emo155 Posted 27 May , 2019 Share Posted 27 May , 2019 Hello, I am a Bulgarian and I really want to have such a bayonet because we used them during the First World War and for us Bulgarians these bayonets for sacred ... Do you think that any repairs have been made to it? Frog is not original for the period but I can buy original The photos are from the seller he wants 45 euros for him that is 90 leva I appreciate your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuluwar2006 Posted 27 May , 2019 Share Posted 27 May , 2019 It is very good bayonet and rather cheap. You should buy it for sure Regards D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emo155 Posted 27 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 27 May , 2019 Thank you very much! Was it produced after 1918? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N White Posted 27 May , 2019 Share Posted 27 May , 2019 Looks good to me, although the electropencil serial number is probably sign of post WW2 rework. The grips still look good though. Not sure if it matters, but this one is an Austrian one, the other common will be Hungarian, marked FGGY. Many other rarer makers exist too. See below, a FGGY rework with electropencil and new grips, (ugly and overhanging) an unmarked nickeled NCO version, and a Cavalry model with a sight on the muzzle ring (reissued by the czechs immediately post war, prior to their adoption of Mausers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 28 May , 2019 Share Posted 28 May , 2019 I am not really a Mannlicher collector, but I did study these sometime back and have a collection of OEWG-made Greek Y-1903s. Yes, the electro-pencilled serial number is post WW2, but the size of the rivets on this one worries me - they seem larger than I recall on my Greek ones and on WW1 examples - if I recall correctly, many of the Austro-Hungarian ones were re-hilted when they went into Bulgarian service. For an unaltered example, Have a look at: http://www.hungariae.com/Mann95a.htm Look also at the discussion here - https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/181050-m1895-bayonet/ Trajan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emo155 Posted 28 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 28 May , 2019 Thank you very much for the help I really appreciate it! I found more bayonets for sale on them there is a lion to see them I think they will be fine. Excuse me for my bad English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 29 May , 2019 Share Posted 29 May , 2019 On 28/05/2019 at 13:13, emo155 said: Thank you very much for the help I really appreciate it! I found more bayonets for sale on them there is a lion to see them I think they will be fine. Excuse me for my bad English Your English is fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBsk Posted 8 October , 2019 Share Posted 8 October , 2019 The piece is well known rework for Bulgarian M95/34 shortage and refurbishment, b.r.Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard2 Posted 12 October , 2019 Share Posted 12 October , 2019 Why is the sharp edge of the Mannlicher bayonet on the top, and all other bayonets I have seen have the sharp edge on the bottom? I guess it doesn't really matter because the bayonet is for stabbing instead of cutting, but still I wonder why they decided to make the Mannlicher bayonets different from all others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBsk Posted 12 October , 2019 Share Posted 12 October , 2019 By combat as means a bayonet fight its better position with upper edge, other point is the shooting with rifle had to change the aimpoint by attaching the bayonet or wout them on rifle, by edge in upper position is the influence smaller probably as by normal position of blade. This could be observe mainly by shorter barels. b.r.Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuluwar2006 Posted 12 October , 2019 Share Posted 12 October , 2019 Here are Greek M 1895 bayonets, the one of them captured by Bulgarian army probably during the second Balkan War (1913/1914) and reissued for service during Ww2 (with electro pencil numbering). On this captured by Bulgarian army bayonet, the crossguard is changed. Look the difference on the 2 nails on the crossguard, between the non captured and the captured Greek bayonet. Regards D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBsk Posted 14 October , 2019 Share Posted 14 October , 2019 Only one of them is M1895 as mentioned the first one refurbished, the last rework was done postwar WW2, the difference between the unreworked one is the high of barell ring on crossguard, on M95 its lower positioned as on the greek contract M1903 Mannlicher-Schoenauer piece. b.r.Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard2 Posted 15 October , 2019 Share Posted 15 October , 2019 AndyBsk, Thanks for the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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