Best books and online resources for bayonet identification?

[Capt.Canuck]

I recently purchased a group of bayonets (pictured below) and expect to receive them next week. I'm a novice in such things but thought that this would be a great little research project for my young son and I, who is very interested in all things military.

I'd appreciate any recommendations for excellent reference books and/or online resources.

TIA.

CC

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[Sarge1998]

This may hold you for a while:

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Bayonet Points

[Capt.Canuck]

Thanks Sarge, that looks like a great site for US bayonets.

[old-smithy]

try my site as well BAyonet Collection Presentation, from a quick look most of your blades are shown somewhere on my site. I am sorry it is a bit difficult to search but keeping it up to date takes a lot of work, redoing older pages adn posts woudl be months of work

[Sarge1998]

Did you find the post by sniper762? He has a link for bayonets from around the world.

[Capt.Canuck]

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Did you find the post by sniper762? He has a link for bayonets from around the world.

Hi Sarge,

I didn't (still learning to use this forum), but any chance you could point me in the right direction?

Thanks,

Stephen

[Sarge1998]

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Hi Sarge,

I didn't (still learning to use this forum), but any chance you could point me in the right direction?

Thanks,

Stephen

sniper762 posted this site in the Edged Weapons forum
http://arms2armor.com/Bayonets/bayonets.htm

[old-smithy]

As for the books Janzen's is a great buy cheap and covers a lot of ground, then I woudl go for the reprint of Keislings great series not cheap - none of the bayoent books really are either new or 2nd hand - but the broadest cover for its price. the ABC series is exceleltn - well vol's 1 and 2 anyway - but are in French. Martin Brayeleys picture book is very cheap and full of good color pictures, Ji Maddox's if you can find one is good for all the blades you wish you could get. After that the best books are all specific to a country, period or type and become essential if you want to seriously collect those

See th ebibliography page on my site for most of th ebooks avaialalbe

[Capt.Canuck]

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As for the books Janzen's is a great buy cheap and covers a lot of ground, then I woudl go for the reprint of Keislings great series not cheap - none of the bayonet books really are either new or 2nd hand - but the broadest cover for its price. the ABC series is excellent - well vol's 1 and 2 anyway - but are in French. Martin Brayeleys picture book is very cheap and full of good color pictures, Ji Maddox's if you can find one is good for all the blades you wish you could get. After that the best books are all specific to a country, period or type and become essential if you want to seriously collect those

See the bibliography page on my site for most of the ebooks available

Thanks Carl, based on your suggestion I just ordered "Bayonets - An Illustrated History' by Martin Brayley" for $26 shipped, from Amazon.ca.