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Post by libra on Sept 5, 2020 11:16:45 GMT
Twenty years ago I bought a Mod. 1957 bayonet, but it disappeared somewhere in the workshop or where I live. Tried to find it of course, after I noticed that it would be a great basis for some modification. Pretty good (swiss typical) work as you can see on the lower page here: www.swisswaffen.com/bajonett-mod-1957/m57/w3bu2tmaq72dSomeday, somehow, I'll find it again. I'm pretty sure.
But I won't wait till this lucky day, so I ordered two additional bayonets. I'm not sure yet, but it looks like both will be modified.
The color transition you see on the tang is because the blade has a hard chrome plating. Pretty tough surface and muuuch harder (can reach up to 72 HRC!) than the steel under it. But I try to get rid of it anyway.
What I definitely have to do is reducing the ricasso length, otherwise the tang would be too short.
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Post by harrybeck on Sept 8, 2020 0:19:15 GMT
The Swiss made a dagger version of this bayonet.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2020 1:19:01 GMT
Man those are nice as is. But I suppose a better guard would make a better dagger
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Post by harrybeck on Sept 8, 2020 1:38:10 GMT
Definitely. It has a bakelite pommel made of the same material as the grips with the swisscross molded in.
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Post by libra on Jan 28, 2021 16:13:38 GMT
Time to bring this project forward. The picture shows the most important parts to finish the dagger. I chose bronze for the guard and pommel. The pommel will become a multilayer sandwich of bronze and blued steel.
Stabilized poplar wood in red was my choice for the grip.
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Post by libra on Feb 7, 2021 18:39:15 GMT
Not much time at the moment, but here's some progress:
Makeshift assembly
There's a pommel hiding in this ugly chunk.
The sandwich pommel is secured with two ordinary nails parallel to the central bore and the layers are epoxied together.
Might continue next weekend...
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Post by libra on Feb 20, 2021 18:03:27 GMT
Pommel and guard approach their final shape:
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Post by libra on Mar 7, 2021 15:49:40 GMT
Just bringing the grip in alignment with guard and pommel:
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Post by libra on Mar 21, 2021 19:08:04 GMT
Project is done:
Originally I wanted to cold blue the narrow pommel inserts only. But I found out that the blueing liquid has some hefty reaction with the bronze parts, too. But it hit my taste, so I left it in the aged look.
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Post by Greg E on Mar 23, 2021 4:40:01 GMT
Very nice
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Post by Scott on Mar 23, 2021 13:29:57 GMT
Nice! Does it feel good in the hand?
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Post by libra on Mar 24, 2021 18:38:51 GMT
Thanks. It feels awesome in my hands!
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Mar 25, 2021 23:36:17 GMT
Looking good! I like the grip shaping.
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Post by pattyb0009 on Mar 26, 2021 2:12:12 GMT
Love it!
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Post by twat213 on Mar 26, 2021 23:07:45 GMT
That looks awesome! I recently purchased one of these bayonets, and I've been trying to disassemble it for a deep clean and to tighten up the guard, but I'm having difficulty removing the pommel. I've removed both the visible screws, but the metal piece doesn't seem to want to budge. Are there any tricks to it, (did I miss a screw somewhere perhaps) or do I just need apply more force?
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Post by libra on Mar 27, 2021 7:12:04 GMT
Thank you, guys!
I disassembled it this way: 1) remove the two screws
2) remove the black cap with the tiny spring and the slider
3) clamp the blade in a vice and grab the "pommel" with a pliers wrench for example and turn it left to unscrew with medium force (the tang has fine thread, so it takes a while to remove the pommel from the tang)
4) leave the blade clamped in the vice and pull the black grip with a permanent wiggling, the inner grip is keyed/ fitted to the profile of the tang, so you can't turn the grip loose.
5) the guard is clamped by the grip only. So no further step is necessary to remove it.
This solution worked for my model. There might be other construction years, where other steps are necessary to disassemle everything. I read about soldered parts, but I'm not sure if that's true.
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