To: SIDENET
I think you are mistaken. The swing out bayonet is on the SKS rifle, not the moisin nagant.
141 posted on
03/09/2008 5:31:01 PM PDT by
mamelukesabre
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To: mamelukesabre
I think you are mistaken. The swing out bayonet is on the SKS rifle, not the moisin nagant. The SKS's bayonet swings out from below. The Mosin Nagant M44's bayonet swings out from the side.
The M44 is a carbine derivitive of the M1891/30 rifle and is an improvement on the M38 carbine which had no bayonet (nor any means of mounting one). I guess it bothered the Rooskies that their bolt-action carbine didn't have something with which to spear nazis.
144 posted on
03/09/2008 6:20:35 PM PDT by
SIDENET
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To: mamelukesabre
In the picture, you can see the bayonet folded back with the tip being just below the rear sight.
The bayonet is just a black spike, not a bladed affair like on many other guns.
145 posted on
03/09/2008 6:22:45 PM PDT by
SIDENET
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