Author Topic: Who needs a bayonet? Photos added. (Read 9219 times)

Fly320s · « **on:** April 30, 2011, 07:36:34 PM »

Passed a shop today that had several bayonets in the window. Didn't get a photo, too dark, or prices but I'll check back tomorrow.

MicroBalrog · « **Reply #1 on:** April 30, 2011, 07:52:55 PM »

Several reasons:

1. Collecting.

2. Modern bayonets are generally just 'a good knife that happens to also to attach to your rifle'. In Israel I know many people who own bayonets, despite rifles not being legal to own.

3. If you have a rifle anyway - which many people do - and you have a knife anyway - and I expect many people who own guns also own knives - why not have it be a knife that can attach to a rifle?

4. [Not really likely] In home defense goblins may try to grab on to your gun. Making your gun pointy reduces the likelihood of them succeeding.

Boomhauer · « **Reply #2 on:** April 30, 2011, 07:57:54 PM »

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Modern bayonets are generally just 'a good knife that happens to also to attach to your rifle

Bayonets are not known for being quality knives. Sturdy, generally yes, but holding an edge? Not so much. I prefer to have a good, purpose designed fixed blade fighting knife.

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In home defense goblins may try to grab on to your gun. Making your gun pointy reduces the likelihood of them succeeding.

I'd prefer to just pull the trigger and light 'em up rather than extending the length of my rifle and changing the balance with a bayonet.

Moot point, my HD gun doesn't even have a bayonet lug anymore.

AmbulanceDriver · « **Reply #3 on:** April 30, 2011, 08:08:43 PM »

If they happen to have the bayonet for a Garand, I might be interested.... Model 1905 or M1....

never_retreat · « **Reply #4 on:** April 30, 2011, 08:10:04 PM »

Just in case you did not think there was a way to make a glock worse.

lee n. field · « **Reply #5 on:** April 30, 2011, 08:20:29 PM »

Quote from: Fly320s on April 30, 2011, 07:36:34 PM

Passed a shop today that had several bayonets in the window. Didn't get a photo, too dark, or prices but I'll check back tomorrow.

Bayonets for what rifles?

I want a big long pigsticker that will fit on the front of my Ishapore 2A. Just because.

Tallpine · « **Reply #6 on:** April 30, 2011, 08:25:12 PM »

Bayonets or any long knife are great for eating apples

SADShooter · « **Reply #7 on:** April 30, 2011, 09:11:01 PM »

Looking for Springfield 03 and Enfield No V Mk I pigstickers here.

Angel Eyes · « **Reply #8 on:** April 30, 2011, 09:17:28 PM »

Quote from: Tallpine on April 30, 2011, 08:25:12 PM

Bayonets or any long knife are great for eating apples

As long as the apples don't have explosives in them.

MicroBalrog · « **Reply #9 on:** April 30, 2011, 09:17:38 PM »

Quote from: Avenger29 on April 30, 2011, 07:57:54 PM

Bayonets are not known for being quality knives. Sturdy, generally yes, but holding an edge? Not so much. I prefer to have a good, purpose designed fixed blade fighting knife.

Ka Bar.

Boomhauer · « **Reply #10 on:** April 30, 2011, 10:14:40 PM »

Quote from: MicroBalrog on April 30, 2011, 09:17:38 PM

Ka Bar.

A classic option. I purchased a Benchmade CSK (Not the CSK II) as my fighting knife.

brimic · « **Reply #11 on:** April 30, 2011, 11:43:35 PM »

Bayonets? I haz a bunch. Favorite by far is the swiss engineer's bayonet

Jamisjockey · « **Reply #12 on:** April 30, 2011, 11:49:08 PM »

Quote from: MicroBalrog on April 30, 2011, 07:52:55 PM

Several reasons:

1. Collecting.

2. Modern bayonets are generally just 'a good knife that happens to also to attach to your rifle'. In Israel I know many people who own bayonets, despite rifles not being legal to own.

3. If you have a rifle anyway - which many people do - and you have a knife anyway - and I expect many people who own guns also own knives - why not have it be a knife that can attach to a rifle?

4. [Not really likely] In home defense goblins may try to grab on to your gun. Making your gun pointy reduces the likelihood of them succeeding.

I don't think you go tthe point. He saw the bayonets and asked if anyone needed one, and that he'd get the vitals on the shop tomorrow and pass it along if anyone wanted it.

