I work at a recycling station and today I found two bayonets. One that looks like it's from the US (1903) and one that has "F.Herdera.Sn" written on it. Very cool. See picrel
>>64476942The one without a cross guard looks like a German Mauser bayonet. Don't have enough autism to tell you the exact model off the top of my head.
I was helping clean my grandparents' garage yesterday myself and found an old Gras bayonet. Unfortunately there's a lot of surface rust on the crossguard and sheath, but it's still a fund find.
>>64476968Don't know if I'll bring it home. Its technically speaking not allowed, but my coworker said its ok. But I dont wan to to steal either
>>64476974Dew it. Pay the scrap value for the steel of 50 cents and you have around $300+ worth of bayonet.
>>64476988fpbpcool find op
>>64476988The station is owned by the government, so it'll be sealed by it too. I think I'll hide it in a safe place and talk around and see if it's ok. Don't want to be a scumbag
>>64477000When you ask, DO NOT MENTION WHAT THEY ARE. Ask, "there was some steel baubles I found cool and was wondering if I could pay their value to keep. They weigh about X pounds."
>>64477022I'll try anon. My coworker keeps saying it's fine but fuck. They are beautiful and I wanna keep them as an heirloom
>>64477029'being able to take home some cool shit occasionally' is the biggest perk of the job working at places like that. its why many of the people work there at all. you want to be careful, you want to check in with co-worker and maybe a supervisor, but don't put it in writing - you just need a 'whatever man' kind of response. if the recycling center would treat them like all other scrap metal instead of taking them to an auction house you'll probably be fine. its no loss to them.
>>64476942German K98 S84/98 III WW2 era mauser bayonet and a US Krag rifle bayonet.Both look to be in good condition. Value for the mauser bayo will depend on makers mark and # match.Based on recent sold prices on Ebay i'd value the mauser bayo from $100-200+ and the krag bayonet at $150-250.I'm jealous anon. Free stuff from work is nice. Thanks for saving a piece of history.