So, I get back from the airport this afternoon from picking up my wife and daughter from their down-east vacation, and as a bonus for now having my gals back in town to keep an eye on me, there was a package in my front porch. Great timing! Because unlike me, my wife actually knows how to use a camera.
This is one of the Polish Refurb bayonets from Corwin-Arms. As usual, Martin has gone out of his way to get something nice in for us Red Rifle surplus nuts. SVT-40 Bayonets can be hard to come by most of the time, so it's hard not to jump on the chance to pick one up when they're available. I paid $250 this spring for a Tula made bayo, refurbed at some unidentifiable time and place, because at the time, that was pretty much all I could find anywhere.
Not to give Martin too much free advertising, but if you've been hunting around for an SVT bayonet, you might want to jump. Sometimes, they just aren't available at any price, and these ones are pretty nice - especially at $178.
This is a standard length Bayo, fully refurbished. I had my wife do the photography because, well, she has a nicer camera and I suck at taking pics. You'll notice the lighting is yellower in some pics than others. For every shot, she did one with, and one without the flash, and then I went through them and picked the shot that was the clearest depending on angle/reflection/clarity of the details.
But enough talk... you wanna see pics. Click on any of the shots below to see the high res (3072x2048) version.
As it arrived, still in the waxed paper:
Detail of the refurb label on the package, notice the refurb date - 1957:
Straight out of the wrapper. Lightly oiled with no goopy cosmoline... Nice!
View of the back... Notice the riveted leather, as opposed to the stitched leather from standard Russian refurb :
Close up of the back of the leather, WP under Polish Eagle Crest stamped into the leather:
Back of the blade near the handle. "ZMPT" - Seems likely the name of the refurb factory that did the work (was also prominent on the wax paper label):
Original serial number (noticeably shallower stamping than the ZMPT, different letter size and font), Izhevsk Arsenal stamp on the metal work. "WP" under Polish Eagle Crest on the wood:
Comparison to Russian (maybe? Not sure about the other one) Refurb, back:
Comparison, Front:
Comparison, handle, while sheathed:
Hope you guys find this interesting/potentially useful. To be honest, I don't know as much about the history of the "Russian" refurb one as I would like, so if anyone has any info, it would be appreciated.
This is one of the Polish Refurb bayonets from Corwin-Arms. As usual, Martin has gone out of his way to get something nice in for us Red Rifle surplus nuts. SVT-40 Bayonets can be hard to come by most of the time, so it's hard not to jump on the chance to pick one up when they're available. I paid $250 this spring for a Tula made bayo, refurbed at some unidentifiable time and place, because at the time, that was pretty much all I could find anywhere.
Not to give Martin too much free advertising, but if you've been hunting around for an SVT bayonet, you might want to jump. Sometimes, they just aren't available at any price, and these ones are pretty nice - especially at $178.
This is a standard length Bayo, fully refurbished. I had my wife do the photography because, well, she has a nicer camera and I suck at taking pics. You'll notice the lighting is yellower in some pics than others. For every shot, she did one with, and one without the flash, and then I went through them and picked the shot that was the clearest depending on angle/reflection/clarity of the details.
But enough talk... you wanna see pics. Click on any of the shots below to see the high res (3072x2048) version.
As it arrived, still in the waxed paper:
Detail of the refurb label on the package, notice the refurb date - 1957:
Straight out of the wrapper. Lightly oiled with no goopy cosmoline... Nice!
View of the back... Notice the riveted leather, as opposed to the stitched leather from standard Russian refurb :
Close up of the back of the leather, WP under Polish Eagle Crest stamped into the leather:
Back of the blade near the handle. "ZMPT" - Seems likely the name of the refurb factory that did the work (was also prominent on the wax paper label):
Original serial number (noticeably shallower stamping than the ZMPT, different letter size and font), Izhevsk Arsenal stamp on the metal work. "WP" under Polish Eagle Crest on the wood:
Comparison to Russian (maybe? Not sure about the other one) Refurb, back:
Comparison, Front:
Comparison, handle, while sheathed:
Hope you guys find this interesting/potentially useful. To be honest, I don't know as much about the history of the "Russian" refurb one as I would like, so if anyone has any info, it would be appreciated.
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