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I don't like the look of the finish on either the Russian or Chinese SKS bayonets. They look like plastic and I figured no self-respecting Russian or Chinese NCO would ever let their people go into battle with plastic looking (and dull) bayonet so, I polished and sharpened both. (I thought I was finished the Russian bayonet but after looking at the close up picture, it looks like I have some more polishing work to do.) After cleaning up the Chinese rifle it dawned on me just why they want access to the oil from Alberta. They need it to continue packing rifles! After getting all the grease out, I rubbed linseed oil into the stock followed by several coats of a paste wax.















 
Bayos don't need to be sharp to cause damage at the end of the rifle. If a fascist invader runs into it or you run into him, it will go through his black Nazi heart like butter, just the way it is :cool: The ugly spraypaint is more for metal protection and it's kept dull to protect the user.
 
TRaTSeRiF said:
Bayos don't need to be sharp to cause damage at the end of the rifle. If a fascist invader runs into it or you run into him, it will go through his black Nazi heart like butter, just the way it is :cool: The ugly spraypaint is more for metal protection and it's kept dull to protect the user.
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I kinda figured the finish was a protective coat, but thanks for that. In addition to "poking" the enemy, a bayonet is also used to hack and slash. A sharp bayonet does this better than a dull one. I have no plans to use either the rifle or bayonet for their intended purpose but it just rubs me wrong to a dull, plastic looking bayonet. Blame it on my training.
 
Attached bayonets are designed to thrust. Show me a clip of soldiers practising bayonet attacks where they swing their rifles around like pikes or swords. I'll hold my breath.

Can't see your pictures, but hats off Bubba, for making my SKS's just a little bit more valuable!
 
RMXC51 said:
Attached bayonets are designed to thrust. Show me a clip of soldiers practising bayonet attacks where they swing their rifles around like pikes or swords. I'll hold my breath.

Can't see your pictures, but hats off Bubba, for making my SKS's just a little bit more valuable!
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LMAO! Someone should do a YouTube vid "SKS Bayo/Lightsabre duel"
 
I guess you fellows missed the point of my post. "I", "me", "myself" is not a fan of the plastic look of the bayonets, especially the Russian ones so I worked the finish off, sharpened the tip of MY Chinese bayonet and put an edge on my Russian one. I admit my experience with Soviet bloc and Chinese weapons is limited to military lectures and such and perhaps the old soldiers who shouldered these weapons did not shine them up, but I would be hard to convince that the Chinese combat soldier did not sharpen the tip of his spike bayonet nor the Russian put an edge on his blade bayonet. In my mind, doing this would only be common sense for a combat soldier. As far as thrusting only goes, a combat soldier would do what they needed to do to stay alive and if that meant slashing an enemy with the bayonet because they weren't in the position to poke him, they would. An edged bayonet would be more effective sharpened. Now if someone can show me a Russian or Chinese training manual that even loosely translates to say the bayonets "must" never be sharpened because they weren't made that way or because they weren't issued that way, I might just might have to agree with you.

Regardless, the days of the SKS being a combat weapon are long gone and what each individual does with his or hers, whether that be to paint them, shine them, leave them in their original stock or move them into something for "tacticool" is up to them. I shone and sharpened up a couple of bayonets. GET OVER IT!

As for you Bubba, good luck making a fortune off your SKS. Glad I can help. If I was you though, I wouldn't base my retirement on any profit you might make off of a $200. SKS.
 
MGM1 said:
I guess you fellows missed the point of my post. "I", "me", "myself" is not a fan of the plastic look of the bayonets, especially the Russian ones so I worked the finish off, sharpened the tip of MY Chinese bayonet and put an edge on my Russian one. I admit my experience with Soviet bloc and Chinese weapons is limited to military lectures and such and perhaps the old soldiers who shouldered these weapons did not shine them up, but I would be hard to convince that the Chinese combat soldier did not sharpen the tip of his spike bayonet nor the Russian put an edge on his blade bayonet. In my mind, doing this would only be common sense for a combat soldier. As far as thrusting only goes, a combat soldier would do what they needed to do to stay alive and if that meant slashing an enemy with the bayonet because they weren't in the position to poke him, they would. An edged bayonet would be more effective sharpened. Now if someone can show me a Russian or Chinese training manual that even loosely translates to say the bayonets "must" never be sharpened because they weren't made that way or because they weren't issued that way, I might just might have to agree with you.

