Mosin Nagant Bayonet
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K.Johansen said:
Yea, the bayonet is about 1/3 the length of the rifle...
Or at least mine is:
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My 91/30 with the bayonet on is about 1 inch shorter than me lol.
I've never come across a Nagant bayonet that wasn't an absolute ***** to get on, my tips are;
- Get some good solvent and clean out the spring cavity under the 'button', it is usually brimming with cosmoline, grease and 60 year old dirt. Soaking is a good idea, I cleaned mine by submerging the end in solvent and with a glove on the other hand pressing the button in and out repeatedly, then left it for a while and repeated, huge chunks of crud come out of it, I oiled it a little afterwards.
- If you aren't adverse to a little modification, take a piece of dowel and some fine grit sand paper. Wrap the sand paper around the dowel, place it in the eyelet of the bayonet (ie. the part that goes over the barrel) and carefully work it around as evenly as possible. Do a little bit and then try the bayonet, eventually you'll get it to both go on easily and mate solidly. Remember hereafter to periodically oil this area because you have taken off the finish and made it more vulnerable to rust. Or if you want you can go a little further and then blue the inside of it
I've never come across a Nagant bayonet that wasn't an absolute ***** to get on, my tips are;
- Get some good solvent and clean out the spring cavity under the 'button', it is usually brimming with cosmoline, grease and 60 year old dirt. Soaking is a good idea, I cleaned mine by submerging the end in solvent and with a glove on the other hand pressing the button in and out repeatedly, then left it for a while and repeated, huge chunks of crud come out of it, I oiled it a little afterwards.
- If you aren't adverse to a little modification, take a piece of dowel and some fine grit sand paper. Wrap the sand paper around the dowel, place it in the eyelet of the bayonet (ie. the part that goes over the barrel) and carefully work it around as evenly as possible. Do a little bit and then try the bayonet, eventually you'll get it to both go on easily and mate solidly. Remember hereafter to periodically oil this area because you have taken off the finish and made it more vulnerable to rust. Or if you want you can go a little further and then blue the inside of it
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I thought I read somewhere that you don't want to use commercial bluing compounds on Mosin-nagant rifles... something with the particular metal ore used or something...
Maybe I'm just mixing up two completely different ideas though... I'll have to do some research.
Maybe I'm just mixing up two completely different ideas though... I'll have to do some research.
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Hah, velcrowarrior, thats a pretty nice pilotka. I'm currently looking for one with a red cap star. And I don't want to do any permenant modifications to the rifle, as I feel its important to preserve the history of the gun. If its hard to put on the bayonet, let it be hard to do so, if theres a nick on it, I guess Ivan or Pavlov accidently banged it climbing out of a tank hatch.
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Ebay has some pilotkas with the Red Star... The one I was wearing was surplus, bought it from Russia too.
I also have a French pilotka, at least I'm pretty sure it's French. It has the guy's name written on the inside, and what appear to be some blood stains.
I also have a French pilotka, at least I'm pretty sure it's French. It has the guy's name written on the inside, and what appear to be some blood stains.
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Soup Nazi where do you live? If your not bothered about type or age I've seen 1980s dated Pilotkas on sale for
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Velcro i'd be interested to see that, i've never heard of a french 'pilotka'
Know what era it is?
Know what era it is?
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I'd guess it'd be "Bonnet" or "Chapeau" And unfortunately I live across the pond, being an American and all. But thanks for the recommendation anyways.
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