Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
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True? That's like saying cleaning a rifle's bore (making it primed and ready for use) lowers its value - to me anyway. Oh well, I'm guilty of this in any event.
True.....sharpening a dull Bayo is like cleaning the tarnish off an old coin.
Not good for $$$$
On a side note, Bayos were left dull on purpose to make a nasty leaky hole. So much so
that certain military units during WWII would court martial soldiers for putting edges on
them.
True? That's like saying cleaning a rifle's bore (making it primed and ready for use) lowers its value - to me anyway. Oh well, I'm guilty of this in any event.
Bayos were left dull on purpose to make a nasty leaky hole.
May I respectfully disagree--it's not the same thing. When you clean a rifle's bore you don't change anything about the original make-up of the rifle--you merely remove cosmoline/powder fouling/spiderwebs/what have you. When you sharpen a vintage bayonet that you bought unsharpened, you are removing some of the bayonet's metal, i.e. fundamentally changing it.That's like saying cleaning a rifle's bore (making it primed and ready for use) lowers its value
Uh no.
A clean cut from a sharp knife can close itself and one bleeds less. The reverse applies
to a dull blade.
That's like saying cleaning a rifle's bore (making it primed and ready for use) lowers its value - to me anyway.
Uh no.
A clean cut from a sharp knife can close itself and one bleeds less. The reverse applies
to a dull blade.
not true on Bayonets not being collectible, a good M39 bayonet or rare Gewher 98 butcher blade bayonet would fetch in alot of moneyMost collectors want things as original as possible. Ideally, the bayo still is in the original grease and accompanied by the original issue paperwork.
I think even restoring a collector's item will reduce the value in most cases. I have seen some (really only a handful) restoration jobs, done by experts, that are an exception. The restoration needs to be visible, so you see what part is original and what is the work of the craftsman.
Most bayos don't have much value anyway, but can make great tools and weapons. In this case it doesn't matter what you do to it. Put an edge on it, shorten it, attach a different handle. That is the charm of surplus weapons.
Greetings
Jörg
My Dad brought back Japanese bayonets, they were sharp. I think they were issued sharp.