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Son found bayonet, what's it for?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:44 am
by Rod
My son moved out of the house he was staying in in Tennessee. As they were cleaning it and getting rid of things, they found a Civil War era bayonet and the one pictured below. Any idea what rifle it belongs to?
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He also found a couple of pounds of 25 year old black powder. Being a NOT so dumb kid, he called and said they didn't know if the powder had other powders mixed in so they wanted to destroy it. I gave him instructions to lay it out in a long line on a dirt road somewhere, put on goggles, long sleeve shirt, and gloves, then use a bbq grill lighter (a LONG one), and let it burn.
Re: Son found bayonet, what's it for?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:49 am
by 308Mike
Rod wrote:My son moved out of the house he was staying in in Tennessee. As they were cleaning it and getting rid of things, they found a Civil War era bayonet and the one pictured below. Any idea what rifle it belongs to?
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He also found a couple of pounds of 25 year old black powder. Being a NOT so dumb kid, he called and said they didn't know if the powder had other powders mixed in so they wanted to destroy it. I gave him instructions to lay it out in a long line on a dirt road somewhere, put on goggles, long sleeve shirt, and gloves, then use a bbq grill lighter (a LONG one), and let it burn.
Make SURE someone videos it!!
Re: Son found bayonet, what's it for?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:07 am
by blackeagle603
not near as much fun as disposal methods involving toilet paper roll tubes and duct tape.
Still a good time though.
Re: Son found bayonet, what's it for?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:08 am
by Yogimus
It is for stabbing people.
Re: Son found bayonet, what's it for?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:11 am
by blackeagle603
Prior to Von Steuben's arrinval it was solely for use as a campfire cooking skewer and tent pegs.
Re: Son found bayonet, what's it for?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:14 am
by Frankingun
Get a brick of crazy jacks and lay them along the line of powder...
Re: Son found bayonet, what's it for?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:29 am
by Rod
assholes!
As soon as I posted it, I knew the answers I'd get. WHAT rifle is that bayonet for? Any idea?
Re: Son found bayonet, what's it for?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:31 am
by Yogimus
Rod wrote:assholes!
As soon as I posted it, I knew the answers I'd get. WHAT rifle is that bayonet for? Any idea?
Probably a military rifle.
Re: Son found bayonet, what's it for?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:49 am
by cu74
Yogimus wrote:Rod wrote:assholes!
As soon as I posted it, I knew the answers I'd get. WHAT rifle is that bayonet for? Any idea?
Probably a military rifle.
Yogimus for the win...
(You should know better Rod.)
Re: Son found bayonet, what's it for?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:11 am
by Fivetoes
Looks like the one I used to have with my 96 Swede.
http://arms2armor.com/Bayonets/swed1914.htm