While we are on the subject....
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Forum Name: Enfield Bayonets
Forum Description: General discussion about bayonets for the Enfield rifles
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Topic: While we are on the subject....
Posted By: muffett.2008
Subject: While we are on the subject....
Date Posted: December 13 2012 at 4:36pm
Had to dig out some for some obscure reason, as I'm not into pig stickers, these just get greased and wrapped in clingwrap and tossed in an old ammo box, here for your veiwing pleasure.
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Posted By: Bear43
Date Posted: December 13 2012 at 9:19pm
| And of those you have 3 that I can only dream about finding one day. |
Posted By: Ishapore150
Date Posted: December 14 2012 at 8:45pm
he!!o Muffett,The one with the hooked handgaurd is total trash,absoluty worthless.I hate to see a fellow Enfield lover has to bother with such garbage.Out of the kindness of my heart,I will gladly take of your hand so you don't have to look at it anymore  Merry Christmas ant Happy New Year------------- -.- -.. ..... --- --.. .--- If you understand that 73's |
Posted By: muffett.2008
Date Posted: December 15 2012 at 5:16am
Well, I'd be only too happy to swap it for one the same but with less pitting, it's pretty obvious that such a kind generous soul like yourself would like to make my dull, boring Christmas just a tad brighter, after all, they say it's better to give than receive.
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Posted By: davmatt74
Date Posted: February 01 2013 at 10:36am
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Some of you guys make me sick! And by sick, I mean green with jealous envy! I gotta start hitting the antique stores and yard sales more.
Seriously, great assortment of bayonets.
Thanks for the pics.
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Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: February 04 2013 at 3:20am
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very nice no5 , no7 , no4 , no9 , but exceptional P07hookie and later relative of its form ,
i do collect these so if you need to find them homes down the road ill gladly give you my addy ,
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Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: February 04 2013 at 7:49am
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Do not forget to check antique stores. I find lots of stuff people mislabel all the time. ------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: Father Ted
Date Posted: March 13 2013 at 1:02pm
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That right there is the best reason to enter an antique store. Aside from looking newly minted, what are the giveaways of fake hooky's. nice collection and use of empty ammo box. Cheers |
Posted By: muffett.2008
Date Posted: March 13 2013 at 5:57pm
Gunna have to do something about that box, found a Martini bayonet with the tip broken off.....bugger, guess it was too long for the box, or maybe got caught with me digging around.
What the heck, it's only money.
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Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: March 13 2013 at 8:05pm
Yep,its only money...Since you wont be needing it-you could send it all here! I mean...its only money..  Hoadie ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: muffett.2008
Date Posted: March 13 2013 at 8:36pm
Now what are you going to do with a broken bayonet?
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Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: March 13 2013 at 11:31pm
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Tell everyone it is a rare bayonet. The rest of it is still stuck in someone backside. Just another bayonet to me in my eyes. ------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: Sarge
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 6:23am
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muffett.2008... As a longtime dedicated '07' collector, my ethics would not settle if I stood back and allowed such a shabby.. and as such... irreparable item as the 'hookie' to remain in your hands. The individual who sold it to you should be found and subsequently horse whipped! It is a disgrace, and out of the goodness of my caractor... I will see you have the better of the deal. Two standard '07's will be despatched forth with!  ------------- This is MY rifle, there are many like, but this one... is MINE! |
Posted By: muffett.2008
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 6:56am
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Nah, too late, I'm thinking I'd put a holder on the upturn and use it for a candelabra!
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Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 11:07pm
| oddly enough ive seen such blasphamy in pfotos years ago , as well as rifle lamps and chairs , who gets such ideas ??????????????????? |
Posted By: Sarge
Date Posted: April 23 2013 at 2:26am
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At one point in the 60's there was a glutt of bayonets of all types. Dealers could not give '07's away.. it was so bad. Many of the Bayonet fire side sets = Brush, Tongs, Shovel, Poker.. come from that era. I've seen lamp shades, cancelarbra, book ends, dinner gongs, clothes brush sets, shoe cleaning stands.. all manner of items.Favourite bayonets for the fire side sets seem to be the French Chassepot, with full brass handle, or the later wood handled with brass pommel.
