RARE and MINTY daggers/bayo for discussion...

[oldnewbie]

I am being offered these daggers/bayos


They are not cheap by any means but curious what the current market is on these since I know Imperial items are even softer than TR items.

-1870 Walking out Bayonet Maker marked and engraved... MINTY


- Imperial Fire Officials.. Also MINTY..



Thanks for any and all INFO..

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[Billy G]

Just curious, are the scabbard fittings silver or gold? They look to have much less color than the dagger which might mean it's a mismatch or that the scabbard fittings have been heavily cleaned. Not much of a market for the Imperial fire pieces, I have a bunch of variations of these as they really are impressive in person & in most cases very well made.

One caveat on Eickhorn fire official's daggers, they were made by Eickhorn up until the 1970s & postwar examples when aged can sometimes be tough to vet. Yours has the single oval squirrel which I believe is fine. Most if not all of the postwar ones I've seen had the '35-'41 mark that was etched & facing in the wrong direction.

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on the fire dagger its gold that has worn off around the suspension rings.. only "damage" I can find..

[Billy G]

I'd say a decent price for the fire dagger would be $750-$850. The loss of the gilt finish is a shame but on the good side, the blade etch looks pretty nice. No idea on the bayonet, sorry.