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Goosic
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Posted: January 09 2020 at 1:18pm |
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It's dirty,greasy,caked with cosmoline, and it smells funny. I like it!!!
Everything as far as the twisty bit goes,works flawlessly. I have found only 4 stamps. The No7MkI/L,a V, a broad arrow, and M47A. I do not intend to ever relinquish ownership of this bayonet and have therefore decided to restore it to what it might have looked like when it was first assembled. I was told that I now have two of the most sought out bayonets for the No4 rifle,the SM No4Mk1 cruciform and the BSA No7MkI (even though it was intended for another weapon). I think in doing okay so far...
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Goosic
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This is all the info I could find on it doing an interweb search.
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Shamu
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IIRC "M47A" is BSA Small Heath (Nr Birmingham)
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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congrats - a black one in deed , very nice ,
ive only found poole in mine - the least prolific , you found a BSA i was looking for - congrats , clean it and i think you will be happy , it saw little use , should clean up real nice ,
they were intended for more than one use - the no4 being one so i think your spot on having it in your collection , it is unique in this realm , |
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Goosic
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It was horrendous on the inside. I'm cleaning everything in hot water using Dawn dishwashing detergent, a toothbrush and wash rag. If you've ever wondered what a totally disassembled No7MkI bayonet looks like...
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Goosic
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Cleaned up,lightly greased, and reassembled. Amazingly, nothing needed to be,"touched up". I am extremely happy that I was able to aquire this bayonet...
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Zed
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That's cleaned up nicely. Great addition to your collection.
Do you have a No9 Bayonet as well? |
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Goosic
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Tucked away somewhere, I have a Savage made spike bayonet and a No9 blade type.
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Goosic
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Found the rest of the stabby bits Zed. From top to bottom. No7MkI/L 1941 No4Mk1 cruciform 1961 POF No9Mk1 No4MkII Savage made
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Shamu
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Wow! I had no idea they were that complex internally.
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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That's a nice sticker!
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nice catch - nice job - nice collection , congrats all the way around ,
shamu - i have never taken mine apart that far either so i would not have guessed that , the other no4s were much simpler
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Shamu
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There was an old B&W movie I went to with my dad back in the early 60's "The Backroom Boys" or similar. It was a tale of the science labs behind the war effort, highly fictionalized. One running gag they had was the 2 "boffins" inventing a new bayonet. every time they appeared it had more gadgets & more tools for more uses. By the end of the movie it was a kind of "Swiss Army Bayonet" with all sorts of increasingly daft things. Finally the frustrated boss sits them down & says. "GENTLEMEN! While it is brilliant you have to understand the average Tommy only ever uses a bayonet to open a tin of corned beef"! |
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I popped open a can of cat food with it yesterday ...
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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Nice one!!
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