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Charlie_Zhang

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Just be humble.. wear a long sleeve shirt dont show your tattoos and say its for antique collection. Point to the well used scabbard.. etc maybe police will ask u to apply license... lets hope for the best... and dont use the word bayonet..maybe it portray sensitive military term
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New in box, Sage 4 in Titanium Bolsters & Arizona Ironwood handles - FS, anyone interested? :)

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for Spyderco collectors....Check these 2 beauties out... now on pre-order.. be fast to secure at this price point.!!

The Limited Run Stretch with VG10 / Damascus / Nishijin Handle

and the

Chaparral CTS-XHP Blade, Silver Stepped Titanium Handle

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Wanted it to be a surprise but I guess the surprise is on me :s13: it's an AKM Bayonet Type I (1959~mid 1960) with the type I scabbard (Not in the good condition like below, very used)

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Can't be GST as I paid like USD$ 32 including shipping? They don't make the type Is anymore, so can I explain it away as an antique?

Another way to look at it is to say that its a cheap and functional camping knife, with wire cutters as a plus
 

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Another way to look at it is to say that its a cheap and functional camping knife, with wire cutters as a plus

That's actually what I bought it for, an outdoor knife with bonus wire cutters. Will probably say that when I go down.
 

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Got it out from ICA without hassle, the guys there were cool about it after seeing that it's vintage and has built in wire cutter :D

edit: seller was not kidding when he said used, almost looks like it has been in active service since 1960s…
 
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Got it out from ICA without hassle, the guys there were cool about it after seeing that it's vintage and has built in wire cutter :D

edit: seller was not kidding when he said used, almost looks like it has been in active service since 1960s…

Maybe there are ICA guys who are collectors too
Thats a very good choice to own a piece of history...
A nice read here -
http://worldbayonets.com/Misc__Pages/ak_bayonets/ak_bayonets.html
 

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Maybe there are ICA guys who are collectors too
Thats a very good choice to own a piece of history...
A nice read here -
AK Bayonets 101 - The Four Basic Types

Congrats, looking forward to see pics of it!

Photos as promised!

On ebay, this was the side the seller photographed and displayed
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Unfortunately, he didn't add these photos...

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I slapped him with a neutral review for it, can't negative him causes he did say "sold as is"

The bayonet weights lighter then a M16 bayonet and is pretty comfortable to hold. The handle is tampered and is wider at the base, and as a slot for fixing on the AK

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It's not too bad over all, can see that the seller spent time de-rusting the blade, it's blunt though.

Anyone has any idea how to smooth out the handle? According to the website the handle is plastic, it actually looks like fiberglass up close, not sure how to work that.
 

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Photos as promised!

On ebay, this was the side the seller photographed and displayed
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Unfortunately, he didn't add these photos...

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I slapped him with a neutral review for it, can't negative him causes he did say "sold as is"

The bayonet weights lighter then a M16 bayonet and is pretty comfortable to hold. The handle is tampered and is wider at the base, and as a slot for fixing on the AK

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It's not too bad over all, can see that the seller spent time de-rusting the blade, it's blunt though.

Anyone has any idea how to smooth out the handle? According to the website the handle is plastic, it actually looks like fiberglass up close, not sure how to work that.

The gouges looks deep. Unlikely sanding will help much. You'll likely have to use a smooth file to contour the handles again, or at least remove a layer of material evenly. Then, sand with 120grit and 400grit and you should be alright there on. :)
 

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The gouges looks deep. Unlikely sanding will help much. You'll likely have to use a smooth file to contour the handles again, or at least remove a layer of material evenly. Then, sand with 120grit and 400grit and you should be alright there on. :)

Thanks for the tips, will look into that :D

maybe leave it as it is? nice piece of history

It looks really chewed up now, I want to restore it if I can so that it won't degrade further :)
 

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interesting how the cutting edge is facing the muzzle when mounted on the AK.

