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You are viewing a piece of Russian Military History. This is a Standard Imperial Russian Socket M1891 Bayonet with its characteristic quadriform blade with its point point-shaped like a flat screwdriver. It can be used as a disassembly screwdriver tool when removed from the gun. These socket bayonets are for use with 7.62 mm. The M1891 Mosin-Nagant rifle is a five-shot, bolt-action, internal magazine-fed rifle. These are known in Russia as 'Vintovka Mosina' (Mosin Rifle), or 'Trechlineynaja vintovka' (three-line rifle) after their .30 calibre bore. The M1891 was the Russian mainstay during the First World War and the Revolution of 1917.
Late in the 19th century, Russia’s army grew increasingly frustrated with its arsenal of obsolete rifles. The standard-issue rifle was the Berdan II, a single-shot rifle that fired bottle-neck black powder cartridge which drastically limited the firepower of Russian infantrymen, as they needed to load a fresh cartridge after every single shot with the exceptionally large 51" (4 foot 3 inches) 9.3 pounds Berdan Rifle. Eventually, the M1891 rifle was developed by combining ideas from Russian Army captain "S. I. Mosin" and Belgian designer "Nagant". This rifle was officially adopted for service by the Russian Tsar in 1891 for the Tzar’s armies, replacing the inefficient Berdan II, the Mosin Nagant infantry rifle ended up becoming the standard issue weapon of the new Soviet Union.
This is a thrusting bayonet, the cruciform shape of the M1891 bayonet would piece deeply and more than likely be fatal in a short time. Should a soldier survive an attack, the star wound created would be very difficult to treat and heal. This type of wound would be problematic even to modern surgeons, one can only imagine the difficulties that a WWII field medic would have with his rudimentary first aid kits.
The M1891 rifle was originally issued in three versions: the Infantry rifle, the Dragoon rifle, and the Cossack rifle. The Cossack rifle wasn’t equipped with a bayonet. First rifles were produced in the Chaterellaut Arms factory in France and full-scale production began later at Izhevsk and Tula.
The M1891/30 had superseded the M1891 by the time Russia entered the Second World War, however, due to a shortage of weaponry, the M1891 was widely used during the Second World War as well. The M1891/30 bayonet has a press stud to secure the bayonet in place, rather than the locking ring of the M1891.
There are scabbards for M1891 made by Russians before WWI with brown leather for the Infantry. The Dragoons had bayonets fastened to the scabbard of a sword. Austria, Finland, and Germany have been known to produce leather scabbards to use with their captured Russian bayonets.
#The makers and inspection marks are:ELBOW: "IIK" a Cyrillic character inside a circle" Russian Proof Commission marks. "6"
CONDITION: This used socket bayonet is from WWI 1920s, and is in good condition for its age and its use in warfare. This does not have a sheath or scabbard. The locking ring is in working order. The bayonet has an overall blade plum-blued finish with no stain or pitting. The screwdriver tip is not worn and is sharp. The quad edges are not sharp and they have no dings. # Please note: The Photographs form part of the description; Super-sized photos can show the finer details and conditions.
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- LENGTH: 50 cm / 19.68"
- WIDTH: 4 cm / 1.57" (at the SHOULDER including locking ring)
- DEPTH: 2.5 cm / 0.98 (at the outside top of MUZZLE.)
- MUZZLE RING: 15 mm. Diameter
- BLADE: 42.5 cm / 16.73" Length (not including handle)