Lee · « **Reply #13 on:** May 01, 2011, 12:00:17 AM »

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Favorite by far is the swiss engineer's bayonet

Where did you find that? My firsts thought when I saw the title of this thread was, hmmm I 'd like to have a bayonet for my K31.

AJ Dual · « **Reply #14 on:** May 01, 2011, 12:39:39 AM »

What's the really loooong U.S. pattern bayonet from WWI? The 1917 pattern?

A pig-sticker with some more reach than my Buck M9 might come in handy on my Mossberg 590 someday.

Hawkmoon · « **Reply #15 on:** May 01, 2011, 12:48:50 AM »

Quote from: Avenger29 on April 30, 2011, 07:57:54 PM

Bayonets are not known for being quality knives. Sturdy, generally yes, but holding an edge? Not so much. I prefer to have a good, purpose designed fixed blade fighting knife.

Huh?

The bayonet I carried in Vietnam had one of the finest blades I've ever seen. No problem holding an edge. What bayonet(s) have you seen that WON'T hold an edge?

KD5NRH · « **Reply #16 on:** May 01, 2011, 04:10:44 AM »

It's also a home defense aiming device; stick it an inch below where you want to hit, then pull the trigger.

MicroBalrog · « **Reply #17 on:** May 01, 2011, 05:11:23 AM »

Quote from: JamisJockey on April 30, 2011, 11:49:08 PM

I don't think you go tthe point. He saw the bayonets and asked if anyone needed one, and that he'd get the vitals on the shop tomorrow and pass it along if anyone wanted it.

Oh.

Stand_watie · « **Reply #18 on:** May 01, 2011, 06:11:20 AM »

And along the same theme of justifying buying a bayonet (I thought the sane thing micro did from the tag line), they call them pigstickers for a reason. And feral hogs are a problem in much of the US and not unknown to require a bayonet if your hands were shaking when you emptied your magazine into that pissed off charging boar (or sow with piglets). I know my hand would be shaking and there'd prolly be a stream of something warm and yellow running down my leg.

brimic · « **Reply #19 on:** May 01, 2011, 06:51:07 AM »

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Where did you find that? My firsts thought when I saw the title of this thread was, hmmm I 'd like to have a bayonet for my K31.

It came with the 1911 rifle in the pic that I bought at Cabelas. I was looking at the rifle which they wanted around $350 for, which was a fair-to- slightly high price for the rifle, then the guy in the gun library told me it comes with a shovel and a bayonet as well. I asked a bout the bayonet, when he showed me it, I knew what it was and knew it was worth at least 1/2 the price they were asking for the rifle, so I bought the rifle on the spot. It was an odd set because the engineer's bayonet is not made for the 1911 rifle, but fits k31s and supposedly 96/11 and 1911 carbines.

280plus · « **Reply #20 on:** May 01, 2011, 07:01:23 AM »

I got one of those long pointy cross type stickers. Not sure of its origin. I think Austria or that area. I also have one for the Arisaka. I have the uncle's trench knife from NG, I keep it on the headboard. Any breaky inners are going t get a big surprise.

I also have a "presentation" machete. I tried to locate the original owner but had no luck. I don't necessarily need any more but thanks for the offer!

KD5NRH · « **Reply #21 on:** May 01, 2011, 07:58:35 AM »

Quote from: Stand_watie on May 01, 2011, 06:11:20 AM

And feral hogs are a problem in much of the US and not unknown to require a bayonet if your hands were shaking when you emptied your magazine into that pissed off charging boar (or sow with piglets).

That's sort of my logic in using the M44 out at the land; just like a boar spear, when things go bad, put the pointy end in the pig and hold onto the blunt end so he can't get to you.

Fly320s · « **Reply #22 on:** May 01, 2011, 09:12:38 AM »

Quote from: JamisJockey on April 30, 2011, 11:49:08 PM

I don't think you go tthe point. He saw the bayonets and asked if anyone needed one, and that he'd get the vitals on the shop tomorrow and pass it along if anyone wanted it.

Bingo.

Caveat: I'm in Buenos Aires, and I don't know much about bayonets.

Fly320s · « **Reply #23 on:** May 01, 2011, 04:33:20 PM »

Prices are marked in Argentina pesos. Divide by 4 to get US equivalent. I didn't handle anything, but all the bayonets appeared to be in good to very good condition. I can't tell if they are genuine or forgeries, though. The shop also has many swords, hats, and other Argentine uniform pieces.

Fly320s · « **Reply #24 on:** May 01, 2011, 04:34:57 PM »

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