Three Socket bayonets

I’m grouping these together because I’ve already posted similar items, and individually these might not garner much interest.

The bayonet to the left in the first photo is an Imperial Russian Model 1891 bayonet for the Mosin Nagant Rifle. This was the standard Russian bayonet of WWI. It has a cruciform blade terminating in a screwdriver point (second photo) to help disassemble the rifle it was issued with. This particular bayonet bears the mark of the Izhevsk Armory (third photo). In 1930 the friction locking ring shown here was replaced with a plunger as shown in my 1891/30 post:

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/118477-russian-1891-30-bayonet?in=1202

The center bayonet in the first photo is a US Model 1873 bayonet for the 1873 Trap Door Springfield Rifle. It’s in near relic condition, but it was the first bayonet I bought for my Springfield, back in the days before the internet, when we used to get typed out catalogues from small dealers that didn’t have pictures. With a little WD-40 and a rubber mallet I could tap this onto my rifle. I eventually upgraded to the bayonet I’ve posted here:

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/113791-us-model-1873-bayonet-for-the-trapdoor-s

The bayonet to the right in the first photo is for a Spanish Model 1871 Rolling Block rifle. Several years ago it was advertised on eBay as a rare long version of the US 1873 bayonet. I was curious enough to make a very small bid and won it anyway. You can see how closely they resemble each other in the last photo. The only observable differences are the socket dimensions, blade length and absence of the “US” marking. I didn’t realize till after I got it that I already had a relic condition example of the same bayonet, posted here:

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/77830-relic-1871-spanish-rolling-block-bayonet

Next week I’ll post a group of knife bayonets, then on to something different.