A Couple Bayonets

[Guest Armoor]

This forum is spectacular. I knew I had to post these pics as soon as I saw this site.

I've had these 2 bayonets fro a while now. Thanks to the most recent post in this thread I think the top bayonet is Japanese, but I have no idea where the second one is from.

[Guest Armoor]

And here are some close-ups of the second one.

[Guest Armoor]

Okay. I guess I didn't look completely through this thread. It looks like bayonet #2 is a Mde 1886 needle bayonet.

(See Daniel Murphy's second post)

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6903

Edited June 15, 2006 by Armoor

[Daniel Murphy]

You have a couple of nice clean pieces there. Sorry for not catching this earlier. I have one of the french bayonets made into a swagger stick....with a bite. The entire hilt was simply replaced with a two piece aluminum knob and the loop removed from the scabbard. Since the french could technically not modify government property, I believe it was German done. Just the thing for those dark nights when you are walking down the street in an occupied town.

Dan Murphy

[Jim P]

Great looking 1886 lebel,especially since it escaped being cut down during WWI.The Japanese T-30 is nice also.The arsenal marks are for National Denki under Kokura supervision.

Jim

[Guest Armoor]

Thanks for info guys. Clean Pieces?

I've had these since highschool and I don't remember the lebel having that much rust. I think I had them in the basement for too long and that did it. I even rubbed them with motor oil back then because I heard that would prevent them from rusting -

Now I just have to find out how to clean them up the right way.

[Daniel Murphy]

Clean Pieces?

Yes. As in nice condition, not played with, unbuggered. Don't go overboard with the cleaning. Some 0000 steel wool and a good gun oil will work, but leave the wood alone. That will remove the light rust and leave the blueing intact. Some prefer the brass polished, but that is a personal decision.

Dan Murphy

Edited June 18, 2006 by Daniel Murphy