Carcano Cavalry Carbine Bayonet Issues

[Aragorn243]

I bought an M38 cavalry carbine over the weekend that's in very good shape. Everything matches and the stock hasn't been sanded or refinished. I'm having an issue with the bayonet. In the closed position, it wants to drop about 3/8th's of an inch out of it's stock groove. In the open position, it will not latch. Bayonet is a plum color, looks brand new. Bayonet catch mechanism looks like it may have been one of the leftovers from the 91 carbines. Took it apart and it has a dog leg on the pin end rather than being straight. It is this dog leg which is preventing it from latching in the open position. It is shaped like a kidney bean.

I have checked two of my three Carcano books and cannot find a photo showing any of these bayonets with a dog leg. All are straight. My third Carcano book is hiding somewhere. No internet photos with a dog leg either. To me it looks like it was made that way so I don't want to pound it out before I can get some sort of confirmation one way or the other. It's a Coltellerie Riunite manufactured bayonet

Tried cleaning it and it didn't help.

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