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monaderio

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It was offered as a Russian bayonet. Original or fake?
« on: December 10, 2023, 04:50:22 PM »
I was offered this Russian SKS bayonet.
Could you clarify whether this bayonet is genuine Russian or a counterfeit?


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Re: It was offered as a Russian bayonet. Original or fake?
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2023, 05:51:20 PM »
No expert on Russian bayos but some were blued. I picked one up but it wasn't ID as Russian. I just bought it as a blade bayo and was pleasantly surprised when I picked it up and the seller said it was off a T45. PAX
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Re: It was offered as a Russian bayonet. Original or fake?
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2023, 05:57:43 PM »
According to https://www.yooperj.com/SKS-19.htm, This black-finished bayonet can be found on the Russian SKS from 1949 to 1956.
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Re: It was offered as a Russian bayonet. Original or fake?
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2024, 12:09:40 AM »
                Very late  reply,  but I  and 2   friends have had    chrome,  matt silver,  ''gold''  black ,all on russian refurb   letter guns.......all were on factory  carbines,in boxes and unfired .
        a  refurb. RUSSIAN  sks   could be had  for under 200 canadain ($75  usd)  not that many years ago......
      last one cost me  $250  cdn..........I refused  $1100   for  it  last fall............
                     the RUSSIAN  sks,IF you can find them here,  in fair/used condition go for  600+.
      wish I had bought a case of  RUSSIAN  factory refurbs.............ah well,   should have bought  swamp land in FLORIDA   back in the early 1960's......
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Re: It was offered as a Russian bayonet. Original or fake?
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2024, 01:10:42 AM »
In the 2nd pic the knurling looks too clean and even has a pattern similar to threads on a bolt. I dont't see that pattern on any of my Bladed bayo SKS, I have Russian, Romanian, Yugo and Chinese examples all original, and none of them have knurling as clean as the one shown. My guess is its a reproduction, maybe a commercial Chinese.
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Re: It was offered as a Russian bayonet. Original or fake?
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2024, 07:39:40 PM »
COL.K    I enjoyed reading your post on the Russian SKS rifles you picked up.    Several years ago I picked up two Russian SKS referbs. for a small fraction of what they are going for in today's market.    I still have them in my gun rack and fire them on rare occasion, & both are very fine shooters.    I haven't priced them out in today's market but I believe the way the military arms market has gone wild now I'm sure they could bring somewhere around $1k to $1.2k.   
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Re: It was offered as a Russian bayonet. Original or fake?
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2024, 10:05:22 AM »
I have seen some Chinese blades that were blued as well, but couldn't tell you if they were imported that way or not. If you need a blade bayonet, like this one, and the price is right then buy it for the part it is.
If it is Russian it is most likely from a refurbished rifle and not really worth much more, if any, than a Chinese blade.
I'd go back to YooperJ's site and compare the little nuances in the blades and collars between the Chinese and Russian blades and go from there. Look at the relief cuts down the middle of the blades specifically.
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