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Site	Topic	Description
.303 British.com	Lee-Enfield Rifles	Site dedicated to shooting and maintaining the .303 British caliber Lee-Enfield rifles.
7.62 x 54r,net	Mosin-Nagant Rifles	Reference site dedicated to Mosin-Nagant rifles from around the world. Excellent reference on 7.62 x 54R ammunition identification not found elsewhere on the web.
Antique and Collectable Firearms and Militaria Headquarters	Collectable Firearms, Bayonets, and Militaria	John Spangler’s site with lots of stuff for sale, a Q & A page where you can search for answers or submit your questions, and links to many good research sites. John also has an excellent research site of his own, called Arms Collectors.com.
Arms2Armor	Collectable Rifles, Bayonets, Swords, etc.	Militaria dealer with a nice reference page to help in identifying old rifles and bayonets.
Australian Military Knives	Military Knives of Australian Manufacture	Extensive site dedicated to telling the story of Australian military knives and the firms that produced them.
Banzai	Japanese Militaria	Home page for Banzai, a monthly newsletter on Japanese militaria. The site has a considerable amount of reference material publicly available. Banzai has been in publication since 1982 and is a must for the collector focused on Japanese militaria. If you have a Japanese military rifle, please consider submitting a data sheet to help further their research projects on Japanese rifles.
Bajonety CZ	Bayonets	Well-illustrated site with info on AK Bayonets, Mannlicher M1895 Bayonets, Bayonets of Nepal, and British Bayonets (in Czechoslovak language)
The Bayonet Connection	Bayonets	Shawn Gibson’s bayonet sale site. Shawn is a leading collector/dealer specializing in rare bayonets from around the world.
The Bayonet Trader	Bayonets	Ron Riede’s bayonet sales site. Ron also offers a bayonet research/reference database by subscription.
Carbines for Collectors	Bolt-Action Military Carbines	Reference page on bolt-action military carbines. Lots of pictures.
Carcano Homepage	Mannlicher-Carcano M1891 Rifles and Bayonets	Back on the Web after a long absence, the venerable Carcano Homepage is a bit dated, but remains the best English-language Carcano reference on the Internet.
Dennis D. Ottobre’s Militaria Site	Bayonets & Militaria	Otto is a full-time bayonet and militaria dealer and author of the groundbreaking books, Observations on Turkish Bayonets and Bayonets of Afghanistan.
Gunboards	Military Rifles, Pistols and Bayonets	The largest firearms forum on the web, with over 3 million posts. If you can’t find the info here, it probably doesn’t exist.
House of Karlina	Swedish Mauser M1894 & M1896 Rifles	THE web reference on Swedish Mauser rifles. This excellent site is offline, so this link is to the archived site on the Wayback Machine.
The Johnson Rifle Site	The Johnson M1941 Rifle and Bayonet	Site dedicated to the Johnson rifle. Excellent page on the Johnson bayonet, with a detailed article on identifying repros.
K98K Bayonet Registry and Photos	German M1884/98 III Bayonets	Arnaud Bichon's online database of M1884/98 bayonets of the 1934-45 period, with photos.
Karkee Web	British Web Frogs	20th Century British and commonwealth web equipment.
Kongsberg Weapons Historical Society	Norwegian military small-arms & blades	Excellent site on Norwegian small arms and edged weapons founded by employees of the Kongsberg Weapons Factory. Google Translate does a great job converting to English.
Manowar’s Hungarian Weapons	Hungarian Small Arms 1854-present	An excellent reference on all manner of Hungarian small arms.
Martini-Henry Rifles and Carbines	Martini-Henry Rifles and Bayonets	Site dedicated to the Martin-Henry rifle.
The Model 1888 Commission Rifle	Model 1888 Commission Rifle	This excellent site, dedicated to the Model 1888 Commission Rifle was gone for a while, was back, then gone again, so this link is to the archived site on the Wayback Machine.
MosinNagant.net	Mosin-Nagant Rifles, the SVT Rifles, and Bayonets	Reference site on Mosin-Nagant rifles formerly affiliated with Gunboards.com. This excellent site, dedicated to the Mosin-Nagant Rifle is offline, so this link is to the archived site on the Wayback Machine.
