[n10sivern]

ok, found a pawn shop that has a variety of old bayonets. most are covered with surface rust. none had severe deep heavy pitting that i noticed. i was scared to ask the price of some of them until i knew what they were and what they were worth in the condition that they are in. since i have gotten home, i think i have correctly identified them. please correct me if i am wrong and give me an idea of what they would be worth. there is one that is a dagger that is interesting. i believe it is from post WW2 russia during the 50's. have no info on it though.

#1) BERG & Co - German K98 bayonet

#2) AFH and US with flaming bomb- a US garand bayonet but the wierd thing is it's in what i think is a Danish scabbard

#3) US and 1894- US krag bayonet

#4) J Sch- German K98 bayonet

#5 and #6)- unknown Japanese Arisaka bayonets, he had a bunch of these but i just picked out the ones with the leather frog.

#7) unknown apparently Russian Bayonet. kinda cool that it was what appears to be Migs on the scabbard. just an interesting bayonet to me. probably not worth much but i'm guessing that it is a Russian air force dress dagger.

 

[n10sivern]

OMG, i just found the Russian dagger at this website. i didn't look it up before i posted and decided to google it after i made the post and found this.
http://collectrussia.com/DISPITEMWINDOW.HTM?ITEM=16854

 

[Spetznatz]

I was going to say that I saw a dagger like that sell for around 475 on ebay once. I have since seen them listed from $495-$695 at other places. looks like you got yourself a real bargain.

Their is also another one listed on Ebay now with a buy it now price of $400

 

[ij70]

#7) unknown apparently Russian Bayonet. kinda cool that it was what appears to be Migs on the scabbard. just an interesting bayonet to me. probably not worth much but i'm guessing that it is a Russian air force dress dagger.

The correct name for this implement of war is dirk. Yes, this is Soviet Air Force and it was made in 1958.

The condition ain't great though. Good to Good+?

 

[7.62x54r]

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/dirk

So which "war" were these implements used in? Did they tie them to the wing tips and do "fly-by slashings"?

 

[ij70]

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/dirk

So which "war" were these implements used in? Did they tie them to the wing tips and do "fly-by slashings"?

It all started sometime around the War of the Roses.

Did Confederates issue dirks to their naval officers?

 

[7.62x54r]

I want to see a documented case of a 1950s era Soviet aviator fighting with his dress DAGGER, otherwise it's not an "implement of war".

 

[albacore]

The top Japanese bayonet pictured was made at Kokura arsenal, the bottom one was made by some comapny under Kokura supervision.

 

[n10sivern]

ok, so what would be an appropriate price to pay for any of these. hopefully i can get the soviet air force dagger at a reasonable price and just turn around and sell it. the others would be for my personal collection to match rifles that i own or will own in the case of the krag bayonet.

 

[tuco In Memoriam]

"implement of war".
Common Russian term. All bayonets are called this as are many military knives. That is one reason you can not export a bayonet from Russia as they are called an "implement of war"

 

[Jim7]

well going by ebay prices... if the german bayonets are all matching with matching scabbards i'd say $100+ if mixed $60-75

the garand bayonet... i haven't done too much looking but i'd guess probably in the $100+ range

couldn't even begin to guess on the arisaka bayonets or the krag bayonet

 

[Vaarok]

General rule: Any bayonet under $35 is generally a no-thought automatic buy, supposing it's not for a Turk, CETME, or Vz-24. Any bayonet under $50 should be strongly considered.

 

[7.62x54r]

I can't even give away the bayonets Century puts in the ammo shipments. They're Cetme aren't they? My gun dealer wouldn't even take them (for free) to put on his table at the shows, said he had too many as it was! Great example of "supply and demand"!

 

[albacore]

I can't even give away the bayonets Century puts in the ammo shipments. They're Cetme aren't they? My gun dealer wouldn't even take them (for free) to put on his table at the shows, said he had too many as it was! Great example of "supply and demand"!

I'll take them if you don't want them.

 

[albacore]

I'd say $120 each for the Arisaka bayonets with the frogs.

 

[n10sivern]

even in the condition that they are in? he has about 15 arisaka bayonets. any particular ones that are more valuable than others? i'm betting that he wants $75-125 for each bayonet.

 

[Vaarok]

Buy everything pointy that fits on a rifle, and go to the bayonet forum to have them ID'ed, and it will repay you well.

Last time I went bayo shopping, I ended up getting this ratty-looking brass-handled ersatz-turk-looking bayonet that wound up being some super-rare German WW1 last-ditch that Marysdad bought off me for several hundred bucks.

 

[tuco In Memoriam]

I think the Soviet item is a bit better than good. It looks pretty nice to me. BTW - the site you linked to is one of the TOP dollar Soviet sites so that value is going to be high. They sell nice stuff but are top dollar.

 

[n10sivern]

tuco, i kinda figured that as they are on ebay for around $400. regardless, if i can get it for a bill, then i should be able to sell it for more.....profit = guns or ammo!!! could be a down payment on a krag that i want. i will likely be overpaying for the rifle but the krag bayonet mentioned earlier would be nice for the 1898 dated 1898 krag i want!