Bayonets for H&K G3 Assault rifle.

**oradour** · 05-12-2012, 10:58 AM

Gents...you may or may not know that the BW NEVER issued a bayonet, either for the first Allied rifles issued in the 1955-59 period (Garrand, M1 Carbines,K98k or Lee-Enfields), or for that matter, either the FN FAL G1 or the H&K G3...it is believed they obtained the G3 bayonets but never issued them...only with the adoption of the G36 Assault rifle and the unification of the two Germanies were bayonets issued, around 1992-93 these being adapted AK47 former DDR (East German) type's. However as plenty of armies around the world used the G3 or a licensed copy of the rifle, plenty of bayonets exist ! here is a link to a great informative paper ,which should make collecting these bayonets a little easier. It is a pdf file entitled "Bayonets for the Heckler & Koch assault rifle".......enjoy.
http://www.jeffreyhayes.com/books/ebook/G3.pdf
Prost ! Steve.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 05-12-2012 10:58 AM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Adrian Stevenson** · 06-17-2012, 06:58 PM

Never knew that....A good bit of triva to bear in mind.

Cheers, Ade.

**AmericanKraut** · 04-25-2013, 09:32 AM

Thanks Steve that was useful
Do you know any good sources for them, I cant seem to locate any for a decent price. Epay surprisingly has more WWII German Bayonets than G3...

**oradour** · 04-25-2013, 10:43 AM

by AmericanKraut

Do you know any good sources for them, I cant seem to locate any for a decent price. Epay surprisingly has more WWII German Bayonets than G3...

AmericanKraut...as the BW never issued them, I have never tried to source an example for my collection, so I afraid the answer is no I do not know a source for them...I am sure that some of the bayonet collectors will chip in and reveal a dealer who sells one of the many derivatives of the G3 bayonets......
Prost ! Steve.

**AmericanKraut** · 04-25-2013, 10:58 AM

Thanks for the help

**Reibert** · 01-31-2021, 07:20 PM

by oradour

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...as the BW never issued them, I have never tried to source an example for my collection, ...

Collectors are still arguing, the BW used the G3 bayonet "officially" actually.

"Dienstlich befohlen", oder, (inoffiziell / "private purchased"), "im Dienst geduldet", who knows ? ...

**Reibert** · 01-31-2021, 08:51 PM

http://www.jeffreyhayes.com/ebooks/G3pdf.pdf

**AZPhil** · 01-31-2021, 10:51 PM

Thanks Reibert for bumping this back up.
I missed it years ago.
I have a G-3 clone and the bayonet to mount on it.

I'll have to print out that pdf.

Semper Fi
Phil

**Reibert** · 01-31-2021, 10:55 PM

Hi, Phil, there´re severeal G3/HK33 bayonet "clones".
Please, show us your´s, ok ?

Thx. in advance,
R.

**AZPhil** · 02-01-2021, 06:42 AM

Will do Riebert,
I'll have to see where I put it.
I didn't know about clone bayo's.
I saw one that I liked. It is the bowie tip one and I think that's a Pakistani version.

Yeah let me look for mine and I'll post it.

Semper Fi
Phil