Italian Bayonets

bayonet (from French "baïonnette") is a knife- or dagger-shaped weapon designed to fit on or over the muzzle of a rifle or similar weapon. It is a close combat weapon. The evolution of the Italian bayonet can be traced to a certain extent to a fortuitous accident. The Italian bayonet had a round handle that fit directly into the musket barrel. This naturally prevented the gun from being fired. Many socket bayonets were triangular in cross-section in order to provide sideways stability of the blade without much increase in weight. This design of bayonet did not include a handle to use the blade apart from the gun.
Bayonet refers to blades adapted to fit the muzzle end of a rifle and used as weapons in close combat. Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired. Italian bayonets often have steel blades and usually marked on the back-edge with the arsenal, month and year of manufacture.
The bayonets are available in a number of variations, the basic model comprising of: wood grips, held on by two flush screwnut sets; short crossguard, no muzzle-ring; steel pommel with push-buttoninternal-spring latch arrangement. The blades of the bayonet are single-edged, single-fullered (both sides), saw on back-edge and the ricasso is usually marked with the manufacturer's trademark.