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Type | Description | Blade Length |
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Comblain Cadet Yataghan |
A diminutive saber bayonet for a scaled-down rifle, as would be used in a military boarding school for young boys. Very well made, with good attention to detail. Definitely not a toy.
These bayonets likely date from the 1880s. The picture at lower left shows this bayonet next to a French M1866 to provide a size comparison. When I found this piece, noted bayonet collector, Dr. Jim Maddox (author of Collecting Bayonets), wrote to me, indicating: "The references in Janzen's Notebook cover this item best. For many years, we thought these were French cadet versions of the M1866 Chassepot. |
13.375 |
340 | 17.00 |
432 | .610 |
15.5 | Crosspiece: "36" |
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M1908 | Knife bayonet for use with the 7 mm. M1908 Mauser rifle produced for Brazil by DWM in Germany. The M1908 was closely patterned on the Ewer 98 rifle used by Germany.
These bayonets were made from 1908-1914 by several German blademakers. This example was made by Simson & Co. of Suhl, Germany. The firm of Alex Coppel also made bayonets. The German-made scabbard has a leather body with a brass locket and chape. |
11.75 | 298 | 17.00 | 432 | .620 | 15.7 | Ricasso: "Simson & Co." over "Suhl"
Blade: "RB" inside an oval Crosspiece: "7315" Scabbard: "7682" on frog stud |
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Another M1908, made by Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co. of Solingen, Germany.
"FI" is an abbreviation for Fabrica de Itajuba, the Brazilian state arms factory. This identifies the scabbard as an indigenous replacement scabbard. These later scabbards have a leather body with deeply-blued steel mounts. |
11.75 | 298 | 17.00 | 432 | .620 | 15.7 | Ricasso: "W. K. & Cie" over "Solingen"
Blade: Teardrop over "B" (Greek beta) Pommel: "B" (Greek beta) Crosspiece: "1816" Scabbard: "F I" inside an oval on frog stud |
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FAL Type C | A later example of the FAL Type C bayonet, with "wings" on the mounting catch, instead of the serrations pictured on the SAR-48 bayonet below.
This example has a black paint finish. The scabbard is plastic, with an integral cotton web belt hanger. The snap fastener on the belt frog is marked "Eberle." Eberle S.A. is a Brazilian firm that manufactures, among other things, textile fasteners. The identification of this bayonet as having been made by IMBEL is based on the identification of the belt hanger's fasteners. IMBEL is an abbreviation for Industry Material Bélico do Brasil (Military Material Industry of Brasil), the State arms factory formerly known as Fabrica de Itajuba (FI).
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6.75 | 165 | 11.375 | 289 | .890 | 22.5 | Snap on belt hanger: "Eberle" |
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SAR-48 (FAL Type C) | A commercial bayonet shipped with the Springfield Armory Inc. SAR-48 rifle. The SAR-48 rifles were semi-auto FAL rifles produced by IMBEL in Brazil for commercial sale in the USA by Springfield Armory Inc.
This example would have been produced in the 1980s. The bayonet is unmarked, with a black paint finish overall. The scabbard has a plastic body, with an integral nylon web belt frog. The throatpiece is positioned so the socket faces outward. The belt frog has the U.S. M1910-style wire belt hanger. The hilt strap button is made of copper. The SAR-48 bayonet is unusual in being of late manufacture, but having the early serrated spring catch. |
6.375 | 162 | 11.375 | 289 | .890 | 22.5 | Snap and rivets on belt hanger: "Eberle" |
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