Mosin-Nagant M1891/30 socket bayonet

[ColonelKlink1942]

Hey gang,

Initially, I was hesitant to purchase this bayonet simply because there are so many of them, but considering this was the only one I found in the entire city at the time, I didn't want to let it slip through my fingers. I'm intrigued by what I can learn from this bayonet since I've read that they went through refurbishments, and since they've been through so many conflicts, who knows what era this really comes from (I want to say WWII and nothing more, but I could be wrong). It's obviously for the M1891/30, it's not an original/early M1891 socket bayonet.

There are almost no markings on this bayonet aside from a serial number, one that's hard to decipher, that looks like it reads "2295" or "2205/6", and it almost looks like there's a symbol of a square with a diagonal line struck through it (to the right of the stud just after the serial number), which is one of the markings that notes that the bayonet has been refurbished by the 1st GRAU Arsenal in Balakleya, Ukraine.

 

I have since acquired another M1891/30 socket, which I'll post about in due time. Photos below: