The M1870 Bayonet
(Shtik K  Pekotnoi Vintovka Sistemi Berdanka 1870 Goda)

  

 

M-1870 Bayonet Technical Data

Designation:

Shtik K Pekotnoi Vintovka Sistemi Berdanka 1870 Goda
(Bayonet for Berdan System Infantry Rifle Model 1870)

Manufacturer:

Unknown at this time

Year Adopted:

1870

Type: Socket Bayonet
Method of Attachment: Locking Ring

Operational Status:

Russia - No longer in service.
(Officially used from 1870-1917)

Weapon designed for:

M-1870 Berdan II Infantry Rifle

Weight:

409 grams

(14.4 ounces)
Length:
          (Overall):
          (Blade):

 

 
580 mm (22.8 inches)
500 mm (19.7 inches)
Widest Point:

67 mm

(2.6 inches)
Cylinder:
          Outer Diameter:
          Inner Diameter:
          Length:
   
23.0 mm

(0.91 inches)
17.6 mm

(0.69 inches)
75.5 mm

(2.97 inches)

 

 

The M-1870 Bayonet
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Sources Cited

(1) Kulinsky, A.N, Russian Edged Weapons, Polearms, and Bayonets 18th-20th centuries vol 2, Atlant: St. Petersburg, 2001. Print.