I thought so too, perhaps its designed for the locking mechanism at the end of the bayonet (the round button is the release), if the lock is on the other side, it will be difficult to get a good grip.

bellweather - so what's the story when you cleared it with A&E/customs?

I Bao Toh Charlie Zhang :vijayadmin: explained that a friend brought in a kabar as camping equipment can pass and that my bayonet is a vintage item :D
 

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I Bao Toh Charlie Zhang :vijayadmin: explained that a friend brought in a kabar as camping equipment can pass and that my bayonet is a vintage item :D

terrible!:eek:

actually yours looking worn shouldn't be an issue. you recall who was the A&E officer that spoke to you? It's been years since I've been down there, I wonder if multiracial officers and the nice Malay lady are still working there.
 

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terrible!:eek:

actually yours looking worn shouldn't be an issue. you recall who was the A&E officer that spoke to you? It's been years since I've been down there, I wonder if multiracial officers and the nice Malay lady are still working there.

I never say his name! Never! The irony has not escaped me, the only reason why I had no trouble is the same reason why I'm a little disappointed at it :s13:

The officers on duty were all Malay, recall a Malay lady but she didn't attend to me.
 

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today's knowledge sharing article

I thought I'd share some knowledge on cladded steels and damascus.

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Wikipedia on Damascus Steel

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History
The original damascus was likely produced from ingots of wootz steel, imported from India and Sri Lanka[12] and later Persia.[13] From the 3rd century to the 17th century, India was shipping steel ingots to the Middle East.[14]

Loss of the technique
Production of these patterned swords gradually declined, ceasing by around 1750, and the process was lost to metalsmiths. Several modern theories have ventured to explain this decline, including the breakdown of trade routes to supply the needed metals, the lack of trace impurities in the metals, the possible loss of knowledge on the crafting techniques through secrecy and lack of transmission, or a combination of all the above.[3][4][15]

The original Damascus steel or wootz was imported from India to the Middle East.[3][4] Due to the distance of trade for this steel, a sufficiently lengthy disruption of the trade routes could have ended the production of Damascus steel and eventually led to the loss of the technique in India. As well, the need for key trace impurities of tungsten or vanadium within the materials needed for production of the steel may be absent if this material was acquired from different production regions or smelted from ores lacking these key trace elements.[3] The technique for controlled thermal cycling after the initial forging at a specific temperature could also have been lost, thereby preventing the final damask pattern in the steel from occurring.[3][4]

The discovery of carbon nanotubes in the Damascus steel's composition supports this hypothesis, since the precipitation of carbon nanotubes probably resulted from a specific process that may be difficult to replicate should the production technique or raw materials used be significantly altered.[15]

Reproduction
Recreating Damascus steel is a subfield of experimental archaeology. Many have attempted to discover or reverse-engineer the process by which it was made.

Moran: billet welding
Since the well-known technique of pattern welding produced surface patterns similar to those found on Damascus blades, some blacksmiths were erroneously led to believe that Damascus blades were made using this technique, but today, the difference between wootz steel and pattern welding is fully documented and well understood. Pattern-welded steel has been referred to as "Damascus steel" since 1973 when Bladesmith William F. Moran unveiled his "Damascus knives" at the Knifemakers' Guild Show.[16][17] This "Modern Damascus" is made from several types of steel and iron slices welded together to form a billet, and currently the term "damascus" (although technically incorrect) is widely accepted to describe modern pattern welded steel blades in the trade .[18] The patterns vary depending on how the smith works the billet.[17] The billet is drawn out and folded until the desired number of layers are formed.[17] In order to attain a Master Smith rating with the American Bladesmith Society that Moran founded, the smith must forge a damascus blade with a minimum of 300 layers.[19]

Verhoeven and Pendray: crucible
J. D. Verhoeven and A. H. Pendray published an article on their attempts to reproduce the elemental, structural, and visual characteristics of Damascus steel.[3] They started with a cake of steel that matched the properties of the original wootz steel from India, which also matched a number of original Damascus swords to which Verhoeven and Pendray had access. The wootz was in a soft, annealed state, with a grain structure and beads of pure iron carbide which were the result of its hypereutectoid state. Verhoeven and Pendray had already determined that the grains on the surface of the steel were grains of iron carbide—their goal was to reproduce the iron carbide patterns they saw in the Damascus blades from the grains in the wootz.

