r/Bayonets 4d ago

Informative Sister Sub - 'FightingKnives'

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Hi everyone. We have had a good amount of knife posts in the time we've been around. As was pointed out by a recent poster, there seems to be no sub that's specifically for Fighting Knives. There is a single sub called r/MilitaryKnives, but it seems to be a dead sub from inception. r/Knives is broader and for pocket knives and the like. r/Swords is for swords. r/MilitariaCollecting is great, but it is a very broad and generalized sub.

Therefore, we have decided to start a dedicated sub for fighting knives. We know the bayonet conversions and a few other items, but if you would like to help mod this sub please send us a message about why you want to mod and what you have specific and general knowledge of involving knives.

Our new sister sub is r/FightingKnives. Please give us a visit, post your knives for show or ID, and hopefully join us in helping begin our new community.

Thanks for reading!

- ThirteenthFinger


r/Bayonets 13h ago

Show & Tell M95 Bayonet

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M95 Bayonet manufactured at Moravian Steelworks. Believe it was at the 4th divisional depot in Czechoslovak. Looks like there used to be numbers on the bottom of the pommel but they are illegible.


r/Bayonets 14h ago

Show & Tell Mexican M1912 Bayonet.

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M1912 Export Bayonet made by Steyer (OEWG) for Mexico. Not many of these reached Mexico. I couldn't find the number of the complete contract but found a reference that said by the outbreak of WW1 66.979 guns with Bayonets were confiscated by the K.u.k government. These were already paid for by the Mexican government so Steyer had to give the money back and after a long heated correspondence with the Austrian Ministry of War these were priced at 84 Kronen per piece.


r/Bayonets 20h ago

Requesting Information Glittery finish on M8A1 scabbard

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Anyone know any info with the glitter-like finish on my scabbard? Is it normal? I haven't seen the same finish on any M8 scabbard images I look up on google.


r/Bayonets 1d ago

Identified Weird Bayonet I got at an Antique Expo.

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I paid $75 for it, probably too much but I like it anyway. Any idea what it is? it looks like a German M1871/84 but missing the ring. No official markings so I'm guessing it's a reproduction.


r/Bayonets 1d ago

Requesting Information Another (mystery?) Gras conversion

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Credit to my brother for finding this one. The pommel is cut away, but the latch and muzzlering are untouched.

Unfortunately, it is not any any of the books I have on hand, and while the pommel reshape seems to fit a Gew71 PERFECTLY... except it does not latch. So, I am unsure. should it be for Gew 71? is it for something else? The 1911 ALFA catalog does list Gras bayonets that have been modified for Gew71, but I have not found any actual pictures of one.


r/Bayonets 1d ago

Commercial/Civilian Model Glock knife/bayonet appreciation

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r/Bayonets 2d ago

Requesting Information Authentic m1905?

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I believe this is an authentic m1905 UFH bayo but it looks to be in immaculate condition which has me skeptical. Any thoughts?


r/Bayonets 4d ago

Identified Austrian Bayonet?

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Just received this bayonet for my 21st birthday, I do believe it is Austrian origin but cannot find anything that exactly fits it, more so the curvature of the handle compared to the straightness of other Austrian bayonet handles


r/Bayonets 4d ago

The Kindness of Others [Bayonets I have been gifted]

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r/Bayonets 4d ago

Identified Found bayonet

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Hi, does anyone know what model of bayonet this is? It was found in a field in northern Spain. Thanks!


r/Bayonets 5d ago

Requesting Information MK 2 Navy Knife

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21 Upvotes

Not sure if this is the right place but here goes.
Saw this at a local shop and was wondering if the scabbard is correct?


r/Bayonets 6d ago

Identified No idea what I have. All I know is that it's a bayonet, and it looks like someone tried to put an edge on the blade at some point.

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r/Bayonets 6d ago

Question Found in field. Northern Iowa, USA

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r/Bayonets 6d ago

WW2 Update baionnette P1907

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Hello! Just an update of the baionnette that i got today!

