"Sudan-bayonet"

[Reibert]

This is a good looking bayonet .

here's mine

Leaf spring catch

[Reibert]

Still do not know too much regarding this bayonets ...

Received another one weeks ago.
Note the bright, reddish, colour !

This one should be an 2nd pattern M1959 bayonet.

Cheers,
R.

[VocelkaV]

Hi, here is mine, scabbard marked with 62, short pommel, high serial number, pommel latch painted green.

[Anderson]

An interesting story is around the Sudan M59 bayonet. For those unfamiliar, the "Interarmco" company was partly owned by family members connected to the Carl Eickhorn company. I seem to recall the company was based in Holland. There was legal copyright reasons why these family members couldn't use the Carl Eickhorn name. Obviously the design draws heavily from the SG42 also made by Carl Eickhorn. Back then the company Carl Eickhorn was virtually bankrupt, a few years later a replica of the SG42 appears in the militaria collecting world, and though Eickhorn deny it, suspicion remains that they may have had a hand in it's production, possibly encouraged by the shadowy hand of Jim Atwood.

[Reibert]

Maybe from interest ?
Surplus Zone: ArmaLite AR-10 Sudanese Bayonet - YouTube

[Reibert]

Valentin wrote to me:

Hello Roland,
Thank you for your e-mail, I don't use the forum, but I can send you the photos of my knife, I hope it helps your investigation.
I also studied this knife, and for me the key points.
Lower serials are long pommel, higher are short pommel.
Does this mean two different guns, or shorter pommel fits the same gun?
Some say they were never sent to Sudan, this I can partly believe, as many appear in Europe as well, and maybe fits an unknown gun that was used in Europe as well.
Some say, most of them were civil knife, this I doubt, as I see a heavy wear out on the pommel on a lot of knives,meaning they were on guns.
If you take a look at mine, the number 62 on the scabbard is also seems a military marking for me.
I hope I helped you a bit.
Greetings from Hungary

ARMALITE AR-10

[Reibert]

A few more:
Is it Sudan's AR-10 bayonet authentic?

[brunoh]

Hi,
Just to add other pics of another one on this very interesting thread.
Best regards

[Reibert]

Any markings on the pommel ? ...

[brunoh]

No, none...