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Hi Rob,
Now that is the kind of expert reply you don't get every day! What a gentleman to share freely such detailed knowledge. Ian. |
Rob,
Was nice of Mr Domenech to respond - He is a real gentleman and a scholar! I forgot to ask in my earlier posts; Is there any evidence of the edge having been sharpened more than once or at all? Cheers Chris |
Sharpening
Hi Chris,
From the striations on the edge, it would appear that the blade has been sharpened with a stone. Sincerely, RobT |
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Cheers Chris |
Fighting Edge
Hi Chris,
The edge isn't very sharp. It cut some paper drawn across it but didn't cut a piece of twine. I imagine that it is sharp enough if the blade was intended primarily as a point weapon. Sincerely, RobT |
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As a generalization, old bayonets make poor cutting knives because the steel was tempered to a lower hardness and the cross sectional geometry was less than optimal. As you say, they were primarily stabbing weapons. Cheers Chris |
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