Five WWI & WWII Era US Knife Bayonets

World War I & II

1) US M1905 Bayonet by Rock Island Arsenal with M1910 modified M1905 Leather Scabbard. 15.875" blued blade marked US/159003 on the obverse ricasso and RIA/{Flaming Bomb}/1909 on the reverse. Wood grips, one rough hewn and one with grooves. Includes a 1909 RIA marked leather scabbard with the 1910 belt hook modification. About Good overall with some wear and finish loss. Scabbard scuffed with moderate wear and the seam opening at the tip.
2) US M1905 Type IV Bayonet (M1942) by United Fork & Hoe with a Victory Plastics composite scabbard. 15.875" Parkerized blade, marked U.F.H./{Flaming Bomb}/1942 on the reverse ricasso. Black plastic grips. OD Green painted composite scabbard. About Very Good overall with some finish loss and light wear, scabbard Very Good as well.
3) US M1 Bayonet with Victory Plastics composite scabbard. 9.875" Parkerized blade marked PAL/U {Flaming Bomb} S on the reverse ricasso. OD Green painted composite scabbard. Very Good to Fine overall with some thinning to the finish and high edge loss, remaining crisp overall with a scabbard in Very Good+ condition with some light to moderate wear.
4) US Model 1917 Bayonet by Winchester with OD Green painted leather scabbard with blackened steel mounts. 17" Parkerized blade is marked 1917/W in a circle on the reverse ricasso and with an {Eagle Head}, {Flaming Bomb} and X on the obverse ricasso. Two groove wood grips. Painted leather scabbard. About Very Good overall with some wear and finish loss, blade moderately oxidized with a mottled appearance. Scabbard Good to Very Good with some scuffing and finish loss.
5) US Model 1917 Bayonet by Remington with OD Green painted leather scabbard with blackened steel mounts. 17" blade has a dull silvery bead blasted appearance and is marked 1917/REMINGTON in a circle on the reverse ricasso and with an {Eagle Head}, {Flaming Bomb} and US on the obverse. About good overall as cleaned with faded grips. Scabbard Poor to Fair with a break in the middle held together with old duct tape.

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From the Lifetime Collection of Robert G. Paulsen

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

All about Good to Fine, see descriptions above.

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Tim Prince has more than 30-years of experience in the field of antique and collectible arms and is a nationally recognized expert in the area of Civil War small arms. A long-time researcher and author, Tim has been a contributing author to two major books about Civil War firearms, including The English Connection: Arms, Material and Support Furnished to the Confederate States of America by Great Britain (2014) and Confederate Shotguns and Southern Agent Marked Shotguns (2017). He was also a major contributor to the recently updated Blue Book of Antique American Firearms & Values – 2nd Edition (2019) as well as the 2010 updates to the Civil War Collector's Price Guide - 12th edition. Over the last decade Tim has authored more than 50 articles on 19th century collectible and military arms, which have been published in such varied publications as Civil War News, North-South Trader, and Military Antique Collector. Since 2016 has appeared as a featured appraiser in the field of Arms & Militaria on the popular PBS television series Antiques Roadshow. He is a member of the American Society of Arms Collectors and currently serves on the board of directors of that organization. He is also a member of and formerly served on the board of directors of the Society of American Bayonet Collectors. Tim is a life member of the Ohio Valley Military Society, the Tennessee Military Collectors Association, the Alabama Military Collectors Association, is a member of the Company of Military Historians and is a member of numerous other colleting groups and societies. He is the owner of College Hill Arsenal, a web based antique and collectible arms retail web site, specializing in the American Civil War and related military items. Tim has engaged in the business of buying, selling, researching, and appraising antique and collectible arms and associated military items for some three decades. Since 2016 he has also served as a senior Consulting Specialist in the field of Arms, Armor & Militaria for Cowan’s Auctions, a Freeman's Company.

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