ITALY

ITALY
	Bersaglieri volunteer unit bayonet, only 6000 of these blades were made Looks like the French 1842 with Yataghan blade and steel cross guard 1854 date
	M1891 Carcano
	M1870 Vettereli shortened
	Italy TA bayonet with distinctive "cruciform" blade (thanks to Roberto for correcting the mis nomenclature here, I had identified it as a TS - Truppe Special - as most texts say, actual identification is TA - Truppe African - this blade was made specifically for colonial troops pre 1900) Horn grips, also can be found with brass grips and several other variations Distinctive blade shape and makers marks Throat is shaped to accept blade Original frog
	A variation of the M1917 that I have not been able to find in the books, this one appears to have a blade from an Austrian 1895 rather than the end of the Vertelli bayonet normally used for this type.
	On of various fixed folding bayonets used by the Italians between 1916 and WWII, this one with the lever lock is apparently one of the rarer types. The small hole in the ring that goes around the barrel is for a rivet to fix the bayonet on the barrel.
	Berretta folding bayonet Blade once fixed to the rifle could be folded under the rifle, removing the need to remove it from the rifle Blade slides forward and back to lock Berretta and Latch lock bayonets, note the difference in the scabbards, with the latch lock needing a frog the Berretta having a belt loop attached directly
	Mannlicher Carcano M38, handles have been crudely replaced I have learned that an American company carried out refurbishment of these bayonets fixing gluing on new grips, this is not one of these, the grips being only semi finished soft pine
	Latch Lock Fixing to rifle is via a latch lock at the rear of the pommel as opposed to the stud as seen on the normal 38 folder All folders fold under the rifle to guard the blade Makers marks and serial on the spine of the bayonet Slot allowing the blade to move for and aft to lock is clearly visible in the half folded position
	Vettereli shortened and bushed for an unknown rifle thought to be possibly UK Home guard
	Vettereli shortened and with replaced grips, in ivory, bone or a pale composite material. The original spring has been cut and re fitted to fill groove.
	M38 folding bayonet with interesting red finish to the blade
	1891 TS, with unusual transverse lock arrangement on pommel. Bayonet is mounted on barrel and then rotated to lock on stud A rather poor example of an uncommon blade, it shows a lot of damage to the wooden grips Locking mechanism uses press button on pommel end to release lock Made by Brescia
	TS bayonet
	Bayonet for the US M1 Garand rifle, made in Italy Can also be found with a 56 stamp - date(?)
	M1 Garand bayonet made in Italy Makers marks on Ricasso Fixed webbing frog on US style scabbard
	M1891 Carcano
	M1938 Fixed folding made by utilizing the blade from the 38 folding bayonet but locking it into position Tang serial numbers Knurled end of folding blade can be clearly seen in the slot The original nature of the blade can be clearly seen
	Bayonet made using Carcano blade hilted to suit the SMLE rifles supplied to Italy after WWII, scabbard is UK scabbard with M44 makers marks that has been cut down and an Italian Carcano throat fitted. Hilt modified to fit onto the SMLE rifle
	Italian BM59, also used on the AR70 based on the US M4 but with plastic handle
	Italian made commercial bayonet based loosely on the extreme ratio bayonet. This was being sold in France as for the Foreign Legion and the blade was marked with their marking but this is spurious. Scabbard is amazingly complicated with an attachment system which tied the blade down around the lower thigh and allowed the scabbard (and hence wire cutter) to be removed from the webbing without taking this off