Is it me....

[Peter Laidler]

Is it my imagination or what? There seems to be a distinct lack of new input onto this usually interesting bayonet thread

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[porterkids]

I've noticed this on many of the forums. I think more and more people are migrating over to the Facebook groups.

[82Trooper]

OK, I will take the bait. This past weekend I organized and inventoried my blade collection. Most are originals, a couple are reproductions (trench knives and the M-1917 trench gun bayonet).
For grins I included my father in laws shin gunto WWII bring back, and my grandfathers Knights of Columbus ceremonial sword.
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Hopes this helps you guys get your "blade fix"!!

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

I've noticed this on many of the forums. I think more and more people are migrating over to the Facebook groups.

If so I will be the last man standing. So many things wrong there. I will try and do my part.

[Woodsy]

If so I will be the last man standing. So many things wrong there. I will try and do my part.

The quality of the Swiss bayonets has always been stunning! (Almost too good to issue).

[82Trooper]

The quality of the Swiss bayonets has always been stunning! (Almost too good to issue).

Damn...those are almost like jewelry!

[Aragorn243]

Not much happening on a lot of the threads. Personally, I enjoy sharing my new stuff on here but I've reached the point where I have most of what I'm after and simply have not made many purchases lately. My purchases lately have involved shovels, canteens and helmets. I still love bayonets, just not much movement there. I think if my memory is correct and sometimes I wonder about that, my last two purchases have been swords. A German sword which I did post and an Argentine engineers sword which I didn't because they are pretty common. My new 1935 Beretta will not be in my hands for a couple of weeks but I did get a holster for it. I'll have to go through my stuff and see if there's anything interesting I could share.

The facebook groups are nice but I don't really post much there either other than answering questions and offering opinions. They can be a bit aggravating because plenty of "know it alls" that don't know a damn thing about what they go on about. And then of course they have to argue about it.

[browningautorifle]

The facebook groups

I don't go anywhere near those. I was involved with a Thompson group for a bit. Share pics of stuff you have or had and speak of real experience...and get contradicted viciously...so that ended that. Not much happening there anyway.

[Aragorn243]

I've actually had very good experiences for the most part in the facebook groups. I belong to quite a few. Pretty decent moderators for the most part in the ones I participate in. I currently belong to Swiss Rifle Collectors, Military Mauser Collectors, Swiss Militaria Collectors, Carcano Collectors Association, Historical French Arms, Military Web Gear Collectors, Walther P38/P1 And Its Variations - The P38 Then And Now, Military Surplus Restoration, 1916, Spanish mauser short rifles [type-1 & type-2], Steyr m95 owners group, Swiss and Italian Vetterli, Mannlicher, & Carcano Rifle Collectors, Nepal Cache Collectors, Martini Henry Collectors And .577/.450 Reloaders, Star/Astra/Llama/Ruby - Spanish Pistol Collectors, Mosin Nagant, and Swiss Military Firearm & Militaria Collectors. I have belonged to a couple like you described but the great thing about facebook is you can leave a group more easily than you can join it. I join, if I don't like what I see, I leave. Some of these groups only get a post every few weeks or so but others are quite active. I think the worst group I was briefly in had something to do with Mosin Nagants.

[Gil Boyd]

It probably doesn't fit here on this thread and apologise if its sidling in, but Military sword sticks is a very interesting subject, especially when many Officers carried them in what looked like bamboo parade sticks or ornate wood sticks but in reality a very clever sword was hidden inside, made to a very high standard.