Few more to the collection....

[bigduke6]

Was at the Birmingham International on sunday (21/11/10), not much regarding bargains apart the from the ones I picked up, seen a few quillion 1907,s but were rough.

Seen two P1888 Mk1 first type, one was not too bad, but for £280 I give it a miss the other had seen better days regarding the blade and was £95.

It seems the price of the p1888 is on up, a few dealers asking around £140- £150 for some examples and they weren,t the best condition.

On the second lap, the bargains started to crop up, first was a RFI SLR bayonet with the long blade and a No4 spike with the plastic scabbard (bayonet still is covered in the storage grease), I would normally give these a miss, but at the price I paid would of been daft to walk away from them (need to expand the collection at some point)
Next up where two p1888 Mk 1 second type, not the best condition but one was marked RM ( Royal Marines) also appears an N on the opposite side (naval issue ? )

This come with a scabbard, but this belonged to the other P1888 I bought (numbered only).
Both from the same dealer, he had swapped bayonets, to get a better price for the RM marked one, got the two for £65 so cant complain.

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[Peter Laidler]

What's the going rate for an Indian long SLR Bayonet Big Duke?

[peregrinvs]

Circa £30-50 with a scabbard. I have one that seems to have been converted into a fighting knife by removing the ring. It's quite a neat job and I wonder if it was an official conversion?

Mark

[bigduke6]

What's the going rate for an Indian long SLR Bayonet Big Duke?

To be Honest Peter, I wouldnt have a clue as its not the norm for me, but have rekindled my interest with the SLR, I guess the staring price what Mark suggested is a bit below the norm I say this as I,ve only ever seen a few, so thats why it was purchased plus the price had a lot to do with it. Would say £50 +, for a nice example.

I paid £15 as it was part of a deal, even the price for a british SLR is on the up and starting price is around £30-£35.

A lot can depend on the dealer your buying from, Most stuff I get are not from bayonet dealers, so this is were you find the bargains.

Slightly off the subject but related to the SLR bayonet, Two of my oldest brothers served their apprenticeship as Mechanics with the REME (civvy workshops) and always say the SLR bayonet when converted, made an excellent scrapper.