Chinese Männlicher

[Bruno]

Got that nice kindjal-blade bayo
According to the data from russian catalogue of Kulinski it should be made for Chinese Männlicher rifle - could anybody confirm this information? What is exact model name for this bayo?

There is no any markings exept kaiser Wilhelm monogramme "W" in the blade (which is also strange).

[lithgow]

M1907 bayonet for the Hanyang T88 Rifle-this is a copy of the G1888 Reichs Commission rifle but with out the outer tube jacket that surrounds the barrel on the German type-it uses the Mannlicher clip system with the 5 round clip going into and being part of the magazine feed system.

[Bruno]

Thanks a lot - didn´t know before anything about this bayo and those chinese Mauser-Männlicher rifles.

But why this bayo has a kaiser´s monogramme "W" in the blade?
Is it possible that blade was before intended for some other german bayonet - "butcher" for example?

[lithgow]

Possibly it was modified from an M1871/84 blade (for the Mauser 11mm rifle) for export to China-the Chinese were major users of German equipment over a very long period-the Hanyang T88 rifle was still widely used by the Communists during the Korean war (having 'inherited' them).

What is the internal diameter of the muzzle ring?

[Bruno]

What is the internal diameter of the muzzle ring?

Measured this - it´s 18mm (exactly as done in Kulinski´s catalogue).