Regardless, the days of the SKS being a combat weapon are long gone and what each individual does with his or hers, whether that be to paint them, shine them, leave them in their original stock or move them into something for "tacticool" is up to them. I shone and sharpened up a couple of bayonets. GET OVER IT!

As for you Bubba, good luck making a fortune off your SKS. Glad I can help. If I was you though, I wouldn't base my retirement on any profit you might make off of a $200. SKS.
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It's your gun. Do what you like.

It's a public forum. If you post, expect comments. Sometime, especially around here, comments can be quite colorful. You will get those that feel any military gun should be unaltered. But like I say, as long as you are enjoying it then that is all that matters.

Thought you would have seen the odd SKS turning up as a combat weapon in Afghanistan. Heard they've had a few Chinese and Russian versions pop up there.

No combat weapon is beyond being useful.

Modern mosin sniper rifle.

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And the modern enfield assault rifle.

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The sks matches or exceeds round capacity of both of these rifles and is semi auto, and takes the same round as the ak. I'd think it would be far more popular a choice if they had the choice.
 
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fenceline said:
It's your gun. Do what you like.

It's a public forum. If you post, expect comments. Sometime, especially around here, comments can be quite colorful. You will get those that feel any military gun should be unaltered. But like I say, as long as you are enjoying it then that is all that matters.

Thought you would have seen the odd SKS turning up as a combat weapon in Afghanistan. Heard they've had a few Chinese and Russian versions pop up there.

No combat weapon is beyond being useful.

Modern mosin sniper rifle.

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I've said my piece and now I'm just going to let this go.
 
No problem with you sharpening your bayonets. Just be careful not to cut yourself when folding/un-folding them (maybe that's a reason they're dull?).

MGM1 said:
As far as thrusting only goes, a combat soldier would do what they needed to do to stay alive and if that meant slashing an enemy with the bayonet because they weren't in the position to poke him, they would.
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A slash seems to require more space to swing the rifle than a thrust, so I don't see many instances where it would be the only possible move. But besides, a front-line soldier is DRILLED to react a certain way, he is not expected to THINK, and he is not expected to FLAIL ABOUT wildly. It's all well and good for YOU to say you can evaluate each situation and dream up a superior plan of attack because we all know you're a Green Beret. If an enemy jumps into MY bunker and I don't REACT the way my muscles were trained to at boot camp, I'll probably just crap myself and DIE.
 
I read that bayonets were meant to be dull. the reason being a sharp edge would potentially cut into an snag on a bone and cause difficulty removing the bayo. A dull bayo would more easily slide in and out.
 
Dyspnea said:
I read that bayonets were meant to be dull. the reason being a sharp edge would potentially cut into an snag on a bone and cause difficulty removing the bayo. A dull bayo would more easily slide in and out.
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svt1940 said:
I have read that too and does make sense.
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I would imagine as well that forcing a dull bayo to rip a jagged hole would do more damage than a sharp one easily sliding in and out
 
SKS bayonets are supposed to be dull and they come with a rust resistant paint/finish. I don't care what other people do with their rifles, but my personal opinion is to never purchase a rifle that has been molested in any way shape or form. A damaged bayo such as sharpening has a zero value in my books. Its easy to make ones own forecast to say that an SKS will never be valuable, but looking back, I remember all the jokes about worthless Lee Enfeilds and Mausers stacked like firewood...look what they are worth today? just my 2 cents....
 
You guys are funny. The SKS is and old rifle best suited now for plinking and hanging on the wall as art. I sharpened the tip of the Chinese spike bayonet and put an edge on the Russian one and shone both to suite my lust for shiny bayonets. The edge on the Russian one will cut thin string but probably not much else. But thanks for all the warnings, I'll make sure I'm careful with the fingers!
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And, if I ever have to run someone through I'll let you all know if the shining and sharpening interfered with the bayonet's purpose or whether it got hung up on any bone or other object. Otherwise, I think I will just sit in my gun room and admire my shiny bayonets.

TO RED_BAILEY: You don't know anything about me pal so let's not be rude.
 
For anyone doubting the future value of the sks, look at the US. Thousand dollar range for a russian. 3 to 500 for a chinese. 4 to 800 for an albanian.

They used to be cheap like here. And exporters overseas have started raising prices.

May not get rich, but the price isn't going to be low forever.
 
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