Khaki Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 Someone recently asked advice on how to display bayonets, I meant to return to that thread but cannot now find it, does anyone recall the thread or who wanted assistance? thanks khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalni Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 That would have been me! Always open to suggestions. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 6 April , 2017 Author Share Posted 6 April , 2017 Thanks Alan, Perhaps the best way to start is to give us an idea of how many bayonets, what types and whether they have scabbards or not, plus how much space you have available. regards khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 6 April , 2017 Author Share Posted 6 April , 2017 Alan, here is a wall display (old post) that I found pleasing, no specific organization, just placed in a 'fan' shape based on basic length and shape. khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T8HANTS Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 When I was but a lad I had my few bayonets pinned on the wall of my bedroom. Whilst padding about in my bare feet on evening I knocked one off the wall and it stuck in the carpet the point having gone between the space between my big toe and the next toe in line - no blood was spilled. After that I kept them in a drawer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalni Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 Hi again... Currently have about 25 mainly long bayonets.No particular theme .I just buy nice examples of what I like.Everything from a British volunteer Yataghan to a nice Dress K98.Ive attached a few pics of stuff I have wall mounted but space is tight,Small room with many pictures and fitted shelves with dozens of books,Any more would need to be displayed vertically somehow I think. Could be worse about 15 years ago I had 50 or 60 but sold the lot! Only recently started collecting again. Incidentally,if anyone has a spare copy of a good book on WW1 German bayonets I would be interested.Sold most of my bayonet library as well.I know! I know! Fool! Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalni Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 17 minutes ago, Khaki said: Alan, here is a wall display (old post) that I found pleasing, no specific organization, just placed in a 'fan' shape based on basic length and shape. khaki Looks good! How are they actually attached to the wall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 6 April , 2017 Author Share Posted 6 April , 2017 (edited) The blade ricasso is sitting in a nylon clip, which is an exterior clip designed for holding house illuminations, dependent upon the blade the desired angle is achieved by screwing a short 'L' screw into a plastic anchor. If the point of balance is such that the blade wants to swing up I also place the screw at the 'spine' edge of the blade or conversely there is a tendency for the blade to drop I place the screw under the cutting edge I frequently browse through hardware stores to look at all fittings and imagine their alternative applications. khaki Edited 6 April , 2017 by Khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalni Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 Thanks..that has given me a few ideas.. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 3 hours ago, Khaki said: Alan, here is a wall display (old post) that I found pleasing, no specific organization, just placed in a 'fan' shape based on basic length and shape. khaki Great display Khaki. I've run out of wall space unfortunately, most are stored in drawers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 6 April , 2017 Author Share Posted 6 April , 2017 Hi Alan, You have a nice collection of bayonets there, if you choose to go the 'wall' route I suggest laying them out on a floor first until you get the desired display, take a photograph and replicate it on the wall. regards khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 6 April , 2017 Author Share Posted 6 April , 2017 (edited) Hi GWF1967, thanks for your comment. I found your display has a lot of 'eye appeal', I am always attracted to displays that contain a variety of material. Years ago my wife had a special coffee table made for me with a sliding display top covered by glass. It has always provided me with a lot of fun, changing displays and themes. regards khaki Edited 6 April , 2017 by Khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N White Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 Years ago I made racks with pegs for the wall. If you have many of the same model, it makes a stunning visual statement. Now with multiple small children, the racks are no longer on the wall, and all heavy and sharp things are in drawers and chests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 7 April , 2017 Author Share Posted 7 April , 2017 28 minutes ago, N White said: Years ago I made racks with pegs for the wall. If you have many of the same model, it makes a stunning visual statement. Stunning visual statement, that's for sure, very nice khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalni Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 8 hours ago, GWF1967 said: Great display Khaki. I've run out of wall space unfortunately, most are stored in drawers. This flat display cabinet idea may be my solution.I can find space for one or two of these and I also have a few bits and pieces I can add in. Some great ideas have come out here.Many thanks everyone. Its nice to see other peoples collections as well. