Unusual JSAR Bayonet

[Jim Peden 0]

Interesting item on Ebay, described as

ORIGINAL WW2 JOHNSON RIFLE BAYONET & SCABBARD

This is an Johnson semi automatic rifle bayonet that has been modified by adding a British No 9 Mk1 blade . Possibly experimental as I have two of the same (one I am keeping). The blade still has traces of old cosmoline. A very unusual bayonet one of two that I know of!

http://cgi.ebay.com/UNUSUAL-MODIFIED-JOHNS...1QQcmdZViewItem

[Shepp 0]

Jim i saw that as well, there is another ebay seller with a copy of a johnson arms manual...it has a jsar on the cover with the same bayonet fitted.

[arado 0]

I believe that the introduction of the No.9 bayonet(1945) was well after the Johnson developement or production. Any bayonet for a Johnson with a No9 blade is IMHO made by others.

[Bruce Canfield 0]

I've seen one of these not too long ago (it may be the same one listed). It's strictly a "fantasy item."

[Brian Alpert 0]

I saw that (or a similar bayonet) at Doc Ross's a couple of years ago. I examined it and it was obviously made up by grafting a JSAR bayonet attachment to a #9 blade. According to him, both JSARs and LMGs were extensively modified by various arms dealers after the war and offered in a variety of calibers and having odd markings, Doc recently sold out a large stock of parts, etc. which have appeared on auctions. I suspect this was his. It's interesting how many if not most of the oddly marked and configured Johnsons seem to come from Doc.

[Bob Lamoreaux 0]

FAKE! FAKE! FAKE!

Johnson Automatics at least designed a bayonet similar to this and may have produced some prototypes. I think John D. has one.