CETME L Bayonet

Spanish CETME L Bayonet

This is the issue bayonet for the CETME Model L and LV, the 5.56x45mm NATO rifles carried by the Spanish Army in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It mounts under the muzzle of those rifles and also works as a field knife when it comes off. Collectors building a CETME set, owners of CETME L rifles and reenactors portraying modern Spanish forces will want it, and it comes with its matching scabbard and belt hanger.

Features

• Parkerized Carbon Steel Blade — The high-carbon steel blade has a black phosphate finish, a chemical coating that dulls glare and helps the steel resist rust.
• Diamond-Profile Point — The blade tapers to a four-faceted thrusting point, which is the shape the bayonet was designed around for stabbing.
• Approx. 8.75 in Blade — The blade runs about 8.75 inches (22 to 23 cm), with an overall length of roughly 13.4 inches (34 cm).
• Grooved Green Polymer Grip — Deep horizontal grooves around the olive green polymer handle give the hand something to hold when it is wet or gloved.
• Riveted Steel Crossguard — A broad plain crossguard, fixed with two domed rivets, keeps the hand off the blade and carries the muzzle ring when mounted.
• Push-Button Release Latch — The latch in the steel pommel locks onto the CETME L bayonet lug, the mounting stud under the barrel, and frees the bayonet with a press.
• Polymer Scabbard With Steel Throat — The olive drab scabbard body is polymer, with a steel collar at the mouth where the blade enters.
• Webbing Belt Hanger — An olive webbing frog, the hanger that holds the scabbard to a belt, has wire belt hooks at the top and a snap strap that secures the grip.
• Marked Reverse Side — Bayonets of this pattern are engraved with a serial number and the INI (Instituto Nacional de Industria) logo, the Spanish state industrial group.

Spanish Army Issue

The CETME L replaced Spain's 7.62mm rifles with a lighter 5.56mm design, and this bayonet was made for it, with a latch sized to the L-series lug rather than to earlier CETME models. It weighs about 1.28 lb (0.58 kg). As genuine Spanish government issue, it carries real provenance a collector can document, and it is the correct pattern for anyone completing a CETME L or LV rifle.