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This recently ended on eBay.....
touted as a letter opener, a plug bayonet with what appears to be some age....however a quick google search revealed that this was a reproduction sold by various sources. I am not saying the seller was necessarily aware that this was a repro but the artifically aged look was probably deliberate and could mean more may found their way onto the market.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1208634099...84.m1438.l2649 PS although the item did not sell via ebay......the listing was ended as it was no longer available....usually this means it sold 'outside' ebay....I do hope a fellow formite has not ended up with this. Kind Regards David Pictures added for reference....the 'clean' example is obviously a 'new' one. Last edited by katana; 25th February 2012 at 02:30 PM. |
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It seems that the repro guard has been used on a similar bayonet ....interestingly the 'lot' was passed
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8233756 |
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Hi David,
Thank you so much for pointing out this bad trend of faking plug bayonets, it just had to be said! Over the years, I have noticed remarkably many dubious - to say the least - samples of that group coming into the market, both the later, and more decorative kind used for hunting, and the earlier, plain 'military' late 17th c. types. Not only are they found in internet sales but also in established auction houses. ![]() So we are well advised to keep our eyes open and at the same time train them on the 'real' stuff. Best, Michael |
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Thanks, David... just going by the photos in the listing, I would have been hard-pressed to not take a chance on this piece if the price was right...
I guess in this case, forewarned is not to be fore armed? ![]() I have seen the same thing at regional (auction) houses here, with newly made pieces having mountings switched in an attempt to hide the forged aging. Sadly, repro houses (e.g. a certain cutlery house that can be found in the home of the Braves) are more-or-less facilitating this, muddying the waters even worse by flooding the market with newly made (and reasonably authentic) "blank canvasses" on which forgers attempt to work their black magic. ![]() Best, Chris |
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As Matchlock points out & Ive observed Even the top famous originaly just English based auction houses regularily sell miss identified pieces & down right fakes... After all there smallprint excuses such over sites. ![]() Cheers for the heads up Katana spiral |
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