Thought I would start thread on swords or bayo's!

 

I have had many bayo's over the yrs but only have 1 now!

 

Would love to see some swords if collectors hav any!

 

PVON

Here is my French M1856 Coulaix and Company carabinier sword. Maker's inscription places the manufacture date between 1856 and 1870, when the Germans took the region.

M1891 Truppe Speciali (TS) Carcano Carbine Bayonet w/Transverse Lock

Blade Length: 11 ¾”

Overall Length: 16 ½”

The leather scabbard has A.R.E.T. 1931 marked on it and at the top and bottom brass portion has GBI stamp.

Knife bayonet for use on the 6.5 mm. Mannlicher-Carcano M1891 TS Carbine (Moschetto Modello 91 per Truppe Speciali or Carbine M1891 for Special Troops). M1891 TS Carbines were intended for Artillery and Engineers.

This bayonet is for use with the M1891 TS Carbine 2nd variant, which had a unique transverse bayonet lug requiring the bayonet to be placed over the muzzle, then slid sideways on to the bayonet lug from left to right. This arrangement required the bayonet's press stud to be at the rear of the pommel.

The bayonet is sometimes referred to as the M1891/97, because the M1891 TS Carbine was first produced in 1897. However, this is a misnomer, as the the earliest TS Carbines had a conventional bayonet lug. The 2nd M1891 TS Carbine variant, with the unique bayonet mounting system, was first produced in 1900.

This rather odd mounting system was not continued on subsequent Italian bayonets nor was something similar produced by other countries. Many 2nd variant M1891 TS Carbines were subsequently converted to use the conventional M1891 bayonet, making surviving examples uncommon today.

I found a youtube video from 2012 showing how the bayonet is mounted to a TS Carcano Carbine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3NAVQM3gW4

 

 

 

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Here is my French MAS bayonet for the MAS (Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Etienne) 49/56 self-loading rifle. Made in 1951.

Purchased from Unique Imports in 1976. Has ATF frog on it here.

Frog for your bayonet.

Unique Imports on Franklin Street in Virginia? Rich A. in Pa.

I think so. Unique Imports had ad's in a lot of magazines back in the 70's. That used to be one of the few outlets for many of us back then. I got some good stuff from them too. This is a ddl bayonet that looked brand new when I got it.

I stopped into the 610 Franklin Street store whenever in the area. Got books and stuff. Still have the stuff.I sent for stuff from W.W.2 LTD when you received original stuff. Ordered Political buttons. Got some original and some copies. That was my last order. Rich A. in Pa.

OMG, ww2 ltd!. I just remembered I still have one of their catalogs stashed away somewhere. Somehow I was able to find it. This MUST be pre-1975. My best guess would be around 1972-73.

I don't know how much of this stuff was fake back then, but I sure had fun browsing through these catalogs.

So about when did fakes start appearing and get to being a problem in this hobby? Especially the German stuff.

I got stuff in the early 1970's. I should look for my catalogs. Rich A. in Pa.