Does your "weapon of war" have a bayonet lug on it?

[JGalt]

And if it does, why don't you have a bayonet? Because as I like to say, "Nothing says "fuck you" more than a pointy-stabby thing on the end of a bangy-shooty thing."

But seriously, did you know that many low-end commercial production AR-15 rifle still have a bayonet lug? My US-made AK also has one, although I replaced the stock muzzle brake with a compensator. So I can't fix the bayo on there without putting the muzzle brake back on.

The bayonet lug is that small piece of metal about midways or toward the end of the barrel...

The one on the left is a Vietnam War era US M7 that I found at a flea market the other day for $30. Most bayonets have a dull factory edge, as required by the Geneva Convention, although this one has a razor-sharp edge...

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

And if it does, why don't you have a bayonet? Because as I like to say, "Nothing says "fuck you" more than a pointy-stabby thing on the end of a bangy-shooty thing."

But seriously, did you know that many low-end commercial production AR-15 rifle still have a bayonet lug? My US-made AK also has one, although I replaced the stock muzzle brake with a compensator. So I can't fix the bayo on there without putting the muzzle brake back on.

The bayonet lug is that small piece of metal about midways or toward the end of the barrel...

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The one on the left is a Vietnam War era US M7 that I found at a flea market the other day for $30. Most bayonets have a dull factory edge, as required by the Geneva Convention, although this one has a razor-sharp edge...

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To each his own I guess. I always considered the bayonet as the fuck it we are going to die anyway last resort weapon. I would rather have a backup firearm and a reliable supply line.

 

[1srelluc]

Saturday I picked-up a BOC (manufactured between '62 and '69) M7 bayonet for my Mossberg 590A1.

It came in a late WW-2 era M8A1 sheath. $25.00.

That's good in case I find a M1 Carbine bayonet or M3 fighting knife I will have a proper scabbard for it.

LOL.....I bought a pre-ban STG-58 last week thinking I already had a socket bayonet for it. I slipped it over the flash-hider and it would not lock in.

Come to find out the Austrian STG was never intended to use a bayonet unlike the G-1 (German) which had a slot cut in the flash hider for a socket bayonet.

 

[Concerned American]

But seriously, did you know that many low-end commercial production AR-15 rifle still have a bayonet lug?

I was surprised to learn many years ago, that CA uses bayonet lugs as one of their qualifications for determining an "assault weapon." I learned this when I bought an SKS that had the threads on the bayonet mount drilled out. When I asked about it, the shop owner informed me. That law is really stupid. CA requires a two week waiting period on the purchase of any firearm as well---EXCEPT for relics. I purchased a "relic" Russian SKS that is in better shape than any other SKS I have ever seen. It has a flat bayonet attached and I walked out of the shop with immediately after purchase because it was a "relic" LMAO--that's one for stupid gun laws as well.

 

[JGalt]

Saturday I picked-up a BOC (manufactured between '62 and '69) M7 bayonet for my Mossberg 590A1.

It came in a late WW-2 era M8A1 sheath. $25.00.

That's good in case I find a M1 Carbine bayonet or M3 fighting knife I will have a proper scabbard for it.

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LOL.....I bought a pre-ban STG-58 last week thinking I already had a socket bayonet for it. I slipped it over the flash-hider and it would not lock in.

Come to find out the Austrian STG was never intended to use a bayonet unlike the G-1 (German) which had a slot cut in the flash hider for a socket bayonet.

Bayonets were actually used during the Kent State turkey shoot, the 1993 Lucasville prison riots, the 2005 Hurricane Katrina response, and in response to 9/11 in Washington DC. by various units.

 

[GLASNOST]

Does your "weapon of war" have a bayonet lug on it?​

My M-14 in Vietnam did.

 

[1srelluc]

This is what happens when you have too much time and too many parts.

Pointy stabby for an AR-15 "Kitty Cat".

Hey, don't judge me, it was rattle-canned when I got it.

 

[JGalt]

I can give you the attention you crave too.

You're still in a small minority of mentally ill extreme rightist, but when the violence starts you will have a lot more company.

And otherwise, this is all about trolling that is generally ignored when it's reported.

Silly goose. Bayonets were a necessary accessory back when the Second Amendment was written.

 

[Donald H]

this thread is in the 2nd amendment zone so the person trolling would be you.

American military definitely don't want to get involved in hand to hand combat against Russians and Chinese soldiers.
And of course haven't done so for generations.

I think that the OP's problem could be mental illness just as easily as trolling. In any case my reporting same isn't being acted upon.

