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M1 Bayonet -Caveat Emptor


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Hey Gang! Just found this new version of a very questionable M1 bayonet, for group study. Ebay item # 123401309770. Buy Now $100. This is a good one for study. Note the ad has very dark pictures, but if you click to enlarge, you will see the finer points of this "unique" version. Check it out, and see what you can figure out. Scabbard is very questionable too. Have fun! SKIP

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The same seller also has another M1 bayonet similarly marked with a "13 inch" blade. Seems like the person cutting it down before it got reissued was lazy and stopped half way through getting to 10 inches.

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The bomb looks like a AFH mark, but the numbers look wrong. I don't see any US bayonets with the US on the opposite side of the bomb and date. The fuller looks like it was reground given the remains of the original fuller at the point. The connection for the metal throat to the plastic body on the scabbard looks unfinished.

Basically looks like a demilled bayonet and scabbard that someone put back together. US was ground off, possible reweld on the top portion of the blade. Don't know why they would put the US on the other side of the bomb.

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This is just bad, photography even worse, wondering if it was purposely done in "dark". New collectors, study, study, study! SKIP

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If you look at this dealer's past auctions, he is quite capable of taking quality pictures. You needn't be Sherlock Holmes to figure out the bayo is bad, and he knows it.

 

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Sent just for fun:

Your previous message

Having a problem seeing the item - have you any brighter pictures?
Thanks

 

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New message from: gustave15 (757iconPurpleStar_25x25.gif)

ok will take some more thanks for letting me know.j

 

 

 

Let's see if we can put some light on the subject :)

 

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Found another one on ebay #263980394088, with a starting price of $160. Seller is out of Thailand. Pictures are a lot clearer than the last one. I hope no one falls for these fakes. SKIP

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