Norwegian army were stupid enough to convert theese M3 fighting knife's into AG3 (G3) bayonet's .
One IMPERIAL marked and one CASE marked. The last one have the M8A1 scabbard with the Kongsberg K
Probably saved 2$ each instead of buying new ones
Norwegian army were stupid enough to convert theese M3 fighting knife's into AG3 (G3) bayonet's .
One IMPERIAL marked and one CASE marked. The last one have the M8A1 scabbard with the Kongsberg K
Probably saved 2$ each instead of buying new ones
Hey, a good blade is a good blade. It may make us collectors cringe, but its not a stupid idea
Some M1968 AG3 / AG3 TYPE I (G3) bayonets of Norway, (early version in imitation wood sheath / "future wood -design")
Some links regarding the bayonet:
Bayonets of Norway
M/1968 |
Norska bajonetter/Norwegian bayonets
http://www.jeffreyhayes.com/ebooks/G3pdf.pdf
The Norwegian knife bayonet model 1968 (M1968) for the 7.62mm NATO caliber automatic Gevaer 3 (AG-3) / (Automatgevær 3) is in my opinion, (precisely, because of the design of its grip), a quite unusual bayonet.
What I have noticed over the years is that you can find it in mint, absolutely unused condition, but more often "heavily towed" (Norwegian troops were deployed in Afghanistan and also used this bayonet there).
The AG3 TYPE I (AG3 First Type / First Model) can be found supplied in different sheaths.
Today I'm going to show you a heavily "towed" M1968 bayonet, in which the tip of the blade seems to have been ground down.
I cannot say whether this is due to a tip that broke off in combat service.
In any case, the blade still has its factory, original length.
The dimensions of this bayonet:
Blade length: 169mm
Handle length including crossguard thickness: 124.9 mm
Thickness crossguard: 4 mm
Overall Length: 293.9mm
Blade width: 22.4mm
Blade Thickness: 4.9mm
MRD: 22.2mm
The scabbard is marked with the Victory Plastics logo.
The bayonet throat (top mount) is marked with:
U.S. M8AI
B.M.CO.
Beckwith Manufacturing Company ?
Pressbutton marked with:
UNITED CARR ?
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