Looking at a Rod Bayonet

[Dan Shapiro]

Does the windage work on the rear sight, or has it been pinned?

[Rick B]

Windage works fine so they hadn't staked it. Something they did so Cadets didn't mess with it?? Rick

[Dan Shapiro]

From what Dick has told me, "windage" adjustment was a new-fangled concept. CO's could have the rifles delivered to their units with the windage pinned. Guys pick up these weapons today and find that the windage knob is "frozen"....when in actuality, the rear sight had a hole drilled into the underside and a pin was driven in, then polished smooth with the surface. All that you can see is the small buff mark. My Rod Bayonet has the pinned rear sight.

[John Sukey]

You heard what happened then Teddy got hold of the first rod bayonet 03? He easily snapped it off and that was the end of that!

Just curious. was the cleaning rod in the buttstock?

Another funny. When out troops arrived in France and were ordered to turn in their 03's for M1917's, one soldier made such a fuss, that the officer decided to take another look at the rifle. It was serial number ONE! Somehow it got issued. The rifle was immediatlly shipped back to the arsenal!!!

[Dick Hosmer]

. . . . . . Just curious. was the cleaning rod in the buttstock? . . . . . .

Huhh??? I thought you used to collect trapdoors? [GRIN]

[Rick B]

End of the rod is the cleaning rod threads. Rick B

[John Sukey]

Huhh??? I thought you used to collect trapdoors? [GRIN]

That was before I contracted "enfielditis"