Although such material could be worked at low temperatures to produce the striated Damascene pattern of intermixed ferrite and cementite bands in a manner identical to pattern-welded Damascus steel, any heat treatment sufficient to dissolve the carbides would permanently destroy the pattern. However, Verhoeven and Pendray discovered that in samples of true Damascus steel, the Damascene pattern could be recovered by aging at a moderate temperature. They found that certain carbide forming elements, one of which was vanadium, did not disperse until the steel reached higher temperatures than those needed to dissolve the carbides. Therefore, a high heat treatment could remove the visual evidence of patterning associated with carbides but did not remove the underlying patterning of the carbide forming elements; a subsequent lower-temperature heat treatment, at a temperature at which the carbides were again stable, could recover the structure by the binding of carbon by those elements.

Anosov, Wadsworth and Sherby: bulat
In Russia, chronicles record the use of a material known as bulat steel to make highly valued weapons, including swords, knives and axes. Tsar Michael of Russia reportedly had a bulat helmet made for him in 1621. The exact origin or the manufacturing process of bulat is unknown, but it was likely imported to Russia via Persia and Turkestan, and it was similar and possibly the same as damascus steel. Pavel Petrovich Anosov made several attempts to recreate the process in the mid-19th century. Wadsworth and Sherby also researched [4] the reproduction of Bulat steel and published their results in 1980.

Additional research
A team of researchers based at the Technical University of Dresden that used x-rays and electron microscopy to examine Damascus steel discovered the presence of cementite nanowires[20] and carbon nanotubes.[21] Peter Paufler, a member of the Dresden team, says that these nanostructures are a result of the forging process.[7][22]

Sanderson proposes that the process of forging and annealing accounts for the nano-scale structures.[22]

Damascus steel in gunmaking
Prior to the early 20th century, all shotgun barrels were forged by heating narrow strips of iron and steel and shaping them around a mandrel.[23][24] This process was referred to as "laminating" or "Damascus".[23][24] These types of barrels earned a reputation for weakness and were never meant to be used with modern smokeless powder, or any kind of moderately powerful explosive.[24] Because of the resemblance to Damascus steel, higher-end barrels were made by Belgian and British gun makers.[23][24] These barrels are proof marked and meant to be used with light pressure loads.[23] Current gun manufacturers such as Caspian Arms make slide assemblies and small parts such as triggers and safeties for Colt M1911 pistols from powdered Swedish steel resulting in a swirling two-toned effect; these parts are often referred to as "Stainless Damascus".[25]

Modern "Damascus" knives
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Pattern welded steel blades have emerged[when?], along with stag and bone handles. Some have patterns in hard steel, while others are in simple layers and too soft for practical use. As with the 19th century guns, the word "Damascus" is used for its romantic image, even though the processes are not related. Pattern welding of blades was practiced in medieval Europe and elsewhere and is similar to the Japanese methods. Since iron was never melted, in antiquity, some pattern of higher and lower carbon content was almost unavoidable.
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As for some local anecdotes:

- you can see what wootz steel is in some Indian, middle eastern blades in museums. Look for the grain of the steel (it's not quite like the modern damascus, the grains are finer since they are not 'folds'
- there's a small wootz baby kukri (probably ceremonial) on display at Sheares. Many people do not realise that it is wootz but the owners certainly do.
- looking at the construction methods of good swords, you can understand why the genuine articles require a higher level of smithing than what the Chinese can do in the mass production factories, and why the cost of national treasure swords run into the hundreds of thousands (including the sword furniture).
 
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