U.S. Military Bayonets Part 3

[@damianmoskos2299]

Awesome collection, in the past few years have moved away from modern factory production knives fixed and folding, I have moved toward collecting bayonets us military contracted knife bayonets loving the new diversity to my collection I started with the most modern okc3s m9 and working my way backwards to hopefully getting an m3 trench knife that started it all off. My favorite being the m9 phrobis ,okc 3s m4 and m7, not as taken by the m5 and m6. Currently waiting on an unissued m5a1 which will b my first so curious to c it in hand. Got a few boxes of sealed m7 that were from the sixties seventies I love em brand new and being so old. Have eighteen all up with some really nice m9 that I was lucky to get in good condition condition with a couple of rarer ones was lucky as didn't know much about them a few years ago. My oldest is a m4 leather handled from 1944. Would nice to hear u talk about your collection but appreciate the subtitles. Best regards damo from Australia.

[@thegunbarracks6064]

I didn't start out to be a bayonet collector in the beginning. I had bayonets that came with military rifles I bought and paid only passing attention to them. I started reading more about them after my military rifle collection grew and sought genuine bayonets for the rifles in the collection. The key word is "genuine" and that led to a lot of research and gathering information from the real experts. That is how I got into bayonet collecting which eventually turned into an interesting off shoot interest for me. Good luck with your bayonet collecting there in "Down Under" and thanks for watching and commenting!

[@sgtjalapeno1]

Please help.. which m16 lug compatible model of bayonet will have the shortest handle length unmodified? Also which for m14 lug compatible. You’d really bless my day w your knowledge on the topic

[@thegunbarracks6064]

Not sure I understand the context of your question. The length of the handles on U.S. M16 M7 and M14 bayonets doesn't vary as far as I know. Barrel lengths do as for example carbine and full-length version of rifles, and on commercial rifles, that sometimes causes problems mounting a bayonet.

[@yannissakellarakis1798]

I live in Belgium; when I was in the US for a short visit, I bought an M8AI scabbard and an M5AI bayonet, which has the following markings: US M5AI, MIL PAR COL. Any idea what this means? Thank you!

[@thegunbarracks6064]

The markings on your bayonet indicate that it was made by the Columbus Milpar and Manufacturing Co., Columbus, Ohio.

[@tenneyd74]

I know this video is 2 years old. But I have a question about a milpar col M5A1 bayonet that I bought. I got it off of ebay and it was advertised as an original military issue bayonet. It's got the sloping back cut you mentioned and it lacks the DAS you mentioned. Also, the U.S. M5A1 stamp is clearly legible, but, the MILPAR COL is quite worn. Could it possibly not be U.S. military issue?

[@tenneyd74]

If you do get back to me I'd love to email you some photos of the bayonet as I'm legitimately curious. I also have an m4, m6 and two m7's.

[@thegunbarracks6064]

Any M5A1 that was made for U.S. military issue should have the DAS stamp. Later the U.S. Government did order M5A1 bayonets to be sent overseas as military aid to foreign countries. These bayonets are sometime advertised as "Government Contract" bayonets and will not have the DAS stamp. The DAS stamp went out of use in the mid-1960s. A few years ago, many M1 Garand bayonets were returned from Greece. These were a mixture of WW2 U.S. military issue M1 and post-World War2 M5 and M5A1 U.S. Issue and "Government Contract" bayonets. Most will have a serial number stamped on the edge of the guard by the Greek military. You'll find other bayonets that have been commercially refurbished and in wrappers printed with what look like official government contract numbers, but the wrapper is a fake. If you have a real "Government Contract" M5A1, there is nothing wrong with it, just that it wasn't issued to U.S. Military. But it was made by the same manufacturers who made bayonets for the U.S. Military. Here is a website you might enjoy looking at for more knowledge below. The author was a well -known bayonet collector. The author concludes in one of his latter discussions that sloped runouts may have been acceptable for "Government Contract bayonets" after finding them in the Greek bayonet returns. www.usmilitaryknives.com/bayonet_points.htm

[@johnnymak3710]

Someone help me please ....I have an M5 that was my uncle's from when he was in the war. the handle is missing anyone have ideas where I can find one...

[@thegunbarracks6064]

The grips are different between the M5 and the M5A1 versions of the bayonet. Your bayonet should be marked on the quard which version your uncle carried. This website shows both types of M5 grips: worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identification_Guide/United_States__Post-War_/m5_m5a1_grip_change.html As far as purchasing a set of grips for your bayonet, here are a few parts websites (I've bought parts from all these businesses). www.libertytreecollectors.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=8905 www.gunpartscorp.com/products/547020 www.apexgunparts.com/guntec-ar15-charging-handle-w-gen-1-latch-red-employee-purchase-waiting-arrival.html Ir you also need the grip screws, if you look around you can probably find them too. I"ve seen them on eBay for example. Hope all this helps you.

[@johnnymak3710]

Okay thank you very much and mine is Mark just M5​@@thegunbarracks6064

[@Aa_KiRa]

What are the triggers on the hand?

[@thegunbarracks6064]

You mean the levers on the underside of the M5 M5A1 bayonet handguard? They're used to operate an internal mechanism that locks down and holds the bayonet onto the rifle or releases it for removal from a rifle.

[@robertrobert7924]

This series of short bladed bayonets are my least favorite. We used the M6 with our M14 in bayonet practice @Ft. Bragg in 1968. I believe a bayonet should have at least an 8" x 1.25" blade.

[@thegunbarracks6064]

Thanks for commenting! It looks like the trend was shorter and thinner bayonets after WW2; seems everything used by the Army continued to shrink in size and heft after the M14, the ammunition, rifle, and edged weapons.