Earliest C1 bayonets?

[stencollector]

My FN C1 Bayonet is 1957 dated. As an aside, it is sharp enough to cut snow if need be.

[Dimitri]

Wow-was that WW1 or WW2?

Damn my bad! Should have read that artical I copied that from better. Apprently it was for WW2. Sorry my mistake. I should have woke up alittle more before posting in the morning.

I did find this about the Canadian Navy in WW1:

On the other hand, by the middle of 1918, the effects of the British blockade were such that Germany could no longer carry on the war. When the war began in 1914 Canada had an embryonic naval service consisting of less than 350 men and two ships, HMCS Rainbow and HMCS Niobe. It was decided that Canada's war effort would be best concentrated on the army and, therefore, the protection of Canada's coasts and shipping in Canadian waters was handed over to the Royal Navy.

The share of the Royal Canadian Navy in defence though small was, nevertheless, important. The R.C.N. assumed responsibility for such services as examining and directing shipping in Canadian ports; radio-telegraph services, vital to the Admiralty's intelligence system; operation of an auxiliary fleet which engaged in minesweeping and patrolling operations. In 1916, when the threat of submarine warfare spread to North American waters, the Canadian government undertook, at the request of the British Admiralty, to build up a patrol force of thirty-six ships.

In addition Canadians made up a substantial part of the ships' companies of Canada's cruisers and the two submarines which had been acquired by the British Columbia government. At the end of the war the R.C.N. numbered more than one hundred war vessels and about 5,500 officers and men - the nucleus of a future, effective naval force.

http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:...ient=firefox-a

So apparently the Navy was pretty small in WW1.

Dimitri

[Lee Enfield]

Most P1907 parade bts I have seen are nickel plated. 1RCR issued one to their duty segeant at Wolsey Barracks until the late 60s.

Actually it really doesn't look chromed, so it's probably nickel. But through the gold coating it's hard to be sure.

[Lee Enfield]

My FN C1 Bayonet is 1957 dated. As an aside, it is sharp enough to cut snow if need be.

0L0000 is dated 1956 in the "big ugly book" ala Stevens

By cutting snow I assume it hasn't been sharpened?

I'll take pics of my Be-autiful EX bayo which has been cleverly reshaped

[stencollector]

0L0000 is dated 1956 in the "big ugly book" ala Stevens

By cutting snow I assume it hasn't been sharpened?

Thats right.


Back in those days, the bayonets were as dull as the C1 pocket knife they gave us. We used to get sharper knives in the KFS.
Around 99 they issued us the Gerber multitools. Our MIR was inundated with injuries as the artillery guys would try and catch their multitool knives when they dropped them. The C-7 bayonets were reasonably sharp as well, but other than to stab someone, they really had no other functional purpose. That is now being resolved with the issue of the fighting knife.

[36 hamon]

I had a 1956 bayonet and a very nice ex DCRA 1956 C1 which never was upgraded I bought from a very old DCRA shooter who got it right from CAL BTW i had the reciept as well ... all gone now oh well it resides in Sault St.Marie in a good home .it still had the little wood handle and the 1 piece firing pin and the forestocks had the cooling vents I do regret letting this one go just a bit it was a 0Lxxxx

[Lee Enfield]

I had a 1956 bayonet and a very nice ex DCRA 1956 C1 which never was upgraded I bought from a very old DCRA shooter who got it right from CAL BTW i had the reciept as well ... all gone now oh well it resides in Sault St.Marie in a good home .it still had the little wood handle and the 1 piece firing pin and the forestocks had the cooling vents I do regret letting this one go just a bit it was a 0Lxxxx

36 Hamon :

Was your '56 C1 blued? The one I saw appeared (through the protective coat of grease) to be blued.

There's an interesting discussion going on at Jouster/enfield forum about LB finishes & when the changeover to parkerizing happened.

[36 hamon]

no it was parked .as for LB's I had a 1949 that was blued and my 50 is parked I also have a couple wartime dates that were FTR'd at CAL and were parked .that maybe where some confusion comes in Canada didn't stamp FTR on there referbs it's just known that a 1944 that is parked is a refurb

[Cantom]

I saw a 1958 C1 bayonet today at the show...it was a bit pricey at $65.

[Cantom]

I scored a C/|\ marked 1907 parade bayonet today at the show. I have a guy who will probably buy my non C/|\ one from me for the same amount I paid...this will go perfectly with the chrome parade rifle...prices are high at Ancaster...