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A friend of mine has a 10" AFH M1905 bayonet that is surplus to his needs. I don't have one so I figured I might take it off his hands. It is in a scabbard. The bayonet itself has either very thin finish or possibly just patina. It does not appear to be a cut down. It has been sharpened on both the cutting edge and the false edge. The grips are black plastic. The scabbard is in nice shape. I don't think it is worth a mint but I'd like to make a fair offer to my friend.
Picture please. It makes it much easier......
look on EBAY they sell all th etime and you can compare condition instantly. Be wary of prices and dont go by one, a remington 1917 just got bought for 380 which is madness
OK, I now have some pictures. How exacly do I post them?
If you have the photos saved on your computer you can pull images from your file. When you're posting click on the icon second from the right above the message box.
Well, I've been trying to use the manage attachments tab to load 5 pictures for about a half and hour. It lets me pick the pictures I want but when I click the upload box, I get an error about "invalid post specified". Not really sure what that is all about. Now what?
Pictures are possibly too big resize them to a jpeg at 800 x 600 that should work
I just tried again. Now I get an error that says "upload of file failed". I'm about ready to give up trying to post pictures here.
dont give up - its frustrateing to get , but once you have it down its very much worth the effort , i know - as a computer illiterate it took me a couple evenings to figure it all out
in a sharpened condition but legitamate US production im going to guess about $35-50 but it might be more if the scabord is exceptional and the overall bayo condition is otherwise exceptional ,
there are a bunch of rewpros etc out there and without photos its hard to say
Assuming it's not a repro and it comes in the correct US M7 scabbard in the same condition...
$75 for one in Fair-Good condition. $150 for one in VG-Exc condition.
Ok, I think I figured it out.
If it was mine, I wouldn't take less than $150 for it.
If it were here in the Southeast at a regular gunshow or militaria show, it would price between $95 and $125, and sell for $5 to $10 less at the end of the day. On the other hand, if it were offered for sale at a premier militaria show like the one at Baltimore, it might be priced closer to $150, and sell at $10-15 less.
i must agree after seeing the photos , that is a very nice one , and well worth the higher dollars the others sugest here , and thats a very nice scabord as well .
often when someone mentions 'sharpened' the blade looks quite diferant than that one does ........
Your right not cut down. Made between April 1943-August 1945.Frank Trzaska s' Military price guide at $100-125 but condition is everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by thorin6
Wow, I really didn't think this bayonet was as nice as you guys do. I thought the finish was a bit on the thin side for one thing (compared to the other US bayonets I have). Also, to my eye the middle of the cutting edge of the blade seems to have a slight bow to it. I'm not sure if it was forged this way or if it was careless sharpening over the years. Looks like I'll have to spend a bit more on this than I thought if I want to keep it. Thanks for all the input. Keep it coming!
Has anyone mentioned that this is a model M1 bayonet, not a M1905?
I have a 10 in.bayonet ,AFH , bomb,US.onthe other side of the blade it these
numbers,5504139,the ring mesure 7/8 in.where the others mesure 5/8 in.The bayonet is exllent shape.What does it fit?
Dick
I paid $140 CDN for a similar bayonet from a dealer here in Canada. I'd say the finish on mine is better although its hard to compare the real thing to a photo on a computer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garandy
M1 bayonets are not as common here as in the US so keep that in mind. I think $100 t0 $125 USD is fair depending upon actual condition.
dick , im not certain what your specific bayonet was modified to fit , but the M1 bayonet was intended for the M1 rifle and it will fit the M1903/03A3 rifles and actualy it will fit on a krag as the locking mechanism wasnt changed from 1892 to these
garandy , the finish on some in the 'very nice' condition are rearsenaled or refinished , to some of us the original in the condition of yours would be preferable to those pristeen versions ,
i have an M1905 with 1920 date that is damn near perfect , but i know its been reasenaled and stored , that is why i bought it , an example of just that ,
its the top one here - my others are worn from service
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...ONETS014-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSCN0147-1.jpg
It's harder to find an un-sharpened bayo these days.