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Timmer
10-03-2012, 05:36
I know another annoying question. But which military bayonets are interchangable with which military rifles? For example I can attach a Spanish 1918 bayonet(approximate) to my Eddystone M1917 rifle. What other examples can one find. Thanks

SKIPH
10-13-2012, 08:04
Timmer- You can interchange all the bayonets for Krags, 03s, and M1s. The M1892, M1905, and M1s fit all three rifles. SKIP

Dan Shapiro
10-14-2012, 08:36
Interesting side note: The Krag bayonet was used at West Point from the time when they were issued Krags until the advent of the M14.

John Sukey
10-14-2012, 02:17
Now for an odd one. I wanted a bayonet for my 10.4 Vetterli-Vitali. A friend who lived in Italy at the time found one and sent it to me. Yes, its an Italian bayonet, but it doesn't fit on my Vetterli, but rather on a No1Mk3 Lee Enfield!:eek:

Guamsst
10-15-2012, 05:38
All the Japanese Arisaka bayonets swap between the rifles, machine gun and submachinegun. Probably the only logistical thing they did that really made sense.

dave
10-24-2012, 06:44
All Mauser rifles which have the bar on end of stock will interchange bayos.

Len
10-28-2012, 07:35
Now for an odd one. I wanted a bayonet for my 10.4 Vetterli-Vitali. A friend who lived in Italy at the time found one and sent it to me. Yes, its an Italian bayonet, but it doesn't fit on my Vetterli, but rather on a No1Mk3 Lee Enfield!:eek:

Post WWII the Italian Army used British Enfields (don't ask me why). Large numbers of Carcano & Vetterli bayonets were converted to fit them ( In WWI the Austrians converted captured Vetterli bayos to fit their Mannlicher M95's). A friend's father did his Italian National Service in the late 40's and when I asked him if they were still using Carcanos he replied no , that his unit was armed with British rifles.

dave
11-09-2012, 01:27
I would imagine when the Italians surrendered they lost allot of rifles to the Germans, allot of soldiers too!