We keep the bayonet firmly in a vice with guards to protect the finish. The Dremel is indispensable in the process and we prefer the extension tip for grinding further into the center of the lug with greater ease. Even then, you will need to file the sight entry of the lug as close to the edge as you dare. We used calipers to measure an Armi Sport sight and filed the Pedersoli to the same height. The Pedersoli front sight blade is nearly twice as tall as that of an Armi Sport. Before you even consider fitting a bayonet to a Pedersoli, you have to come to terms with the fact you will need to file your front sight down by nearly half. Now, if you have a Pedersoli, pull up a chair and clear your schedule because you are in for hours of grinding, sanding, and filing to make a bayonet fit. Make sure as you file you keep your corners nice square and crisp. Lastly, we file the very end of the sight channel with a square file until the locking ring locks snugly behind the front sight. We then file the area inside the "bluing." Once the sight clearance is addressed we then make some slight modifications if necessary to the channel. We then slide the lug to the front sight and use a Sharpie to trace the outline of the sight onto the rear of the lug. Just smoothing the inside of the bayonet lug seems to be all that is needed for an Armi Sport. We start with a bayonet purchased from Regimental Quartermaster sand smooth all the rough machining marks inside the lug. Your mods should only take about 15 or 20 minutes. If you have an Armi Sport Sharps, you're in luck. This is great if you worry about your stuff getting stolen. We've fitted five bayonets so far this season and none of them really interchange. That said, this is how our unit goes about making these modifications. With that out of the way, we are nearing the end of our off season fitting 1861 Springfield bayonets to many of our Sharps rifles.Īs a necessary disclaimer this information is for entertainment purposes only and we in no way condone or suggest these modifications being done by anyone other than a professional.
Finally, if you check your documentation there were Berdan bayonet charges on record. Then, captains were held financially liable for further "lost" bayonets. Before you start and exclaim Berdans threw away their bayonets remember, we did it once and had to buy them back.
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