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Hey guys,
Looked around the inet today for a nice M1917 bayonet and scabbard.
Not so easy to find a good set for a decent price.
Found an excellent Winchester bayonet and scabbard for three hundred bucks. Un-sharpened blade, blued handle metal and gray blade. Nice wood. Is this a fair price for such a pair?
Lancebear
Well you rarely ever see a Winchester bayonet up for sale so almost any price.....
However I have been looking at a pair and if I remember right they are in the 260 dollar range so 300 is not out of the question I would guess.
Dan
You might keep an eye out on epay. I think you may find one at a better price. They seam to show up in waves. None for a while, and then 2 or three at once. Also check gunbroaker. I picked up a good one about 6 months ago for $185.
john
did one of the importers reblue 1917s? It seems like I have seen a lot of import stamped 1917s that looked like they were reblued sorry I put this on the wrong thread
Its highly unlikely an importer would have blued any M1917 seeing as up to about 5 years ago nobody really gave a hoot about the M1917 (except for a few of us diehards) so an importer would have looked on it as trying to make a silk purse out of a sows ear.
More likely would be re-blued by the foreign govt that had the rifle OR its still the original blue finish.
Dan
I got a couple from SOG when they still had them. The earlier 1917 pattern has a worn finish, ( no cleaning hole). The second was a P-14 model with a 4-16 date that has new grips and was reblued at one point. Both have british scabbards.
john
If you have a "reblued" M17 bayonet in 99% you have a british Home Guard refurbished piece. In early years of WWII they obtained from USA a lot of M1917 rifles 30/06 cal with relevant repark bayonets, Rifles stocks were painted with a red strip around handguard just to alert that cal was 30/06 and not .303.
In the pics bayonets I got from England, a Remington and a Winchester.
Too bad UK ebay rules since a couple of weeks dont allow ads of such stuff no more.
Im Looking For The Stock To A 1917 Remmington Model Rifle 30/ 06 If Any One Knows Were I Can Find Wood Let Me Know.
Try Sarco, & I believe there was one on Gunbroker
just looked, still there auction # 127728976
I forget who it is but someone that posts here (if he didn't get lost in the switchover) sells some and maybe he will post up with info for you.
Dan
Bought a Winchester bayonet with British scabbard 6 yrs. ago and paid 100 bucks plus shipping. Winchesters are hard to find, so maybe you should buy it. Just my opinion
Peter
Believe it or not, SOG actually had some for sale a couple of weeks ago for 100 bucks, lucky me, no cash available and they disappeared withing two days :(
Dan
I had three correct bayonets and scabbards I sold last year - two were as nice as you could wish for. I must have hit a slump, because I had to sell them for far less than what I thought they were worth! :(