The Uber-Ultimate Barn Find

[njsteve]

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Awesome find...

Have you called Christie's yet to see what it's worth??

MB

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Every time I contact some "expert" on bayonets, they always end up steering the conversation to whether I want to get rid of it. That's usually a big red flag that they're not telling me the truth about the value.

One collector said the only other duplicate of this one was in the Tower of London Museum. I guess it's kind of unique or just that the vast majority of them were long rusted away. This one is remarkably well preserved because it was at the bottom of a pit that was used to dump waste oil for decades (maybe centuries). The farmland dates back to the mid 1700's

Anyway, if I sold it then I wouldn't have anything to open paint cans with anymore.

I used to bring it for "show and tell day" to my kids' elementary schools when they would teach about the Revolutionary War, but recently the school administrators got too politically correct about prior American "conflicts" and hyper-fearful of anything resembling a weapon on their property.

[SmallHurst]

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I used to bring it for "show and tell day" to my kids' elementary schools when they would teach about the Revolutionary War, but recently the school administrators got too politically correct about prior American "conflicts" and hyper-fearful of anything resembling a weapon on their property.

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Prior American Conflicts!!!!! Someone needs to review the dribble that is being spewed upon the youth of today!! I suppose that they tell the kids that the 4th of July is just a day to go shoot fireworks!!!!!

I will trade you a paint key for your 'can-opener'!!!

[sYc]

I had not thought about it, but when in grade school I would take a Civil War sword from Gettysburg to show and tell. I bet that would be a no-no in todays world.

[firstgenaddict]

When I was in highschool... 1990... I carried a pocket knife into school everyday and used it in class quite often. I never would have even thought of pulling my knife out for anything other than cleaning my nails, trimming a string, or sharpening a pencil.... Not even if I were in a fight, of which there were many, it was never even a fleeting thought in my mind, fists are what we used, accross the street from the school in of all places a Church Parkinglot.

You'd go to jail for the same now, boys can no longer be boys.
We lived to tell about it and I still wouldn't consider a weapon unless it were absolutely neccesary.

Guess kids figure if you're going to jail for fighting or jail for stabbing or shooting you may as well limit the physical damage to yourself.
Too many parents allow the media to dictate what will and will not be morally acceptable in their homes...

[SmallHurst]

1st Gen,

I, too, carried a pocket knife to school (didn't all farm kids do that?) and used it for it intended purpose. In fact, there was more than one teacher that asked to borrow my knife!!! Being a Boy Scout, I was being prepared. Yes, I am getting old, I graduated in '89!!!

[Chateau Slate 66]

And...

How many people carried a gun (or two) in their vehicle at school for a little target shooting / hunting after school or after sports practice?

My friends and I did it ALL the time. None of us ever shot or threatened anyone with them.

[njsteve]

I still have the same old Buck knife I used to carry in high school. Whenever the teacher was late coming back from her lunch, I was always the guy who "unlocked" the classroom door so we could all sit down. This way the teacher never got in trouble for being late and we never got in trouble for being out in the halls after the bell rang.

Miss Crabtree was quite appreciative of my innovative locksmithery skills.