They Arrived!! - Page 2

just_a_car · 02-26-2008, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by texnmidwest

JAC that is exactly what it is. A bayonet lug. The Finns took the Mosins and reworked them and made them into a much better rifle. Better accuracy.

Aw, MAN!!!

I was thinking I was done wanting new mosins... that I could just start buying accessories for my rifles.

Now that I know you can get a carbine with a detachable bayonet (never did like the m44-style).... I just gotta have one.

Are the bayo's hard to come by and/or expensive?

Mooseman684 · 02-26-2008, 08:52 PM

The Bayonets are just about Non-Existent...Even in Finland !
Very rare , I have been searching for years and no luck !
Rich

texnmidwest · 02-26-2008, 10:15 PM

Moose, is there a bayo that looks the same and can be a close sub or do the Finns have something unique?

Mooseman684 · 02-26-2008, 10:23 PM

It is Unique to the Finn Rifles...No Substitute...

SwedeSteve · 02-26-2008, 11:04 PM

Everyone.......BUMMMMMMER!!!!!!!!!!

Mooseman684 · 02-26-2008, 11:09 PM

I have only seen Pictures of the bayonets ..They do look Cool !
If I can find the pics again I will post em...
Rich

here is the one that fits my M28 Finns...Finnish Model 1928 Mosin Nagant Knife Bayonet

Mooseman684 · 02-26-2008, 11:13 PM

The m/39 bayonet is one of the rarest accessories for the rifle. The bayonets were produced starting in 1941 to fulfill a Civil Guard contract for 10,000 pieces. The bayonet was a new design that was to allow its use as a fighting knife or pukko and in a traditional role when affixed to the rifle. Veljekset Kulmalan Konepaja was contracted to produce the blade. There were plans for an army contract as well but the small firm was not able to meet the Civil Guards initial contract of only 10,000 bayonets and the Army soon canceled their pending order. The bayonet was issued with a green leather scabbard with a metal reinforced tip and edge. The bayonet’s contract was not completed until the later half of 1942. The blade shape is very much like that of a hunting knife in design and appearance. Most of these bayonets were put into storage until they were eventually destroyed for scrap. The Army did experiment with a shortened version of the m/27- m/28-30 bayonets to the new m/39 shape and configuration and designated the modified bayonets the m/42 for the year of project. The project was then canceled in 1943 with only 150 blades being converted. These are extremely rare and hardly ever encountered.

m39m42bayonets.jpg

just_a_car · 02-27-2008, 12:51 AM

My hopes are raised to the sky...

And then Crushed by a Giant Moose.

Mooseman684 · 02-27-2008, 12:56 AM

Hey wait a minute...I didn't do it. The Finns did by scrapping them!
Dont shoot the messenger !!!
Rich

just_a_car · 02-27-2008, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mooseman684

Hey wait a minute...I didn't do it. The Finns did by scrapping them!
Dont shoot the messenger !!!
Rich

I don't own a big enough gun to shoot that big of a Moose.

(But thanks for the info.

)

Mooseman684 · 02-27-2008, 01:14 AM

I do !!! LOL
Rich

SwedeSteve · 02-28-2008, 01:55 PM

Thanks for the info Senor Moose!

Cyrano · 02-28-2008, 03:11 PM

You know, Moose, except for the point the lower bayonet looks something like a US Model 1917 Springfield bayonet that was cut down. Do you think a replica Springfield bayonet could be adapted to fit the Model 1939, and then have its blade reshaped to approximate the Finnish design?

texnmidwest · 02-28-2008, 05:10 PM

If the bayonets are so rare then maybe a good bladesmith could make one or several. I am sure that it would not be cheap. Just looking at the design of the blade it would be very labor intensive. But, a replica would be quite a conversation piece!

marion57 · 02-28-2008, 05:31 PM

Hey Mooseman: just go buy a Bowie knife and duck tape it on

texnmidwest · 02-28-2008, 06:02 PM

GOOD IDEA!!! Let's see, I don't have a Bowie knife but I do have a Civil War Cavalry sword...where's that duct tape?

