The reason that no bayonets were surplussed with rifles is that the West German G1 never had a bayonet. The Turks are a blade culture, so when they received the G1 rifles from West Germany, they fixed that shortfall. The Turk G1 bayonets were purpose made not modified from pre-existing bayonets. I own a G1 and a Turk bayonet. My bayonet was re-finished along with the rifle, and it is now Parkerized dark gray. The reason it has 2 muzzle rings is because the barrel has no conventional bayonet lug. The two rings hold the bayonet onto the flash hider and the latch fits over the grenade launching lug.
These also come with shortened p1907 blades,the cross guards sometimes have a v short Quillon, more an extension, really.they always seem to be labelled as ersatz bayonets.
The blade was probably recycled from one of the many versions of the Turkish M1935 Mauser bayonet. I have one of those Mauser ones and the blade profile looks identical except mine has a deep fuller on its absurdly thick blade. Maybe the shiny polish is because they ground them flatter for the FAL?
My understanding is that an ersatz bayonet is supplementary to an officially adopted bayonet, usually due to production shortages. While this is the officially adopted bayonet. It just happens to be of a terrible quality. I was personally of the opinion it was an ersatz until I did the video, now I'm not so sure
The reason that no bayonets were surplussed with rifles is that the West German G1 never had a bayonet.
The Turks are a blade culture, so when they received the G1 rifles from West Germany, they fixed that shortfall. The Turk G1 bayonets were purpose made not modified from pre-existing bayonets.
I own a G1 and a Turk bayonet. My bayonet was re-finished along with the rifle, and it is now Parkerized dark gray.
The reason it has 2 muzzle rings is because the barrel has no conventional bayonet lug. The two rings hold the bayonet onto the flash hider and the latch fits over the grenade launching lug.
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These also come with shortened p1907 blades,the cross guards sometimes have a v short Quillon, more an extension, really.they always seem to be labelled as ersatz bayonets.
The blade was probably recycled from one of the many versions of the Turkish M1935 Mauser bayonet. I have one of those Mauser ones and the blade profile looks identical except mine has a deep fuller on its absurdly thick blade. Maybe the shiny polish is because they ground them flatter for the FAL?
I think you are right 👍
Could you do a video Brother on all your Cold War bayonets so far 👍🏻🇦🇺
Not a bad idea
Isn’t this by definition a ersatz bayonet.
My understanding is that an ersatz bayonet is supplementary to an officially adopted bayonet, usually due to production shortages. While this is the officially adopted bayonet. It just happens to be of a terrible quality. I was personally of the opinion it was an ersatz until I did the video, now I'm not so sure
was the scabbard and hilt blued intentionally or just left blackened from the forge?
It looks intentional. The scabbard blue looks like the original from the 1930s
I apreciate short vids over "padded out" (to get over the 10min mark)