Bayonet Value?

stevejones

stevejones

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Hello. I have a bayonet that I am trying to ID and value. It is 18 inches in length, is marked US, Remington, and 1917.Condition would be rated as very good with no damage to the metal. I'll get some pictures up later. It is missing its sheath so if anyone knows of a source it would be appreciated.

Cheers. Steve
 
Pictures would be really good, and the value of a US marked product would be worth alot more in the states, try to research the prices of similiar products down there.
 
A Remington M1917 bayonet with scabbard sold for $104 USD on EPay a couple of days ago. Another $24 for shipping from the States. Pictures would help, condition and stamps mean everything. Dealers usually charge a bit more.

I saw a scabbard for a reserve price of $100 - no bids.
 
The 1917 bayonet has three variations;
-Bright polished blade (not steel wool polished)
-Blued finish
-Black parkerized finish
All three vary in price depending on condition the price difference could be dramatic.
I bought a polished blade with scabbard near mint condition in Canada for $200.
A blued blade with scabbard also near mint cost $225 from the US.
 
So here some pictures. Sorry photography is something I need practice at. Looks like this is a blued model.

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Beautiful piece...right as can be.
Looks like a blued blade, whihc is correct.
Cannot quite make out what is stamped in the wood grips.
Looks like "I" and "LOT"
The pommel lock questioned about is the button at the base of the grips. It is what locked the bayonet to the rifle. It looks to be in excellent condition...as long as it moves.
Loose scabbards are very tough to find.
 
plinker 777 said:
Alonzo; should the lock "button" not be flush when not "fixed"? That one is out and clearly not on the rifle.
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No...if it was flush how could it be pushed in to open in order to attach to the rifle? The bayonets were not intended to be forced onto the rifle, the soldiers were taught to push the button in while attaching it to the rifle. This was how they were taught...how they actually did this in the field was most likely different, and individual units may have adopted a different approach. The button on this bayonet is 100% correct.
Good eye, and good question.
BTW...there are WW1 photos of U.S. soldiers sharpened their bayonets on a hand cranked grinding wheel... not a real common practice though may have been a unit directive. Finding an Un-sharpened U.S. bayonet is not very likely, though they are out there. Of the WW1 bayonets in my collection there is a 70/30 split on sharpened to un-sharpened blades. Both M1917 bayonets are un-sharpened as well as a couple of M1903 bayonets. I have a two tone R.I.A. bayonet in next to new condition, has never seen a stone.
 
The bayonet looks good except for the blade being sharpened. The price of $65 to $95 is reasonable. If it was Winchester it would be worth twice that amount. Winchester bayonets have a W inside a circle.
I have included a picture of some of my P14 and P17 bayonets with different kinds of scabbards.

The scabbard on the right is for the Vietnam issue P17 bayonet on the bottom of the board. The scabbard on the left was the one issued to US troops using the P17. The bayonet on the floor has a No1 MkIII scabbard which was issued to Commonwealth troops.


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