M7 Bayonet question.

Ok so today I bought an Imperial M7 Bayonet with a M8A1 Scabbard marked with VIZ. I have done some research and do know that it is Vietnam war era, and that the scabbard was made circa 1967 by a company that only made them for 18 mo.

My question is, I paid $58 for it. Was this a good price?

reply to post by draxenth


Imperial Schrade was contracted to Colt to produce these bayonets, and they are not terribly rare. Around 30,000 of those were made.

$60 bucks is bottom of the barrel when it comes to many modern mil-spec bayonets, some of the old Vietnam era bayonets won't fetch much more than what you paid, so I'd say you're about par.

Thanks for the reply, good to know I made a good buy. The guy I bought it from is a local collector/antique weapons dealer, so I felt pretty confident he would be honest with me. Good to know I was correct.

I also have to say this is the first bayonet I have collected and am happy with the purchase! It is in great condition and is going to be a neat addition to my slowly growing collection of militaria.

reply to post by draxenth


If you're going to be collecting military gear WW2 stuff and Revolutionary War weapons usually bring in a pretty good haul.

A quick search on Google yielded me these results here:

Prices

Looks like between about 40 bucks and 125 depending on condition.
So it looks like your price is pretty much on par