What happened to all the Bayonets

[nzl1a1collector]

For years the great lord of darkness (eBay) was a great source of bayonets especially L1A1 and FAL families of bayonets. But since they have brought in their policy of banning such implements of mass destruction from the UK based website, where have all the vendors now gone to sell their wares?

I'm still searching for variations of L1A1/FAL bayonets and I'm looking for the right place to hand over my hard earned shiny beads and colourful shells to get some new additions for the collection.

The US is still ok with the sale of these evil items, but I need to find a FAL TYPE C bayonet in the UK.

Help.

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[bigduke6]

They are still out there, a lot of UK dealers use the USA ebay site, where you can still list them, you will notice the item is UK based but priced in $. when searching make sure you click on the worldwide search.

See the sticky at the top regarding my experiance due to a listing which mentioned knives.

In the end I found a Vickers on ebay from a seller not too far from were I live so picked it up, again it was listed on the USA site.

[old-smithy]

UK dealers are not banned from selling bayonets and many i know still do regualrly it is just that UK residents or registered EBAY users are not supposed to be able to buyt them. People int he UK can still buy bayoents etc just not officially with ebay

[SKIPH]

Hey Gang! You can find pages of UK blades at "worldwar2weapons.net" just clickinto the UK section, and scroll down to the edged weapons section. SKIP

[nzl1a1collector]

Thanks guys for the info, I will keep more of an eye out on the USA.com site and will also check out the website SKIPH has listed.

[bigduke6]

I dont know if you have been but I recomend the Birmingham International Arms Fair, I go when I can, and its not very often i come home empty handed, next ones are 12th Sept and 21st Nov, would say this is one of the best fairs in the UK.

[Gibbs505]

I dont know if you have been but I recomend the Birmingham International Arms Fair, I go when I can, and its not very often i come home empty handed, next ones are 12th Sept and 21st Nov, would say this is one of the best fairs in the UK.

I think that that fair would be a little out of his way from New Zealand!!

[bigduke6]

I think that that fair would be a little out of his way from New Zealand!!

Only realised after I posted that, nzl1a1collector,s location was NZ, guess it would be an expensive dayout.

[tankhunter]

Another Auction facility that has taken over where Ebay have closed the door on thier 'Prohibited Items' Is Specialist Auctions. Based in the UK, they allow anything that Ebay dosent. IE: Deactivated Weapons, Knives, Swords, ANYTHING Nazi Marked WITH Swastikas, Etc, Etc. Might well be worth a try.