Chinese Type 81 Bayonet and Scabbard

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This is a US M1 .30 Carbine with a mounted US M4 bayonet (top picture). The modified Chinese T81 will fit on this carbine. It will not mount on a US M1 .30 Garand rifle (bottom picture). Mike
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The top picture below is of a US M4 bayonet mounted on a US M1 Carbine. The modified Chinese T81 bayonet will also mount on this carbine. The lower picture is of a US M1 bayonet mounted on a US M1 Garand Rifle. The M1 Carbine and M1 Rifle bayonets do not interchange. Mike
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Re: Chinese Type 81 Bayonet and Scabbard

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Super Mike.
So verstehe ich das.
Den US M1 Carbine habe ich noch nie mit diesen Bajonettadapter gesehen ,so ergibt es einen Sinn.
Danke für diese Info.
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Re: Chinese Type 81 Bayonet and Scabbard

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What is a decent price for a PLA Tyoe 81 (not the commercial ones?)
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Re: Chinese Type 81 Bayonet and Scabbard

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IMHO The issued PLA version is currently worth $35.00 - $45.00 as an unusual collectable bayonet. No real value as a bayonet or knife. Not necessarily much of an investment either as the Chinese made a million(?) of them and have moved on to a newer weapons system. Mike
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Re: Chinese Type 81 Bayonet and Scabbard

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Mike, I would take any issued ones I can get my hands on at those prices.
I think people are easily getting double that for non-commercial ones. Can't even find them for sale, and I am looking for a few.
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That was just an opinion, not from any recent experience. You could be correct as I have not observed any sales or trades for the issued ones recently. I will try to remember and watch for them for you. Just remember they made a lot of them and they could hit the market at any time. When a small lot of them came in 25 years ago (excess production?) they hardly sold even when the importer tried to convert them to mount on the US M1 carbine. If the Chinese would decide to release a few hundred they would flood the collectors market and be worthless again. Just my humble opinion. Mike
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FYI One of the original batch that was converted to fit the M1 carbine is currently (5-14-18) listed on eBay if anyone is interested. Mike
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Re: Chinese Type 81 Bayonet and Scabbard

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That seller is a tool.
Selling it as a regular type 81 bayonet. When informed it was converted to fit an M1 bayonet, he plays stupid.
Then when told where it was converted, and that it is a known thing and not once off...he replies sarcastically "Ok, if it is well known, then I dont have to update listing, excellent. Thank you"

Hmm....hope the buyer claims their PP funds back when they get it.
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