as for the diemaco stamped on the bayonets..i heard that solingen went out of business or something to that effect..mine has made in germany on it but maybe the subsequent ones were made by diemaco because solingen went out of business...no idea if this is a fact just rumours i've heard.
New Cdn Bayonet?
- Thread starter green
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Maple leaf, that's the reason for the wire cutting bayonet. A soldier might "lose" a wite cutter to save a bit of weight, but he is NOT going to lose a KNIFE
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- Pile of Bones, SK
I've heard it was contracted out by Diemaco to Solingen. None of the ones I've seen actually have Diemaco on it. I think the picture Cantom posted was a prototype.
Sgt Striker
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Broken bayonets.... I'd like to see someone break the bayonet we had with the C1... They weren't very sharp, but boy were they strong.
Isn't that the case for most western equipment ? Look at the current trend towards wheeled armor, If I didn't know any better I'd say most of them look a hellovalot like Soviet BTR's ...
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- Pile of Bones, SK
Interestingly, Canada is going to phase out the LAV's. In the very near future the army is getting all new APC's and they are all tracked. According to my source they aren't going with GM (LAV-H), but a European vehicle of some kind. There are plans for a separate tracked recce vehicle as well. The reserves are scheduled to get all the LAV's. Well, as long as the CPC is in power.
You heard it here first.
Okay, back on topic.
stencollector
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The argument between wheeled and track has been going on for as long as there has been mechanised warfare. Generally, wheeled is more mobile and less operating cost, but when #### really hits the fan then it's back to the track. Rubber tires can only support so much weight, whereas track can be designed around whatever weight load is desired.
Interestingly, Canada is going to phase out the LAV's. In the very near future the army is getting all new APC's and they are all tracked. According to my source they aren't going with GM (LAV-H), but a European vehicle of some kind. There are plans for a separate tracked recce vehicle as well. The reserves are scheduled to get all the LAV's. Well, as long as the CPC is in power.
You heard it here first.
Okay, back on topic.
Interesting.... nice rumour, but even if it is true, that plan will probably change a million times before the final one is executed. Besides, we in the reserves can barely fill our ranks as is, the manpower won't be there to maintain those LAV's. Unless they ship them off to the nearest base whenever one needs to be fixed...
Canadian Bayonets
Pictures of the variations C7 bayonets manufactured by Nella.
Some one mentioned that the FN C1 bayonets were tough.
There is a little known fact that there are two kinds of FN C1 Bayonets.
Manufactured for a short time were bayonets with a wide fuller or blood groove.
In my collection the FN bayonets for the C1 are a number of CA 1957 marked on the blade. Bayonets marked on the Crosspiece or Cross Guard 150-3900 C1. The 1958 & 1959 bayonets Just have C1 marked on the Cross piece.
Pictures of the variations C7 bayonets manufactured by Nella.
Some one mentioned that the FN C1 bayonets were tough.
There is a little known fact that there are two kinds of FN C1 Bayonets.
Manufactured for a short time were bayonets with a wide fuller or blood groove.
In my collection the FN bayonets for the C1 are a number of CA 1957 marked on the blade. Bayonets marked on the Crosspiece or Cross Guard 150-3900 C1. The 1958 & 1959 bayonets Just have C1 marked on the Cross piece.
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- Pile of Bones, SK
Holy bayonet collection. Very nice.
I talked to a guy who bought bayonets directly from Nella ( factory seconds ) and he said that the Nella people when they first got the specifiacions told DND that the bayonet would be too brittle ( Nella knows something about knives ) and had to argue with DND and recomended a change in specs but to no avail and they would up building them to the DND specs...and we all know how that turned out
Very nice. Thanks for the posting.
Shelldrake
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More myth than rumour. Solingen is a city not a company. Most knives made in germany are manufactured in Solingen by numerous companies that base their business there. Even Wilkinson Sword.
Solingen,, "The City of Blades".
i no it is a old thread but i'm new and just ran across it. i remember when the c7 replaced the fn (for me around 86-87). in germany there were alot of these type bayonets floating around. don't no who made them, but a bunch of us bought them from a surplus store in freiburg. long story short, the bsm had a kaniption and threatened to charge us. the army is a wonderful place, as long as you use your initiative when they tell you to.
Years ago I was at Nella and mentioned I'd heard they made the C7 bayonets...I asked if they had any left? He pulled out a box and in it were a number of leftover parts units, with no flash hider loop. I bought one and still have it. It has the polished parade blade.
stencollector
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They show up regularly at gun shows, and occasionally on the EE as well. Prices range from a low of $35 to the more usual $60-90.
