need info on scabard

[mmppres]

hi i found in this gunsmith estate a 16 inch brown bakelite scabbard for us rifle bayonet. it has a flaming bomb and us mark near hanger. what would this be worth going to a gun show this week end an dont want to give it away but get a fair price for it
thanks
mike

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[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

North of $100 at least.

[mmppres]

thank you so much i just want far price an dont want ripped off

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Ebay with good pictures will bring the best price. Scabbards are harder to come by than bayonets.

[Aragorn243]

Without seeing it, hard to say but $100 is pretty much top dollar for an excellent condition example. Not likely to get that at a gun show. There are plenty of reproductions out there too.

Ebay currently has one listed for over $100 which no one is touching and one that has been bid up to $82. There are several others less than that with no bids. It also depends on the manufacturer.

[mmppres]

thanks alot i wanted to make sure that i didnt get ripped of. i felt that 50 to 75 would be a good price range i know dealers need to make a profit too. hopeing to trade for some parts i need for the other post i have here for a stock maybe. there is very faint green type paint near edge of metal hanger part/

[browningautorifle]

That should mean the paint is mostly gone. They were brown fiberglass type material underneath. If it's what we suspect. Less finish means lower price. Pics would really help.

[mmppres]

thanks for the info guys i got 60.00 plus a old barlow pocket knife for it today at gun show so i think i did pretty good as almost all paint was gonelite traces were left but dealer at show had a bare bayonet for it so we were both happy.
thanks
mike

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Without seeing it, hard to say but $100 is pretty much top dollar for an excellent condition example. Not likely to get that at a gun show. There are plenty of reproductions out there too.

Ebay currently has one listed for over $100 which no one is touching and one that has been bid up to $82. There are several others less than that with no bids. It also depends on the manufacturer.

You are correct.(as usual) Now that I found one locally prices have dropped. Several months ago I gave up on e-bay scabbard due to the prices.
You never want to be looking for an item at the same time as me. Bad mojo.

[mmppres]

that seams to be the case i went back to gun show today to get some more bayonet info on what i have found in this estate. But to me seams like there were alot of lookers an not alot of buyers at the gun show.