This knife was picked up at an estate sale of soldier who served in Vietnam and Granada. looks like an altered bayonet. Marked F-59 on the blade . Any ideashttps://i.servimg.com/u/f38/18/88/35/89/image11.jpg
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Knife picked up from Vietnam-Granada vet estate ?
Gungadd- Senior Sergeant
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Gungadd- Senior Sergeant
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https://i.servimg.com/u/f38/18/88/35/89/image12.jpg
Gungadd- Senior Sergeant
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Gungadd- Senior Sergeant
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zvez- Sergeant Major
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it looks very much like either a Canadian C1 or British L1 (fn-fal rifles) assault rifle, I'm no expert however. The loop for attaching to the barrel has been removed.
Chris
Chris
Gungadd- Senior Sergeant
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Thanks Chris
zvez- Sergeant Major
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Here's a pic the C1 and L1 bayos are virtually identical
Gungadd wrote:Thanks Chris
Gungadd- Senior Sergeant
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Looks like the vet modified it . He made a para cord lanyard and lower grip loop .
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The back of the sheath actually has U.S. Stamped on it.
loski- Captain
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Is the sheath metal or canvas and a photo of stamp on sheath pleaseGungadd wrote:The back of the sheath actually has U.S. Stamped on it.
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https://i.servimg.com/u/f38/18/88/35/89/image19.jpg
It's canvas
It's canvas
zvez- Sergeant Major
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that's interesting so he made the scabbard from a US army web belt.
Gungadd wrote:https://i.servimg.com/u/f38/18/88/35/89/image19.jpg
It's canvas
loski- Captain
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yep zvez beat me to it, it's not the original bayo scabbard IMO it’s a SLR / C1 ect bayo
Gulf91- Colonel
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Bayonet is a British L1A1,made by Fazakarlay in 1959. Scabbard/sheath is a Vietnam Era US M1956 Belt that somehow has been fashioned into some form of scabbard/sheath.
Gungadd- Senior Sergeant
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The estate I purchased it from said the vet was in Vietnam so the date on the bayonet and the era of the sheath makes since. Thanks to all for input.
Gulf91- Colonel
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The Australians and Kiwis used their own version of the L1A1 rifle so could well be either of them.
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