Found an old knife in the loft

Efour · 7 Feb 2014 at 17:52

Who dares wins !

Cleisthenes · 7 Feb 2014 at 19:07

You could probably sell that for a million pounds on Antiques Roadshow

Edrof · 7 Feb 2014 at 19:50

JohnnyG said:
Nice find
Reminds me of something I found years ago when I was out fishing. Obviously a bayonet of sorts and pretty worthless by the state it's in but does anyone know what type or when it's from

I did some digging for you Johnny. I think this is a Turkish-shortened German ersatz bayonet. Classified as a Carter, number 34. Interesting piece.

The unusual, stepped muzzle ring allows it to be fitted to the Mauser Gewehr 98 and the M1888 Commission Rifle.

Here's a link to a prime condition example: http://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identification_Guide/Germany Ersatz/B1204_2/B1204-1.html

Hope that helps.

G|mp · 7 Feb 2014 at 19:58

I love stuff like this

Nice work Edrof!

Edrof · 7 Feb 2014 at 20:04

G|mp said:
I love stuff like this

Nice work Edrof!

Thanks & me too. The thrill of the hunt! If anyone else has anything to post...

Dis86 · 7 Feb 2014 at 20:06

BTW it's Fairbairn-Sykes, not Fairbanks as was suggested earlier

Robosapien · 7 Feb 2014 at 20:10

Stashed murder weapon. Quick, phone police. Run DNA tests. :eek:

JohnnyG · 7 Feb 2014 at 20:10

Edrof said:
I did some digging for you Johnny. I think this is a Turkish-shortened German ersatz bayonet. Classified as a Carter, number 34. Interesting piece.

The unusual, stepped muzzle ring allows it to be fitted to the Mauser Gewehr 98 and the M1888 Commission Rifle.

Here's a link to a prime condition example: http://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identification_Guide/Germany Ersatz/B1204_2/B1204-1.html

Hope that helps.

Wow, that is awesome mate cheers!

G|mp · 7 Feb 2014 at 20:12

Edrof said:
Thanks & me too. The thrill of the hunt! If anyone else has anything to post...

My old Dear has a stripped down British Army issue machine gun buried in her back garden apparently, we have looked for it before but it's deep allegedly

G|mp · 7 Feb 2014 at 20:12

JohnnyG said:
Wow, that is awesome mate cheers!

Can it be restored dya think?

JohnnyG · 7 Feb 2014 at 20:14

I doubt it, it's quite badly pitted.

G|mp · 7 Feb 2014 at 20:15

JohnnyG said:
I doubt it, it's quite badly pitted.

Yeah not all brand spanking but enough so it looks a bit nicer?

I quite like that it's pitted and mangled

JohnnyG · 7 Feb 2014 at 20:16

Might be able to restore it by sticking in a new blade & handle I guess.

G|mp · 7 Feb 2014 at 20:18

JohnnyG said:
Might be able to restore it by sticking in a new blade & handle I guess.

"I've had this knife for 20 years.........."

Mr Badger · 7 Feb 2014 at 20:18

G|mp said:
My old Dear has a stripped down British Army issue machine gun buried in her back garden apparently, we have looked for it before but it's deep allegedly

Is that part of her precautions for the zombie apocalypse?

G|mp · 7 Feb 2014 at 20:21

Mr Badger said:
Is that part of her precautions for the zombie apocalypse?

Nah we'd do a Shaun of the dead and just drive round and pick her up!

JohnnyG · 7 Feb 2014 at 20:28

G|mp said:
"I've had this knife for 20 years.........."

Thought you'd get the reference

G|mp · 7 Feb 2014 at 20:31

Akagi · 7 Feb 2014 at 20:37

Is there nowhere in your house where you can put a dagger out of sight & mind of your kids? I'd just put it in a box in the loft wrapped in something. And if they knew about it I'd tell them I sold it.

Nice find though.

Edrof · 7 Feb 2014 at 20:45

JohnnyG said:
Wow, that is awesome mate cheers!

My pleasure.

G|mp said:
My old Dear has a stripped down British Army issue machine gun buried in her back garden apparently, we have looked for it before but it's deep allegedly

Light machine gun or submachine gun? If it's an LMG (Bren) it could be worth up to about £800 in good nick, deactivated. An SMG (Sten) would be hundreds of pounds, too. (I'm assuming it's from the 1940s.) Go find a spade!

G|mp said:
Can it be restored dya think?

You could grind the rust down to the metal in some places, but never properly restore it, sadly.