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Re: Chinese Type 81 Bayonet and Scabbard

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 6:57 pm
by Mr. B.
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
US M1 Carbine Bayonet (M4).jpg
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Re: Chinese Type 81 Bayonet and Scabbard

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:21 pm
by Mr. B.
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
US M1 Carbine Bayonet (M4).jpg
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Re: Chinese Type 81 Bayonet and Scabbard

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 10:20 pm
by mill_speer
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.

Re: Chinese Type 81 Bayonet and Scabbard

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 6:06 pm
by kstim
What is a decent price for a PLA Tyoe 81 (not the commercial ones?)

Re: Chinese Type 81 Bayonet and Scabbard

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 6:30 pm
by Mr. B.
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

Re: Chinese Type 81 Bayonet and Scabbard

Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 8:51 pm
by Brian
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.

Re: Chinese Type 81 Bayonet and Scabbard

Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 12:50 am
by Mr. B.
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

Re: Chinese Type 81 Bayonet and Scabbard

Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 12:54 am
by Mr. B.
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
RARE Communist Chinese Norinco Type 81 bayonet
( 142793945048 )

Re: Chinese Type 81 Bayonet and Scabbard

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 11:33 am
by Brian
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.