Green Handle M7 Colt Bayonet Redux

[thorin6]

I finally finished repairing the Colt M7 Green Handle Bayonet that I acquired at the flea market so I thought I would show folks what the before and after looked like. I didn't touch the blade, just straightened out the guard and added the pommel/lock plate.

First, here are a couple of the before pictures:

 

 

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Other before side:

 

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Now the after:

 

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And the other side after:

 

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Here's a close up of the pommel (sorry about the loose cat hairs; occupational hazard):

 

[MWalsh]

Cat hair patina! It's all good

 

Nice work rehabbing it!

[SKIPH]

What M7 did you take the pommel from? Nice work! SKIP

[camillus]

great job, and it is good of you to let the kids help we have a couple they are very helpful

[thorin6]

What M7 did you take the pommel from? Nice work! SKIP

I picked up the pommel from ebay; it was loose with a bunch of other parts for bayonets and metal hangers. There was an M7 guard for a BOC, but I have no idea if the pommel came from the same M7. It had been broken off, so I had to saw off the remain piece of tang before attaching it and coating it.

[SKIPH]

Thanks for showing! Have you tried to mount it on a rifle, they do fit on M1 carbines, just the barrel ring is too big, and is not snug.. SKIP

[Fly USMC]

Great Job on the restoration!

[thorin6]

Thanks for showing! Have you tried to mount it on a rifle, they do fit on M1 carbines, just the barrel ring is too big, and is not snug.. SKIP

 

Skip,

It fits fine on my Colt AR-15 (20-inch barrel) upper. I'll post pictures tonight showing it on the mount.

t6

 

[SKIPH]

Nice job! The rescue is complete! SKIP

[thorin6]

Here's a couple of shots of the Green Handled M7 Bayonet on a Colt upper:

 

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And from the rear:

 

[sactroop]

Nice recovery of a hard to find piece.

[SKIPH]

Really nice! SKIP

[AZPhil]

Awesome job on fixing that badboy!!!!

Lookin good on that AR!!!!!!!

Semper Fi

Phil