Repro Finnish M39 Bayonet

**Aragorn243** · 01-14-2023 02:06 PM

I'm not a huge fan of reproduction bayonets but with this one up to $1200, it isn't happening. RTI put these on sale a month or so ago for $150 and considering most repros are going for $300-$400 even I took a chance.

It came today. Really looked like crap. Handle was rough, metal was rough, muzzle ring out of round on the outside and didn't fit the rifle. Worst of all it was deeply blued. But it's solid.

One Hallmark movie later and I have it pretty close to where I want it. It's still a repro but I think it looks pretty good. Sandpaper, a Dremel and a couple of files.

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**browningautorifle** · 01-14-2023 02:16 PM

Looks pretty good now. Very nice.

**HOOKED ON HISTORY** · 01-18-2023 04:10 PM

Much better! Friend bought an original a few years back for $25. I hate him. A lot.

**Aragorn243** · 01-18-2023 09:00 PM

$25? Holy crap. Does he know what he has? I'm kicking myself for not paying $300 for one a couple years ago.

**Peter Laidler** · 01-19-2023 10:00 AM

Hey, that ain't bad at all. The GOOD thing is that when a good deal on an original comes along, you can sell your now GOOD repro to help pay for the original.
Thanks also for your advice re the strange L1A1 type bayonet

**HOOKED ON HISTORY** · 01-19-2023 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by Aragorn243

$25? Holy crap. Does he know what he has? I'm kicking myself for not paying $300 for one a couple years ago.

Bayonets are his primary thing. Moth to a flame. Doesn't even have a 39. I try to walk in front of him at gun shows.

Originally Posted by Aragorn243

$25? Holy crap. Does he know what he has? I'm kicking myself for not paying $300 for one a couple years ago.

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