GUNSHOW FINDS: No 7 Mk 1/1 , K98,P30 entrenching tool

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Not much in the way of guns at the local show but I did nab these.
The No 7 is a work of mechanical art. Any thoughts on the 21 painted on the rear?
What I suppose is a late (due to the lack of markings SN only) K98 bayonet.
Completed my set of British entrenching tools with the No4 bayo attachment type.

What did the No 7 set you back? I still need one and they are almost as bad as the No 5's.

Nice acquisitions. This link from Karkee Web should clear up your confusion on your entrenching tool - P08 head and P37 MkII helve.

Pattern 1937 Web Equipment

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Originally Posted by Aragorn243

What did the No 7 set you back? I still need one and they are almost as bad as the No 5's.

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They have always been high priced items.

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Originally Posted by Aragorn243

What did the No 7 set you back? I still need one and they are almost as bad as the No 5's.

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$75 USD without scabbard and frog. Feel pretty good about it. Sarco has the cruciform spikes in stock $125 I think.

The No7 bayonet is RSAF Poole (P)1948. This was one of the last made. The rarer version has a black hand grip. The going rate for one of these is over £100 now. I had a mint one of these donated to my collection by a local builder who was clearing out a flat!
Whilst rummaging at Chelmford Militaria Fair a few years ago. I found a British entrenching tool, dated 1943 and still wrapped in the original storage paper. £28.00!
These items are getting hard to find in nice condition so you have to grab them when you can. (Funds permitting of course).

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Originally Posted by LesterH

These items are getting hard to find in nice condition so you have to grab them when you can. (Funds permitting of course).

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I am reasonably aware of the current prices so if I can I aquire them at a fair price I do so. Any ideas about the 21 painted on the but? Opps ,just realized no picture of the 21 it is hand painted on the swiveling No 4 attachment portion in white paint.

$75's a good deal. I would have bought it for that price.

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Originally Posted by Aragorn243

$75's a good deal. I would have bought it for that price

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That makes me feel good. No sarcasm intended.

One of my collecting tactics, is to make my self known to the local builders. A lot of this WW2 stuff has been thrown away when old folks pass away. Some times the buiders are just to pleased to give stuff away when clearing out a probate home.( It's still very sad when some one dies).

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Originally Posted by LesterH

One of my collecting tactics, is to make my self known to the local builders. A lot of this WW2 stuff has been thrown away when old folks pass away. Some times the buiders are just to pleased to give stuff away when clearing out a probate home.( It's still very sad when some one dies).

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Unfortunately it is a fate we all share. It makes it sadder for me when someones legacy passes with them. Specificly the military items they perhaps carried into battle or brought home from some distant land that represent suffering,bravery,bonds formed in circumstances I cannot fully understand never having experienced battle and memories of those who never returned.