[DL] Re: deadlands-digest.20000224-2

[Andrew Cunningham <A.S.Cunningham@hw.ac.uk>]

John said,

Sure. I'm still inclined to go with a DB 2 for a rifle 
that's been "modified" to accept one. Can anyone provide me 
a real-world example of a Winchester-type rifle actually 
being modified to accept one?

	You could simply have a bayonet that incorporated 
the mounting itself... A tubular "hilt" that goes around 
the barrel, with a worm tightening strip or a bolt to 
secure it. This is how a lot of WW2 rifles operated... The 
actual rifle had no specific bayonet mounts at all, but in 
most cases any bayonet could be attached to any gun.
	Modern bayonets usually have specific mountings for 
ease of use, but if you don't mind having to spend maybe 20 
seconds attaching it, then there's really no need for a 
modification to the rifle. Perhaps a slot-mount model would 
be slightly more secure, so you might want to reduce the DB 
to reflect the bayonet being knocked about, or give it a 
malfuction role of 18 or so.

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Andrew Cunningham