Thread: bayonets - what's the point ? (see what I did there...)

Originally Posted by Ftx325

I'm curious ....

I understand that bayonets cannot be imported (?) but anyone can own one , or buy and sell them .

I have seen many older rifles advertised for sale along with a bayonet .
I also thought that modern guns weren't allowed a bayonet lug fitted but I have owned several with this lug in place .

I had assumed in this day and age a bayonet FITTED to a rifle would be a big no-no (?)

so what is the deal ?

Are they ok for show only (such as the old ww2 era guns and so on) but as they are theoretically locked in a safe and not on display then why have one ?

Or as they are often seen with , say , 303's up for sale , does it increase the value of the rifle significantly ?

Or is it just a novelty thing ? - look I have a bayonet I can fit ... how cool is that...

Or can you actually fit them to the rifle and go wandering around the bush and stick pigs with them ?

So , as my title asks ..... what's the point .....?

(and I'm not trying to upset any bayonet fans out there)

No, I don't see your point. Nevertheless, I had a French bayonet in Africa, which came with me in my container in 1996 to Nz. The thing was liberated from a French gentleman in the trenches by my grandfather in the first big one. I moved to OZ in 2003 and took it with. On return to NZ in 2013 I queried NZ customs and found to my astonishment that lots of paper work was required. I opted for the easy way and gave it my uncle in Oz. After 43 years of ownership, it's now just a memory. What exactly was your point again..?