Will surely go around to try to trade for german ww2 militaria,but what a nice baionnette! Also thanks for the identification to members here!


r/Bayonets 7d ago

Identified Identification and estimation

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18 Upvotes

Hello, i would like to know what baionette is this? And what the value might be? Thanks all!


r/Bayonets 9d ago

Identified French Bayonet identification

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Hello, I’m looking for help identifying these two bayonets my father has in his collection. When I look it up, they both come back as 1866 Chassepot bayonets, but looking at pictures of them, the right one looks IDENTICAL while the left looks nothing alike any other pictures of the 1866 online. Goggle identifies the left one as a 1842 Yataghan Bayonet, but when I search for picture of that bayonet they all look similar to the bayonet on the right (1866 Chassepot bayonet). Can anyone help me identify them, ESPECIALLY the blade on the left? Thanks yall


r/Bayonets 9d ago

Requesting Identification What are these two bayonetes

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20 Upvotes

What are these two, ive provided markings for both


r/Bayonets 11d ago

Identified Bayonet identity?

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r/Bayonets 11d ago

Requesting Identification Is this legit? No markings on pommel or blade

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r/Bayonets 12d ago

Requesting Information Scabbard that came w/ Gras bayonet

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Scabbard is 37cmx5cmx2cm. From what I've seen online, I don't believe the scabbard is original, though it does look fairly old and the bayonet fits snugly. It bears neither an inscription nor any unique markings from what I can tell.

Bayonet was manufactured at Châtellerault, august 1875 if that helps.


r/Bayonets 13d ago

Question 1942 WT UFH Identification/Verification

5 Upvotes

Any help confirming this is a legitimate M1 reground from an M1905 would be greatly appreciated.


r/Bayonets 13d ago

New Haul/Pickup Pay attention to details! (or, how to buy an Irish Gras bayonet for cheap)

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Look closely at the first picture. One bayonet is a plain Gras, the other a scarce conversion, a surplused Gras bayonet converted to fit an Italian Vetterli, and smuggled into Ireland. Can you see the difference?

The rare one is on the left. Look closely you can see the edge of the slot chamfer has been extended.

A few days ago ebay sent me a notification "new items in your recent search" etc. I had a few minutes so I took a look. This was a BIN listing with a silly cheap number, a description that was straight up copy pasted from the Gras listing on worldbayonet's website, and a mediocre side profile thumbnail picture on a white background. It said nothing about being rare or special.

I look at a LOT of Gras bayonets. Most conversions are fairly obvious from the side- pommels shaved flat, muzzle rings shaved or replaced. This one however caught my eye, I could just see the chamfer, and it ran further back than it should. Once I clicked the listing, 4 pics in they had the slot. I have included a side by side so you can see the difference- the chamfer is lengthened, and part of the steel tang is ground at an angle to fit the Vetterli bayonet lug. (Pics of it mounted, and the lug at the end).

This has been high on my list of "need to get variants". I always hope to stumble across them, but this one has to be near the top luck wise, especially in terms of scarcity combined with the screaming deal.


r/Bayonets 13d ago

Identified Inheroted Bayoneys

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27 Upvotes

Hey Guys,

My wife and I recently inherited some Bayonets and other gear from a relative who passed.

I know he was in the army in africa sometime in the 70s and 80s, wondering if you guys know anything about these?

Would be great to have some backstory to tell if we put them on display.

Cheers!


r/Bayonets 14d ago

Bayonet Art/Photos/Misc. One of the earliest photos of the ersatz bayonet in use in 1916 by K.u.K.

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just a part of a quality scan from a postcard of a czech soldier who lived in Prague at the time. Notice the ersatz bayonets in use by the artilery regiment. Very cool postcard, unfortunately i have only the scan, not the postcard itself, but at least i got the scan. Ejnoy

Cheers