Old Military Markings	Rifle and Bayonet Markings	Bryan Brown's excellent compendium of markings, including: German codes, Japanese rifle and bayonet markings, British and Commonwealth bayonet markings, and Schmidt-Rubin rifle and bayonet information.
Per Holmback’s Bayonets of Scandinavia	Bayonets of Scandinavia	THE site for research on Scandinavian bayonets. Also has a for sale section.
Regimental letters at the Ministry of Defence	Belgian Army Unit Marks	Guide to Belgian Army unit identier letters from the Napoleonic Era through the Second World War. In French, however, Google Translate does a great job converting to English.
Reproduction Bayonet Frogs	Bayonet Belt Frogs	An excellent reference and source of faithful reproductions of otherwise unobtainable belt frogs.
Rifle Slings of the World	Military Rifle Slings	Another excellent reference for identifying military rifle slings. Part of the Carbines for Collectors site listed above.
Roll of Honour	British Regimental History	Site dedicated to honoring those who died in British service. Lots of historical info regarding British Army Regiments.
Russian Mosin Nagant	Mosin-Nagant Rifles	Reference site and forums dedicated to study of the Mosin-Nagant Rifle.
Society of American Bayonet Collectors	U. S. Bayonets	The organization publishes a quarterly journal and holds an annual meeting for members. I highly recommend membership in this organization to all serious bayonet collectors.
S & S Firearms	Antique Rifle Parts and Accouterments	Business specializing in parts and accouterments for the Civil War reenactors. Lots of original stuff and some reproduction pieces too. Very up-front about which is which. I’ve bought lots of small items from them over the years. Wouldn’t be without their catalog on my bookshelf as a reference.
Surplusrifle.com Archive	Surplus Military Firearms	This archive site includes most of the guides and some of the articles on shooting surplus military firearms from the former surplusrifle.com website.
Swiss Rifles	Swiss Rifles and Bayonets	Comprehensive reference on Swiss rifles and bayonets, from the Vetterli to the Sturmgewehr. Has an excellent forum dedicated to Swiss rifles.
Swisswaffen	Swiss Rifles and Bayonets	Excellent Swiss reference database on Swiss rifles and bayonets. In several languages, including English.
Turkish Mauser Page	Turkish Mauser Rifles	Reference site on Turkish Mauser rifles. This excellent site is offline, so this link is to the archived site on the Wayback Machine.
U.S. Brass Hilted Sword Bayonets	U.S. Brass Hilted Sword Bayonets	Ronnie Wilson's great reference on American brass-hilted sword bayonets.
The U.S. Carbine caliber .30	U.S. M1 Carbine	M1 Carbine reference site, focusing on use of the M1 Carbine during WW II, the Post-WW II American Occupation of Germany and Austria; and commercial M1 carbines.
U. S. Military Knives	U.S. Military Knives and Bayonets	Frank Trzaska's web page is loaded with research material on U.S. military knives and bayonets. He also has a for sale section. In addition to Frank's research, the site is home to Gary Cunningham's and Bill Porter's work on U.S. bayonets.
U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Rifle Information Center	Trapdoor Springfield Rifles	Noted author/researcher Al Frasca's website. THE site for information on Trapdoor Springfield rifles and carbines.
Vi Shooter’s M1903 Page	U.S. Rifle M1903	Very detailed research material on the U.S. Model 1903 rifles. The best M1903 resource on the Web. This excellent site is offline, so this link is to the archived site on the Wayback Machine.
Wikipedia	Bayonet	Wikipedia encyclopedia bayonet page.
www.Il91.It	Mannlicher-Carcano M1891 Rifles and Bayonets	The premier Web reference site on M1891 Mannlicher-Carcano rifles and carbines. Very comprehensive and well-designed. Web reference available free in Italian language. However, the content is also now available in an English language hardcover book.
Ye Connecticut Gun Guild Library	WW I & WW II Mauser Rifles	Journal articles detailing First and Second World War Mauser rifles.
SKS—Rifle of Many Nations	The SKS Rifle	Reference site on SKS rifles used around the world.
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