Help with bayonet collection

Gnome75

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Here is the collection so far. I am sure most people can see what theme I am going with



I am trying to track down the last two things I am missing.

1. The frog for the current issue bayonet

2. The FN FAL bayonet. I don't care if it is Canadian (it is preferred though) I just want the same style meaning the one with the knife handle and barrel loop. My research has shown that it was the one carried by our boys in the FN C1 days. Correct me if I am wrong

Does any one know where to find the final pieces I am looking for?

yes I am monitoring the EE
 
woodchopper said:
your still missing a few

no Ross bayonet or Patt'n 1888

your Patt'n 07 is Australian
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given how unpopular the ross was in the field and the cost of them I may not try to track one down.

Was not planning on going as far back as 1888 at this time.

I know the 1907 is Australian. I was just going for the pattern. The Canadian is the same but with different markings and obviously made in a different country. To me it's still commonwealth so I am happy to have it
 
If we are nit-picking the No.4 bayonet is also a British one.
 
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JP said:
If we are nit-picking the No.4 bayonet is also a British one. If you can't find a Canadian FN one, I have some Australian ones.
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I had a feeling the no4 was a British one.

I am not nit picky. Many of the commonwealth countries' equipment was the same with different markings. Do your FN ones have scabbard and frog? also how much would you want?
 
Gnome75 said:
given how unpopular the ross was in the field and the cost of them I may not try to track one down.

Was not planning on going as far back as 1888 at this time.

I know the 1907 is Australian. I was just going for the pattern. The Canadian is the same but with different markings and obviously made in a different country. To me it's still commonwealth so I am happy to have it
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Gee, that`s a pretty lame excuse. The Ross was humming along just fine by time it was taken out of front line service. They were feeding it better ammunition, and the small quirks had pretty much been ironed out.
A lot of the troops were quite happy with it, and some definitely preferred it. It accounted for a pile of German losses, and if it had been 6" shorter and a bit lighter, even more would have embraced it.

At any rate the Ross is definitely is part of Canadian History, and should be included in any Canadian collection.
 
You still have four more varieties of the spike bayonet you could add, possibly three or four versions versions of the Ross bayonet and one more variety of the Bayonet 2000 - one has a serial number printed on the blade and the later version does not.

Of course this doesn't get into the various scabbards used with them, good luck and all the best.
 
The Ross was an excellent target rifle which was a preferred sniper rifle until the end of the war.

The bottom line is that the troops viewed it as a Judas stick and had lost confidence in it. Even if superior/suitable Cdn ammo could have been supplied for it within the Brit logistics system, it still suffered from having an action which was difficult to keep clean under trench conditions and was overly long and unwieldy. There are anecdotes to the contrary, but this was the reality.

Personally I really like the Ross, but it was a less than suitable rifle for use on active service.
 
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