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12-15-2010, 12:47 PM
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Any idea on the value of a Remington 1917 bayonet?
A friend gave me one that he was tired of having around the house. It's a Remington M1917, though the blade is marked 1918. Uncut and not refinished. Original OD green leather scabbard is still in good shape. Usual US acceptance marks.
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12-15-2010, 01:58 PM
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I'll give you $20.00 and you can ship it collect to me.
In all seriousness, these things are quite a bit more valuable than they were a decade ago. I know a clean Winchester marked one for my 1897 Trench Gun...I paid enough to get a clean used model 12!  But I think the Winchesters are a bit more scarce than their counterparts made by Big Green.
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12-15-2010, 02:07 PM
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Yeah, from what I could learn on the net the Remingtons were the most common, but the 1918 date makes it a slightly scarcer variation. The original leather scabbard is also a plus as they didn't hold up that well in the field. Given todays prices I expect the market value would be just over a C note.
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Sir, if you haven't already, ask on the M1917 and knife/bayonet boards over at Culver's Shooting Page, www.jouster.com. Some very knowledgeable folks over there.
Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.
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12-15-2010, 06:07 PM
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All in condition.
Blade clean? Never sharpened or dinged from sword fighting kids?
ANY rust?
A really prissy one should bring $250 when the econ is right.
1917 date sells better merely because it matches the rifle model. No big deal, though.
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Usually between $150-$225. High end if condition is real nice. These 1917's usually sell for about half of what a nice WW1 M1905 for the Springfield go for.
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The original green leather scabbards , in good condition , are probably worth about twice what the bayonets are.
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12-16-2010, 09:03 AM
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Keep it, get a rifle (1917 Enfield) to match.
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Smokey Mountain Knife Works sold me both a British M1907 Enfield made bayonet..and a Remington made M1907 bayonet for $50(both @$25 each)..They claimed the bayonets had rotten leather scabbards and broken grips...not true..scabbards and bayonets were just fine.
I would imagine a Remington made 1917 bayonet would be worth in the $150-$200 range. The various long bladed M1905 bayonets are worth more....also reproductions exist of both the M1905 and M1917 bayonets...these selling for $75 or so new.
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Value depends if you are in a trench with Gerries coming over the top.
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