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Interesting, Thank You.

What does the X mean on British, Canadian and Australian bayonets. I've read it's a "bend" inspection mark and also that it signifies the blade was taken out of service?
Thanks.

Got the stock done and all put back together. Looks pretty good and the steaming helped some of the dings but still have some dark spots in the deeper ones.

I've read the bayonet lug should...

Just thought be as quiet as posssible for as long as possible. lol
But yeah, I am sure that had to be a loud, chaotic time for both sides.
Just hard to imagine

I have a German and Turkish Mauser and the bayonets fit a lot tighter. I know very little about the Japanese rifles and one source referred to them as a throw away rifle.
When I thought of...

I recently bought a Type 99, I believe in the mid production years. It has the oval bolt knob. The mum is mostly intact and the bolt and rifle numbers match. I was thinking of refinishing the...

I have only been collecting a few years and learning as I go. I have several german dress bayonets from various makers. Recently someone told me they thought some could be post war East German...

Neat story. The bayonet and the gun sounds like a good deal. Such an understanding wife the better deal.

I recently bought a Martini Henry bayonet off eBay. It has several sets of numbers and markiing I'm still trying to figure out but it has 2 sets of numbers that look like the Arabic numbers I've...

The receiver and stock does have the boxes you described. The serial numbers all match but the serial number on the bolt looks like it was ecthed with an engraving pen. Thank you.

I've got a 1943 Russian Mosin Nagant with a laminated stock. I've been told this would not be the original stock for this rifle. Is this correct? Thanks

I've seen discriptions of bayonets that identified the blade as a pioneer blade. It seems some have narrow fullers but I haven't been able to find a for sure definition of what a pioneer blade is. ...

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I'll try to put some pics in. The stains remind me of hairspray on a mirror. Boy I sure hope no one tells me this is a fake.

I'm kinda new at this. So the bayonet in question is a cutdown 1905? Is the 1942 the date this was done? Also the UC and the UFH? Are those the makers and if so is one the original maker and the...

I have obtained an Eickhorn officers dagger with a what looks like a chrome blade. I suppose it could be bright nickel though. The finish is good except for some surface stains mid blade on both...

I have some Allied Military Currency issued in Italy. Also one bill of British military authority issued money. Were there other countries in which this currency was issued in during the war? Is...

I have bought several bayonets over the past year or so. Also several books. The more I learn the more I realize there is to learn. I wanted to ask is there anything that can be done about minor...

On ebay there is a dagger being sold as an"Original Eikckhorn Soligen German Dagger". The blade has the Squirrel and sword logo. Below the logo are Eickhorn Solingen. Above the logo the word...

Can anyone tell me anything about this sword? The blade is 33in long. I wrapped the handle with plastic wrap because a couple of the twisted wires were broken on one end. It did not have a...

Just picked up a brass handled 1891 Argentine bayo. As I have found out is common the Argentine stamp is ground off. A shame as the rest of the blade is near perfect. What kind of steel did they...

Today I traded for an Italian bayonet. I've identified it as an M-1891. The blade is stamped TERNI with no rust. It is sharper than most bayonets seem to be but the edge still has blue on it. The...

I'll try to post a few pics of some things I picked up. Seems some things I read make me think they are all authentic and some things make me wonder. I did not give anywhere near the values the...

Since I was a kid I have always had an interest in military stuff and particularly WWII both German and US. Only recently I got to a position I could actually start buying a little bit. I am...

All are collectable to someone. Just like old cars or anything else the better the condition the more valuable something is. Just depends on what you are looking for and what you want. Are you...

I have a couple rifles I aquired in a trade involving baseball cards several years ago. I wasn't sure at the tiime what I was getting but they seem to be 91/30's. One is dated 1944 and has a...