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Italian M91/38 Carcano Carbine Folding Bayonet & Scabbard. BAYO 340 - BAYO 340 Italian M91/38 Folding bayonet for use on the Italian Mannlicher-Carcano M-1891/38 and M-1938 rifles and carbines. The bayonet is 11“in overall length, with a 7 1/8” spear point blade. The bayonet has a round release button on the reverse of the hilt at the crossguard, which allows the blade to be folded back into the hilt and a recess in the forend of the rifle or carbine to which it was mounted. This allowed the bayonet to remain fixed on the gun, but folded out of the way. The bayonets were also accompanied by steel scabbards to allow them to be removed from the gun and carried on the belt with other field gear. The blade of the bayonet retains about 90% of its original purple tinged browned finish, which has a deep plum colour. The wooden grips are good with only minor wear near to the opening for the blade and near one of the pins and is numbered ‘I 13244’. The folding mechanism of the bayonet is fully functional and works smoothly, locking securely into both the extended and folded positions. The locking mechanism, which secures the bayonet to the rifle, is fully functional as well and is mechanically excellent. The bayonet retains its original sheet metal scabbard. The scabbard is the style with an angled 1” belt loop on the rear of it, and not the type with a hook intended for use with a bayonet frog. See page 200 of White & Watts ‘The Bayonet Book’. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 340. (All countries Box 1) £275.00
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