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72. Carl Nash - 2011-11-16 23:37:00 |
Carl, Thanks much for going to the effort to create this site. You have already answered my first email to you in less than 24 hours. I am impressed, both with your speedy reply and your informative site. I hope to pester you again as you appear to be one of the better sources for information and links to further information. Thanks much, Carl  |
 71. mike - 2011-11-13 20:01:57 |
Great site! Collecting only since December 2010, I do not have 900. Collecting bayonets is fun because there is no telling where I will run across one. Garage sales, gun shows, eBay, craigslist, antique shops, nearly anywhere. $20 to $100s. Half the fun is identifying. It is always interesting to hold one and know that a soldier held it 50 or 100 (or 150) years ago.
Again, great site. Your work adds to the fun! |
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70. Bryan - 2011-10-26 05:43:55 |
| Great site, one of if not the best bayonet identification and information sites on the web. A real credit to the man behind the bayonets, and an inspiring website for all collectors.Thanks! |
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69. Josh Randall - 2011-10-13 15:19:27 |
| wonderful site, by far the most help i have found regarding my israeli Mk 1A bayonet. |
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68. Stuart Anderson - 2011-10-09 12:43:16 |
| I’ve just bought a Chassepot bayonet and found the pages dedicated to that bayonet absolutely invaluable! |
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67. Ell - 2011-09-24 03:09:43 |
| Looking for email address. Thanks for all info & found one of two trying to identify. |
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66. John Peters - 2011-08-31 13:49:49 |
Hi greetings from Spain, over 40 years ago my old granny gave me a bayonet with no history relating to it., over the last few weeks ,as it’s been rather hot outside I’ve been in the cool doing a bit of investigation, it seems to be a Chassepot, French,or perhaps British, I just don’t know,There is a number52657 on the scabbard,there isn’t a number on the blade, just a letter z in a box, on the other side of the blade there is what looks like a set of balance scales, like over the Old Bailley,and on the hooked bit of the cross piece a letter n stamped, on checking with Ancestry as far as I can go on the free bit, it seems a greatx3 uncle was in the army,perhaps somewhere on the continent he may have releaved a Frenchie of it.,I came across your website via link highly recommending old-smithy, if you are unable to enlighten me perhaps you could let me know who might be able to help ,regards John,
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65. Julian - 2011-07-20 04:15:08 |
Hi Carl,
Thanks again for your site - it helped me identify a newly acquired Czech Mannlicher 1895 bayonet as being accepted in 1922, and helped me identify the division marks on the bayonet (S 11) and the scabbard (S 10). The frog, though, has a Bulgarian regimental stamp and the date 11/1940. I guess that after adopting the V23/V24, the Czechs unloaded their Mannlicher’s on the Bulgarians!
Also thanks for your various bayonet commentaries on the Gunboard’s Forum - valuable and much appreciated help to a beginner bayonet collector (and probably to some more experienced ones as well!)
Julian |
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64. George Simmons - 2011-07-10 23:38:00 |
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63. Wolfgang Roux - 2011-07-02 04:58:14 |
Hi Carl.
Joined the Gunboards forum last month and my thanks to you for answering my novice questions so readily. When one is spoilt for choice as are the US collectors, it is sometimes difficult to understand the excitement of others not so fortunite. The referance to your site is a great help and has opened my eyes to the many commercial and fake stock being peddled here in the RSA.
There is however the odd oppertunity of aquiring a blade here and with your excellent information pages this will make the task easier.
Old blade are hard to get and I concentrate mainly on post war stock used by Military in Europe and Africa. Not as exciting as older stock but is still exciting and that is what collecting should be about.
Best regards,
Wolfgang
Cape Town RSA |
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