02-26-2008, 08:52 PM	#22
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,637 Images: 2	The Bayonets are just about Non-Existent...Even in Finland ! Very rare , I have been searching for years and no luck ! Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

02-26-2008, 10:15 PM	#23
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,381	Moose, is there a bayo that looks the same and can be a close sub or do the Finns have something unique? __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

02-26-2008, 10:23 PM	#24
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,637 Images: 2	It is Unique to the Finn Rifles...No Substitute... __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

02-26-2008, 11:04 PM	#25
SwedeSteve Bullet Maintenance !! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The anchor point, Alaska Posts: 10,266 Images: 1	Everyone.......BUMMMMMMER!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers Last edited by SwedeSteve; 02-26-2008 at 11:11 PM.

02-26-2008, 11:09 PM	#26
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,637 Images: 2	I have only seen Pictures of the bayonets ..They do look Cool ! If I can find the pics again I will post em... Rich here is the one that fits my M28 Finns...Finnish Model 1928 Mosin Nagant Knife Bayonet __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM! Last edited by Mooseman684; 02-26-2008 at 11:11 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

02-26-2008, 11:13 PM	#27
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,637 Images: 2	The m/39 bayonet is one of the rarest accessories for the rifle. The bayonets were produced starting in 1941 to fulfill a Civil Guard contract for 10,000 pieces. The bayonet was a new design that was to allow its use as a fighting knife or pukko and in a traditional role when affixed to the rifle. Veljekset Kulmalan Konepaja was contracted to produce the blade. There were plans for an army contract as well but the small firm was not able to meet the Civil Guards initial contract of only 10,000 bayonets and the Army soon canceled their pending order. The bayonet was issued with a green leather scabbard with a metal reinforced tip and edge. The bayonet’s contract was not completed until the later half of 1942. The blade shape is very much like that of a hunting knife in design and appearance. Most of these bayonets were put into storage until they were eventually destroyed for scrap. The Army did experiment with a shortened version of the m/27- m/28-30 bayonets to the new m/39 shape and configuration and designated the modified bayonets the m/42 for the year of project. The project was then canceled in 1943 with only 150 blades being converted. These are extremely rare and hardly ever encountered. m39m42bayonets.jpg __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

02-27-2008, 12:51 AM	#28
just_a_car Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 3,509	My hopes are raised to the sky... And then Crushed by a Giant Moose. __________________

02-27-2008, 12:56 AM	#29
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,637 Images: 2	Hey wait a minute...I didn't do it. The Finns did by scrapping them! Dont shoot the messenger !!! Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

02-27-2008, 01:14 AM	#31
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,637 Images: 2	I do !!! LOL Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

02-28-2008, 01:55 PM	#32
SwedeSteve Bullet Maintenance !! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The anchor point, Alaska Posts: 10,266 Images: 1	Thanks for the info Senor Moose! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

02-28-2008, 03:11 PM	#33
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,288	You know, Moose, except for the point the lower bayonet looks something like a US Model 1917 Springfield bayonet that was cut down. Do you think a replica Springfield bayonet could be adapted to fit the Model 1939, and then have its blade reshaped to approximate the Finnish design?

02-28-2008, 05:10 PM	#34
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,381	If the bayonets are so rare then maybe a good bladesmith could make one or several. I am sure that it would not be cheap. Just looking at the design of the blade it would be very labor intensive. But, a replica would be quite a conversation piece! __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

02-28-2008, 05:31 PM	#35
marion57 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,864	Hey Mooseman: just go buy a Bowie knife and duck tape it on

02-28-2008, 06:02 PM	#36
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,381	GOOD IDEA!!! Let's see, I don't have a Bowie knife but I do have a Civil War Cavalry sword...where's that duct tape? __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)