Very neat Italian BM59 M4 with the US style plastic grips. I'm a big fan of the Yugo M56 bayonets, great little double edged fighting knife. I would love to learn more about the NZ marked spike bayonet. Thanks for sharing!
Im afraid your R1 might be a unmarked Belgian Type C in a South African scabbard (unless I missed something) The R1 is a ribbed catch Type C marked with the UM logo and a serialnumber.
@@TheSilmarallion Lots of countries used serialized Type C's, the end users of some bayonets is very hard to nail down. All I know is a genuine South African used army R1 should have a UM logo and a neatly stamped serialnumber.
The electric pencil marking on your New Zealand Spike bayonet is probaly original. According to Graham Priest's book 'The Spirit of the Pike' such electric pencil markings on NewZealand Spike bayonets vary considerably (page 201).
Graham has pretty much confirmed it for me, I also found a fact sheet on bayonetsplus.com with another just like it. I really need a copy of Graham's book. Looks like there are seven variations across 35,000 bayonets. I'm doing some further research into it
@@pointynotsharp8436 Where did you buy those white plastic ceremonial frogs? Or can I perhaps buy one from you (with or without chromium plated scabbard)?
@@pointynotsharp8436 On page 201 of TSotP there is also a picture of a New Zealand No. 4 Mk II* with a punched N [broad arrow] Z mark. But I have never seen one of those.
Great video mate
Nice, well done.
Very neat Italian BM59 M4 with the US style plastic grips. I'm a big fan of the Yugo M56 bayonets, great little double edged fighting knife. I would love to learn more about the NZ marked spike bayonet. Thanks for sharing!
Definitely some good stuff coming! I think the BM59 might be an AR70. More research needed I think
@@pointynotsharp8436 Indeed, the BM59 bayonet is also used on the AR70. I will have a BM59 video coming soon(ish)
@@FreeAmericaChannel can't wait
Im afraid your R1 might be a unmarked Belgian Type C in a South African scabbard (unless I missed something) The R1 is a ribbed catch Type C marked with the UM logo and a serialnumber.
Thanks, I will look into it. There is always so much to learn
Mine does not have the logo but has the ribbed catch and serial number. There is another letter (W) stamped on the the side by the catch.
@@TheSilmarallion Lots of countries used serialized Type C's, the end users of some bayonets is very hard to nail down. All I know is a genuine South African used army R1 should have a UM logo and a neatly stamped serialnumber.
@@pointynotsharp8436 No problem!
@@isuzu6851 Thanks for that, was just referring to the R1 one I have that was issued to my brother during his time on the border Ops Hooper 87-88
I just got the swedish m1915 yesssssssss I know it's not in this video but it was on my wish list
Awesome score!
The electric pencil marking on your New Zealand Spike bayonet is probaly original. According to Graham Priest's book 'The Spirit of the Pike' such electric pencil markings on NewZealand Spike bayonets vary considerably (page 201).
Graham has pretty much confirmed it for me, I also found a fact sheet on bayonetsplus.com with another just like it. I really need a copy of Graham's book. Looks like there are seven variations across 35,000 bayonets. I'm doing some further research into it
@@pointynotsharp8436 Where did you buy those white plastic ceremonial frogs? Or can I perhaps buy one from you (with or without chromium plated scabbard)?
@@rolandpl1958 www.thingsmilitary.com/accessories/canadian-no-4-white-parade-frog/
@@pointynotsharp8436 On page 201 of TSotP there is also a picture of a New Zealand No. 4 Mk II* with a punched N [broad arrow] Z mark. But I have never seen one of those.
Love the Zastava bayonet