Monday, May 18, 2009

New/Old Bayonet

For some reason - probably because I beg and plead for it - people like to give me their old guns and edged weapons when they die or move or otherwise don’t want them.  I love it, so I’m not complaining.  Thanks! 

One of the fun parts of this is trying to figure out what the heck it is.  Guns are easy.  Except for some very old or very custom pieces, they are labeled.  Edged weapons are another animal altogether.  They usually have little more than a manufacturer’s stamp that is cryptic unless you know what it is.  Plus, since edged weapons are easier to manufacturer and survive time better than a more complex machine like a gun, there are thousands upon thousands of different items.  Often times, I can narrow it down to a year range and maybe a country, but after that, it’s a matter of visual matching to pictures. 

It took me a while, but I finally figured out what this is:

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It came as part of a package of a dozen or more edged weapons of various varieties.  It’s a Swedish bayonet for an 1896 Swedish Mauser. 

Now all I have to do is get the rifle hmmm

(9) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1722 hrs
Off-Duty

  1. No.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on May 18, 2009 at 1737 hrs


  2. I think I’ve got an extra in the safe you can have.  It’s even missing the bayonet.

    It’s a great rifle for small-medium game, BTW.  Very accurate.  The barrel’s long, and the 6.5x55 round has a flat trajectory.

    Posted by Jed on May 18, 2009 at 1739 hrs


  3. 6.5 Swede is an excellent round for long range shooting.  You should (distract the wife…) pick one up and start shooting High Power at West Bend Bartons Sportsmen’s club on the first Sunday of the month.

    Posted by Mike Gallo on May 18, 2009 at 1943 hrs


  4. Hey Owen: don’t suppose you have a bayo for a Japanese Type 99 laying around… wink

    Posted by Strings on May 19, 2009 at 0014 hrs


  5. Sorry… nope.

    Posted by Owen on May 19, 2009 at 0708 hrs


  6. I will volunteer to take over for you. If anyone want to bequeath or give me their old edged weapons, I will gladly recieve, identify, care, and display them…

    Posted by fishaddict on May 19, 2009 at 0909 hrs


  7. Hey Owen: don’t suppose you have a bayo for a Japanese Type 99 laying around… wink

    They’re pretty easy to find on eBay and elsewhere.  I have a Type 38 with the bayonet.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on May 19, 2009 at 0948 hrs


  8. Wasn’t the type 99 a subgun?  I guess nowadays, there are pistol bayonets, so why not…

    Posted by Mike Gallo on May 19, 2009 at 1632 hrs


  9. Wasn’t the type 99 a subgun?

    No, it was a [URL=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_99_Rifle”]Rifle[/URL]

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on May 19, 2009 at 2112 hrs


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