Tula Panshin Bayonet

[Miller Tyme]

Scratch another one off my MN wish list, after years of searching and always missing out I have finally got me a Panshin Bayonet.

[Niner]

That's interesting. I am pretty ignorant of what this bayonet is or why it is made differently. I'll attach a run of the mill Russian bayonet to show there is an apparent difference in the construction between the two.


So can you enlighten me?

[Miller Tyme]

Hello Robert

The Panshin Bayonet was produced between 1930-early 1934 for the first model 91/30 rifles, those that had what is called the transitional front sight ( barleycorn) like the Dragoons they replaced. It had been known that the front blade sight could get damaged while using the bayonet so the new model 91/30 bayonet was built with a sight hood on it to protect the blade. These bayonets where expensive and time consuming to produce so starting in 1934 all 91/30's got the now fimilar front globe sight making these bayonets usless. The sight hoods are attached via a dove-tail machined into the bayonet socket. To make these bayonets work on the globe site 91/30's the hoods where removed, making these bayonets very hard to come by with there hoods still attached.

[Niner]

Ok...that makes sense as to why they look like they do. Thanks.

[joseyclosey]

Cheers for the post MT, theres something new to learn every day. Good info.