 

[1srelluc]

Bayonets were actually used during the Kent State turkey shoot, the 1993 Lucasville prison riots, the 2005 Hurricane Katrina response, and in response to 9/11 in Washington DC. by various units.

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Hell, back in the 70s the armory at the prison I worked at had Winchester M1897 Trench guns and M1917 bayonets.

 

[Concerned American]

Silly goose. Bayonets were a necessary accessory back when the Second Amendment was written.

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Irrelevant to the duck. He's used to seeing tanks with rear view mirrors on them so they can see the action.

 

[fncceo]

In centuries past, infantry consisted equally of pikemen and musketeers. The pikemen to defend the musketeers whilst they were reloading.

As firearms became easier to reload, the need for pikemen disappeared, the bayonet combines musket and pike into a single weapon.

It’s fascinating to see a 14th Century weapon of war in modern combat.

 

[GLASNOST]

The one on the left is a Vietnam War era

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I had that sheath on the bottom left, the green one. However, it was not issued to me. I stole it from stock when I was in Vietnam. As I remember it was Navy issue (I was in the Army) but the bayonette you have pictured is not the right one for that sheath. As a mater of fact I'm almost sure I still have it somewhere. I broke the tip opening oysters many years ago but I don't think I threw it away.

 

[toobfreak]

Does your "weapon of war" have a bayonet lug on it?​

Yep.

And if it does, why don't you have a bayonet?

I sure does.

Because as I like to say, "Nothing says "fuck you" more than a pointy-stabby thing on the end of a bangy-shooty thing."

Could not have said it better. Being that my 'weapon of war' can shoot accurate up to hundreds of yards away or penetrate body armor, and being that I can carry about 300 rounds of ammo on my person as I use it, if somehow I run out of ammo or end up in face-to-face combat, I sure want that pointy-stabby thing up there to say "fuck you" to as many more that I can take down before someone finally gets me.

I also have a variety of muzzle brakes depending on the app--- some compensate for recoil, some hide the flash (nighttime), while others are designed to break glass easily to get it out of your way so you have a clear shot.

 

[Concerned American]

I had that sheath on the bottom left, the green one. However, it was not issued to me. I stole it from stock when I was in Vietnam. As I remember it was Navy issue (I was in the Army) but the bayonette you have pictured is not the right one for that sheath. As a mater of fact I'm almost sure I still have it somewhere. I broke the tip opening oysters many years ago but I don't think I threw it away.

I put my bayonet and my KBAR into the footlocker I shipped back from Vietnam. Neither made it back to me. I still have my grandfather's WWII KBAR though.

 

[1srelluc]

The Soviet M44 and the Chi-Com Type 53 came with one on board like the SKS.

1954 Type 53

1964 Chi-Com SKS

 

[toobfreak]

To each his own I guess. I always considered the bayonet as the fuck it we are going to die anyway last resort weapon. I would rather have a backup firearm and a reliable supply line.

Why not have both the bayonet and the backup arm? Maybe you don't realize what a useful and versatile tool a bayonet is, from a can opener, fork and knife to feed yourself, to a silent way of quieting those you come upon so they don't give your position away. That bayonet might save your life.

 

[JGalt]

I had that sheath on the bottom left, the green one. However, it was not issued to me. I stole it from stock when I was in Vietnam. As I remember it was Navy issue (I was in the Army) but the bayonette you have pictured is not the right one for that sheath. As a mater of fact I'm almost sure I still have it somewhere. I broke the tip opening oysters many years ago but I don't think I threw it away.

That's just the standard M8A1 sheath that went to all the Vietnam War era M7 bayonets. It also fits post-war bayonets like the M4, M5/M5A1, and M6 The bayonet I have is marked "BOC", which was in production from 1964-1969.

 

[GLASNOST]

I had that sheath on the bottom left, the green one. However, it was not issued to me. I stole it from stock when I was in Vietnam. As I remember it was Navy issue (I was in the Army) but the bayonette you have pictured is not the right one for that sheath. As a mater of fact I'm almost sure I still have it somewhere. I broke the tip opening oysters many years ago but I don't think I threw it away.

Ps. I just looked at a shitload of bayonettes on Google and they all have the bayonette and shealh that JGalt shows in his photo. So what the hell is the one I have (had)? It's the very same sheath (absolutely for sure!) but not the same bayonette. Christ! Do I have to turn the whole house upside down to see if I still have it?

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

It is?
Why talk about bayonets, then?

Right to bear arms.