About two or so years ago (time has been FLYING BY), i purchased a nice transitional 91/30 from auction. I've been sparingly buying surplus stuff for a while--buying when the price is good or the item is something I really want. Anyway, a few weeks ago, I found a bayonet for the rifle at another auction. Price wasn't great, but wasn't horrible (I would have loved getting this at $100 or less...no dice).
Bayonet is in good to very good condition with some light scale rust forming around the locking mechanism. Bluing and finishing work are very good. Bayonet was made at Tula factory. I think it has a refurb marking (notice the one photo with Tula star and a partial square).
Bayonet is very odd in that it actually fits perfectly on the rifle (how often does that happen with 91/30 bayonets????).
For people who like this type of stuff, there is a marking that indicates some part of the bayonet that states it has non-critical deviation from established tolerance/design; but the deviation was acceptable (circle "A" marking--I don't have Cyrillic keyboard for the "A"). The info is from Alex's site. He states this marking is for rifles, but I would assume they used it on other parts as well. https://www.m9130.info/markings-and-proofmarks
Here are some photos
Full bayonet
Tula star, serial number, and partial box around star
Panshin bayonet
Panshin bayonet
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Re: Panshin bayonet
Photos of the rifle. I posted these a while ago (when I received the rifle).
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Re: Panshin bayonet
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Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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Re: Panshin bayonet
Very nice! Panshin bayonets are rare and i like transitional rifles a lot! Thank you for posting these.