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Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: April 23 2013 at 3:08am
| repurposing gone mad , |
Posted By: Sarge
Date Posted: April 23 2013 at 3:49am
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hehehehehe... nah... it was the 60's trendy Carnaby Street - 'Get in the groove man!' yah dig!?!
------------- This is MY rifle, there are many like, but this one... is MINE! |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: April 23 2013 at 9:39pm
| yes , but here it was all plastics ..........mrs robinson , are you trying to seduce me ? |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: April 23 2013 at 11:27pm
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I think we are "drifting off target". ------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: April 24 2013 at 2:20am
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sorry - its gotta be fun tho ,
back when , i remember it being quite common to see trench art and smoking accessories made from artillery she!!s and such , as well as waste baskets , but slowly these have all but disappeared
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Posted By: Sarge
Date Posted: April 24 2013 at 3:57am
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That type of collectable... unfortunatelly, has been latched onto by the dedicated specialist dealers. Unless one is prepared to -do the rounds- of the local car-boot-sales (swap-meets in USA), and local auction houses... be prepared to pay at a premium. Bargains are still out there to be had. They have to be sourced, and that means doing the groundwork in order to find them. However, it all boils down to how bad the individual wants an certain item, compared to what work they are prepared to put in to aquire it.
------------- This is MY rifle, there are many like, but this one... is MINE! |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: April 24 2013 at 7:03am
so - to bring us back full circle to the original post [picture #2 ] he posted a no7 with black scales , i dont have a photo of mine , but i do have a photo of my no7 with red scales , so in keeping with my photo playin around time ill try it here ,
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Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: April 24 2013 at 7:29am
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Gee, what a wicked looking bayonet! Just imagine having that piece of steel thrust into your chest cavity....aye ya aye!!! ------------- Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually |
Posted By: Sarge
Date Posted: April 24 2013 at 8:45am
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Its quite tame compared to the '07', and far less of it to get stuck! ------------- This is MY rifle, there are many like, but this one... is MINE! |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: April 24 2013 at 9:00am
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I like the pattern 03 or the Pattern 1888.
------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: Sarge
Date Posted: April 24 2013 at 9:22am
Ah.... the '03.... such a rare beast these days! ------------- This is MY rifle, there are many like, but this one... is MINE! |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: April 24 2013 at 9:31am
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I have never held a P 03.
------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: April 24 2013 at 10:27pm
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seem to have lost my photos of my 88 , 03 , 07s and 13/17s , i guess ill have to re-download those , but i found my FN FAL , and these swiss ...................kinda nasty looking pioneer
  HEY MUFFET , are these resized correctly ? im posting them at 800x600 , i dont think they are distorting
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Posted By: Sarge
Date Posted: April 24 2013 at 10:57pm
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I cannot explain the reason as to why, but I have always associated items such as the FN-FAl which you illustrate, as being Trench Knives! Maybe its due to my main period of interest, as the general rule seems to be a foot long or more. ------------- This is MY rifle, there are many like, but this one... is MINE! |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: April 24 2013 at 11:35pm
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Very cool. I do not see many of the FN FAL on this side of the"pond". ------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: muffett.2008
Date Posted: April 25 2013 at 6:46am
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Yeah, 'A', they are great, have you noticed a few pic's coming in that are longer than they are wide? Great effects when they are oversize.
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Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: April 25 2013 at 10:30pm
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yes , the shortened width and lengthened height really does a number on my screen ,
that FAL bayo is for my belgian , but there were many versions for the FAL rifle over the years and throughout the miriad of user countries , here are a few from someone elses collection i stored for referance ,
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Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: April 26 2013 at 12:08am
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Very cool!
------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: Sarge
Date Posted: April 26 2013 at 12:30am
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A square 10...We came across many Argy soldiers on the Falklands with the Folding Stock version. The slide though was clean... not like the one on your illustration. ------------- This is MY rifle, there are many like, but this one... is MINE! |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: April 30 2013 at 10:41pm
| the bolt cover on my rifle is an ARMS scope mount i got from the fellow i bought it from but its not original with the rifle , i have the original cover as well , the rifle is a very comfortable one to shoot , this is one of a very small bunch of imports allowed into this country back in the late 60s , |