Dionysusigma
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There're probably a million and a half threads out there about "which survival knife for me?" and "which for under X dollars?"
I was thinking the other day about getting yet another bayonet I really don't need (a Swedish 1896), and someone made the comment of "if you find a rubber plug, or a cork even, for that handle you'd have a dandy survival knife."
Now this got me thinking. I've seen a lot of bayonets out there, as I'm sure y'all have as well. A lot of them have really good steel, and if done right, will take and hold an edge. I had a Czech Mauser bayo (long since given to my brother) that was nearly razor-ish, and currently have a Sig PE-57 bayo that is a heck of a dagger. It's strong as heck, retains its edge, and (let's face it) looks cool.
There are other, more commonly available bayonets out there, though. Take the CETME, for example. Local shops are selling them for $11 a piece with scabbard as "dandelion diggers." Would they work well? How about others?
Not wanting to confuse these with reproductions, as originals were quite well made. Even in their stock configuration (plus an edge) true bayonets from back in the day would hold up to abuse better than most Buck knives I've seen. Might be overly long, but cutting down the more common ones (like the CETME) wouldn't be difficult.
Or is what I'm suggesting akin to Bubba-izing an M1903A4?
I was thinking the other day about getting yet another bayonet I really don't need (a Swedish 1896), and someone made the comment of "if you find a rubber plug, or a cork even, for that handle you'd have a dandy survival knife."
Now this got me thinking. I've seen a lot of bayonets out there, as I'm sure y'all have as well. A lot of them have really good steel, and if done right, will take and hold an edge. I had a Czech Mauser bayo (long since given to my brother) that was nearly razor-ish, and currently have a Sig PE-57 bayo that is a heck of a dagger. It's strong as heck, retains its edge, and (let's face it) looks cool.
There are other, more commonly available bayonets out there, though. Take the CETME, for example. Local shops are selling them for $11 a piece with scabbard as "dandelion diggers." Would they work well? How about others?
Not wanting to confuse these with reproductions, as originals were quite well made. Even in their stock configuration (plus an edge) true bayonets from back in the day would hold up to abuse better than most Buck knives I've seen. Might be overly long, but cutting down the more common ones (like the CETME) wouldn't be difficult.
Or is what I'm suggesting akin to Bubba-izing an M1903A4?