The thinking was, to keep the overall length up to what a regular rifle and bayonet would be. Long rifle ,short bayonet. Short rifle , long bayonet. Plus I also would say the teeth weren't put there for more gruesome wounding effect, but to use as a tool for clearing gun emplacements. That is a nice example.
I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting for you to review this one, I’ve had for a few years after I picked it up from an estate sale for a hundred bucks
I'm pretty sure the cross signifies it having passed the "Bend Test". As the name suggests, bayonets are expected to bend to some degree before snapping, I know all UK SMLE bayonets have a cross or "X" stamped on the for this purpose. Nice bayonet. I'm looking for one to match my Carbine, but they're pretty rare. Thanks
Are they larger than the earlier cutlass bayonets? As someone who collects mainly swords, I've always wanted to add some sort of sword bayonet to my collection.
Sadly even the modern replicas of these are absurdly priced and scarce. The hand guard is essential if you are swinging it like a machete to chop down trees or hew logs. Without it your weapon goes flying away through the air to land point first who knows where (or in who) at the shock of impacting against the wood. The hand guard allow retention of the weapon and has very little beside shape to do with sword fighting. In modern long machetes we call it a D guard. Can't safely chop wood without it. My speculation as to why this bayonet pattern was made longer than the 'pioneer' pattern bayonets would be feedback from the field had revealed that the shorter blade of the Pioneer pattern did a poor job when used for chopping wood due to the shorter swing arc. I would seek one out for the artillery carbine I use for hunting, except that genuine machetes do a better job of hacking vines (while also being much easier to carry around) and a chain saw does a much better job of bringing down trees.
What a monster! Thanks for showing us that beauty. And I now seem to have a strange attraction to sawbacks.
The thinking was, to keep the overall length up to what a regular rifle and bayonet would be. Long rifle ,short bayonet. Short rifle , long bayonet. Plus I also would say the teeth weren't put there for more gruesome wounding effect, but to use as a tool for clearing gun emplacements. That is a nice example.
I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting for you to review this one, I’ve had for a few years after I picked it up from an estate sale for a hundred bucks
@@Faust-d4z what a score! It's been a tough one to track down
Always wanted one but they’re very expensive…one can dream
That’s good of them to let an Ex-digger in for a look at their collection 👍🏻🇦🇺
It was a great opportunity, they have some amazing stuff. Lots of good videos coming
@ yeah good stuff Brother, looking forward to seeing it all 👍🏻🇦🇺
Naval Cutlass/10
I'm pretty sure the cross signifies it having passed the "Bend Test". As the name suggests, bayonets are expected to bend to some degree before snapping, I know all UK SMLE bayonets have a cross or "X" stamped on the for this purpose. Nice bayonet. I'm looking for one to match my Carbine, but they're pretty rare. Thanks
this will work much better in hand than as a bayonet on a shorter firearm
"And a bayonet, Sir! With some guts behind it! … Colour Sergeant Bourne.
As my old Mam used to say," If you're gonna have one, have a big'un", not sure what she was on about, but I hope it was bayonets.😳
Check out forgotten weapons,on the french arcelin sabre lance,
@@andrewhaddock7996 love that video
saw back short swords used by pioneers were widespread in the 19th century
I to haven a p1879 bayonet in my collection,sadly no scabbard and it's a monster of a bayonet.
Are they larger than the earlier cutlass bayonets? As someone who collects mainly swords, I've always wanted to add some sort of sword bayonet to my collection.
Knurled leather.
It’s more like a sword you can fit onto a rifle.
They used to be very long.
Sadly even the modern replicas of these are absurdly priced and scarce. The hand guard is essential if you are swinging it like a machete to chop down trees or hew logs. Without it your weapon goes flying away through the air to land point first who knows where (or in who) at the shock of impacting against the wood. The hand guard allow retention of the weapon and has very little beside shape to do with sword fighting. In modern long machetes we call it a D guard. Can't safely chop wood without it. My speculation as to why this bayonet pattern was made longer than the 'pioneer' pattern bayonets would be feedback from the field had revealed that the shorter blade of the Pioneer pattern did a poor job when used for chopping wood due to the shorter swing arc. I would seek one out for the artillery carbine I use for hunting, except that genuine machetes do a better job of hacking vines (while also being much easier to carry around) and a chain saw does a much better job of bringing down trees.
Thanks for the great info!