Spanish M1969 Bayonet for the Model B Cetme 7.62 mm Assault Rifle and Scabbard. 20821.10. Bayonets

This is a bayonet for the Spanish made Model B Cetme 7.62 mm calibre assault rifle, it comes with its plastic scabbard with integral webbing frog. The Model B Cetme 7.62 MM is a Spanish NATO assault rifle developed in 1970s at the state-owned small arms research and development establishment CETME (Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiales) located in Madrid. The Model B was the first production model. It had a perforated steel handguard and chambered for the 7.62×51mm CETME round. The 7.62 mm CETME differed from the standard 7.62mm NATO round by having a lighter-weight bullet and a smaller propellant charge. The parts for the Model B are for most part interchangeable with the later Model C rifles. The Spanish Army adopted a variant of the Model B re-chambered for the more powerful 7.62×51mm NATO round. The Model B could be converted to fire the 7.62mm NATO round if the bolt group and return spring were replaced with that of the Model C. These modified rifles were known as Model 58-64-C and by 1971 all the Spanish CETME B rifles had been upgraded. The black plastic chequered grip is in good condition and the spring catch works as it should. The ricasso is stamped; ET 83499B to one side and the manufacturers stamp to the other. The bayonet does not have the usual groove in the back of the pommel, instead it has a recess approximately 5” deep in the pommel. It has an olive coloured plastic scabbard with blackened steel around the throat and a khaki coloured integral frog and lanyard. The plastic scabbard is showing signs of service wear and the webbing frog is in good order. The stitching and clips all work as they should. See pages 246 & 253 No 569 of The Bayonet Book by Watts & White. The price includes UK delivery. 20821:10.