it would work if I still had the bayonet. In actual fact I almost threw out that bit of Bubba work yesterday whilst reorganizing the reloading room. But I could do photos yet....

[Aragorn243]

I tried to find them but didn't have any luck either. It was a few months ago that I ran across them when I was checking into a bayonet I was interested in.

[old-smithy]

If you goto view on your browser (IE) you can pull up a histroy which will show you most of th eplaces you visited if you have a rough idea when, could try that they are seried by date

[Aragorn243]

I don't do IE and I don't allow my history to go longer than 5 days. Old computer can only hold so much data, already too slow as it is, it's a 2005 model.

[mrb7]

Hoosier Gun Works : Online Catalog : Gun Parts : Military - Misc

Is this it?

[Bionicback321]

Just got back from Santa's workshop ( a.k.a. my garage ) and here is the result. I took some play-do and filled the opening with it while the bayonet was on the bayonet lug. After it dried and hardened I pushed it out from the opposite side. This left me with the shape of the latch. Found a scrap piece of steel and started cutting, grinding and filing till I got the shape right. I ordered a latch button from Stoneman61 on e-bay for $10 ( don't need to reinvent the wheel if you don't have to ). I dipped the raw metal in battery acid to give it an aged look. It's now back on display with its brothers ( its in the middle on the first two pictures).