My Best Garage Find & My Best Shed Find - Cold Steel from World War I

[Old Pueblo]

These are my best garage and shed finds. The Patton sword I found in my Grandmother's garage when I was a teenager and the sword bayonet in my friend's grandfather's shed/workshop. He didnt know or care what it was, so he gave it to me. Both have two dates on them. The sword says 1912 on one side and 1918 on the other, so I assume it was made in 1918. The bayonet says 1917 on one side and "22" on the other. I think I read a long time ago that the "22" is for "1922". Is that correct?

 

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[mick56]

Wish I had a friend like that!

 

[villagenut]

That is so dejavu....I found this bayonet when I was a teenager ....in an old abandoned garage/shed. Mine says 1913 on it.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Thats really cool. Is that a 5 I see on it too?

 

[Old Pueblo]

When I look at it now, it almost looks like it says "NO 12" instead of 1912. This is a Patton sword and after posting this I checked to see when these came out again, and they came out in 1913. Hopefully someone else here knows more.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Im not sure if you're aware, but yours is a little different than mine. Mine was made for the Springfield 1903, the WW1 Trenchgun and so forth, but yours is British Pattern 1913 bayonet, made in the USA for the British Enfield Rifle.

 

[villagenut]

Im not sure if you're aware, but yours is a little different than mine. Mine was made for the Springfield 1903, the WW1 Trenchgun and so forth, but yours is British Pattern 1913 bayonet, made in the USA for the British Enfield Rifle.

never looked into it but appreciate the info. I still remember walking the 10 blocks home with it stuck down my pant leg so as not to alarm the folks living on those streets. Not very comfortable,lol.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Thats so funny! My friend gave me that bayonet, but he told me to hide it when I walked home so none of his family would see. I stashed it in my sock and pant leg and then walked home.

 

[villagenut]

Thats so funny! My friend gave me that bayonet, but he told me to hide it when I walked home so none of his family would see. I stashed it in my sock and pant leg and then walked home.

too funny, and oh so familiar. Those were the days....lol

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Nice bayonet! I had a P-17 rifle years ago and I loved it. I wish I still had it. I like that yours was made by Remington, most likely at the Eddystone Rifle Works, which is where the rifle I had was also made.

The Cavalry sabre is really nice, from what I saw online LF&C (Landers Frary and Clark) is a relatively scarce maker which adds a lot of cool factor to it.

 

[maccounty]

Nice finds, I've seen bayonets go for quite a bit at auctions from ww1 and 2. I picked up a broken one from Japan a couple weeks ago for 3 bucks if I remember right. Neat finds.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Even broken a Japanese bayonet would be a cool find, especially for 3 bucks.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Nice bayonet! I had a P-17 rifle years ago and I loved it. I wish I still had it. I like that yours was made by Remington, most likely at the Eddystone Rifle Works, which is where the rifle I had was also made.

The Cavalry sabre is really nice, from what I saw online LF&C (Landers Frary and Clark) is a relatively scarce maker which adds a lot of cool factor to it.

Thats great to know. I dont know much about it other than its a Patton sword, so to here that is really interesting. I was hoping someone could tell me what those marks meant, so thanks.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

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