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 (edited) Many moons ago some one else asked the same question, mine are hung on the wall via the metal "u" shaped tool hangers used for suspending garden spades etc these clips are attached to a length of wood 4 feet in length screwed horizontally to the wall and the bayonets slotted in just below the quillion thus hanging vertically, holding 13 bayonets of various types WW1 WW2 British spikes, French,German, American. Ralph. Edited 7 April , 2017 by ralphjd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyH Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 (edited) Nothing so neat or orderly, the majority of my bayonets, sit upright in 18 pounder brass cartridge cases, each case will hold about six. Mike. Edited 7 April , 2017 by MikeyH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, MikeyH said: Nothing so neat or orderly, the majority of my bayonets, sit upright in 18 pounder brass cartridge cases, each case will hold about six. Mike. My 18 pounder casings are already in use as supports for glass shelving. Edited 7 April , 2017 by GWF1967 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 18 hours ago, Khaki said: Oh for a room of my own... Not possible in a 2-bedroomed flat! 17 hours ago, bigalni said: ... Incidentally,if anyone has a spare copy of a good book on WW1 German bayonets I would be interested.Sold most of my bayonet library as well.I know! I know! Fool! I 'lost' most of my first when a teenager collection in a house move... had all sorts, including an SS dagger and a genuine SS ring... I strongly suspect my late mother, who was agin me collecting any form of war time stuff... Now, good books on German bayonets in World War One? Well, Carter's now-very-expensive four volumes are the best, if dated... But something very useable and very general in a specialist way(!), albeit with idiosyncratic English is: The German Bayonets 1898-1945, by Christian Mery. There is also - but with fewer details on development is with better English - The Collectors Book of German Bayonets 1680 - 1945, Parts I and 2, by Roy Williams. Of the two I would highly recommend Mery as a starter/ general introduction, but for the serious collector Williams is needed also... Now, that is an interesting group re-posted above? And any unit markings there, GB and German? Well, preferably German ones that are NOT in the 'I.M.' sequence! Seriously, do post details of what you have, as there are people out here who love the markings and other details! 14 hours ago, GWF1967 said: Great display Khaki. I've run out of wall space unfortunately, most are stored in drawers. heck, that's a nice grouping! I would LOVE to have something like this as a coffee-table set-up... So, you need a MkI/1? Pricey...! As for me, most of mine are in drawers, in stacked IKEA cabinets, each above another - I can't remember what type of cabinet, but six drawers in each, not quite wide enough to take a Turkish Peabody-Martini bayonet or M.1903 or S.98, but otherwise fine. However, I also have a wall display, two curtain rod-type things with eight long ones on the bottom, and eight short ones above them, in original frogs or the frogs they came with. A mixed group, but essentially all are the main types used in WW1, from the good old P.1888, through the S.98, HQ '07, 98/05, Berthier, etc., to some real rarities, a Greek Y1903, a Turkish M.1913, and a Turkish Ersatz 'M.1916' ! I'll try and get a photograph done... Trajan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, trajan said: heck, that's a nice grouping! I would LOVE to have something like this as a coffee-table set-up... So, you need a MkI/1? Pricey...! Thanks. I had one of everything bayonet wise in the box until recently, but I'm quite taken with my Metford spray. I do NEED a Mk1/1. - and a, and a; oh and.... ? I buy as I find, as long as it interests me; nothing compares to rummaging out something dusty rather than buying polished presented and pricey. Edited 7 April , 2017 by GWF1967 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 5 minutes ago, GWF1967 said: Thanks. I had one of everything bayonet wise in the box until recently, but I'm quite taken with my Metford spray. I do NEED a Mk1/1. - and a, and a; oh and.... ? I buy as I find, as long as it interests me; nothing compares to rummaging out something dusty rather than buying polished presented and pricey. It gets nicer and nicer, GWF... I freely admit though that (A), I DO like those P.1888's - with S.71's and S.71/84's (and Swedish M.1896's!), among the most beautifully styled bayonets ever made (ignoring for the time being their function!); and ( B ), yes, the joy of discovering some neglected relic with patina, stains and the like, is so much nicer than finding wherever it is - shop or auction - a polished and oft-times (one suspects) un-issued one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 3 hours ago, trajan said: Oh for a room of my own... And then it's full! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalni Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 Trajan is keen to see a few markings so ill show a couple here.Nothing spectacular but nice to have First is the 1903 shown above Pommel mark .Mark reads 3RB.Ricasso has various dates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalni Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 Next is a 1888 Metford.Loads on ricasso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalni Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 Last one is an 07.Not GW but interesting Regt marks. Any comments on any of these are welcome! Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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