Knife-Bayonet 1941: Design, Functionality And Quality

KNIFE-BAYONET. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	5-1941-B
Name	Knife-Bayonet
Era	Model 1941
Hilt	Straight sparrow hawk crossguard with a hole for the rifle’s muzzle. Two black checkered plastic grips held by two screws. The pommel includes the slot, the latch, and a spring-loaded button for attachment to the special lug or button added to the bayonet lug located under the rifle’s muzzle. Completely parkerized.
Blade	Straight, with a quillon, square spine on the inside and continuous edge on the outside, curving in an arc, very much in the Spanish style. Wide fuller running from the quillon to the ricasso.
Scabbard	Parkerized iron sheet. Throat secured by a screw and a rounded button.
Inscription	F.N.T under imperial crown 625/0
Description	Knife-bayonet designed for use with the old Mauser rifles, models 1893 and 1916, used by all Armed Forces, adapted to their dimensions. Version for the Spanish Navy with phosphated metal parts to prevent rust and reflections, although its use in the Navy was simultaneous with the “normal” unfosfatized model.
Total Length	370 mm
Blade Length	245 mm
Blade Width	30 mm

Knife-Bayonet 1941: Design, Functionality and Quality