m1903 bayonet

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Anyone know where to get a high quality 16 inch ww2 model bayonet for a Springfield m1903 without paying more than $120 that I can actually use. I got one from IMA and I cant shoot with the bayonet on there plus it can't even cut through water.
 
Good luck trying to find a nice uncut M1905 bayonet for much less than a buck fifty. If you bought the IMA repop, you should have a useable scabbard. You might try evilbay and see what you can get one w/o a scabbard for. I sometimes see them go for around $100 when the scabbard is missing. Otherwise you are just going to have to step up to the plate and pay the going rate. If you had done that in the first place, you would not have wasted your money on a cheap repop.
 
Anyone know where to get a high quality 16 inch ww2 model bayonet for a Springfield m1903 without paying more than $120 that I can actually use
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When you find a nice, high quality 16 inch WW2 M1905 bayonet and scabbard for less than $120.00, let us know.

I did buy a chinese replica, with scabbard for $40.00. The blade was stainless, painted black. Looks good, fits to rifle, decent edge.
 
The M-1903 with wood handles is particularly hard to find. With the problem that they are ludicrous easy to fake.

The M-1905, with black plastic (or micarta) grips are more likely what you mean. Which means tough sledding with your price limit. I've seen the bayonet & scabbard combo sell (not just list) for between $180 & $225; just the bayonet seems to sell in the $150-$175 range. even the scabbards--in good condition--sell for right around a c-note. That is, unless the ads are horribly misspelt.

It used to be that only the USN 1940 War readiness Act plastic bayonets went for those sorts of prices, and then only with non-chipped blades, and fully intact muzzle rings.

A similar condition exists for the USN Mk II--aka KaBar--knives; thse sued to be $40-50 with a decent scabbard. Those are nor about $150. Saw a USN grey plastic Mk II scabbard recently sell for $85 just by its lonesome.

But, that's nothing--go price US-made 1917 Enfield bayonets (used not only of the P'17 rifles, but on every US 'trench' shotgun until the introduction of the M-590.

I cant shoot with the bayonet on there
Huh? because of what the repro is made of? The design is clear of the bullet path of both 1903 and M-1 Rifles. (The repro may include instructions to not fire while it is attached, which is likely lawyerish CYA.)

plus it can't even cut through water.
It is counter-intuitive, but, from about 1900 or so, bayonets are not meant to be sharpened 9even if made of suitable steel). A butter knife edge and a clean point are all that is required By WWII, sharpening the entire edge, especially, to a razor-like hone was considered as low and base as had "sawcutting" the bayonet back had been in WW I (a move of REMF, pogue, and similarly insufficient types).

Now, honing a couple inches in front of the cross-guard was ok, as a person could use that bit of edge to open boxes or the like.
 
This place has replicas and original bayonets, I have ordered 1903 Springfield parts from them and all are good quality http://www.e-sarcoinc.com/springfield.aspx original bayonets are still a bit high priced but you can look and see if this place might have what you are looking for.
 
I know the bayonet is not suppose to be razer sharp, the the repo i got from IMA wouldn't even stick into a hog unlike other bayonets i have. And i put the bayonet on my Springfield and when i shot with it fixed the bayonet flew off
 
I bought one of the IMI repro bayonets several years ago, the blade on it was warped, it wasn't even straight. It was a very poor quality piece even for $75?
I ended up just buying an original one on ebay for about $200 with scabbard.
If I remember right the ones the CMP were selling weren't cheap, and unlike ebay, you wont get to see pictures of it before hand.
 
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