Hey guys, I recently got this really good condition M1866 Chassepot bayonet. I would really like some extra info on it if possible.
It has no inscriptions on the spine but that didn't deter me, due to the price and condition it was at.
Thank you in advance.
Top is a British pattern FN FAL, on an Imbel receiver, with Aussie L1A2 bayonet. I prefer the British features on the FAL vs others. The cutouts on the Bolt carrier, and the folding charging handle. The bayonet is surprisingly tricky to find in the US and usually expensive vs bayonets of the same era.
Bottom is the Swedish m/96 on the AG42b. The rifle is in amazing condition typical of these. While I have a number of other rifles to mount this common bayonet on, this one seemed like the most fun. The bayonet is unit marked, so it was in service prior to 1915.
Got this bayonet yesterday and was wondering why i cant find any like mine online for pictures. I searched it up and it says that there were Japanese bayonets like mine made and that mine is one of those bayonets but I can never find one where it doesn't have the connection part for being mounted to a gun so I was wondering if they were more rare or if googles image search results have become that limited. Also I am newer to bayonets and how they look/were made so sorry if this is a pointless question.