Sorry in advance for my lousy pics. I collected military knives and bayos for most of my life. After moving last year most are still packed away, but I found a couple of pics in my camera, so dug out some of the others tonight. I have a couple of hundred other military knives and bayos, as well, but they are wrapped up in storage in the garage.
First pic has a relic Mauser 98/05 "Butcher Bayonet" from the Battle of the Somme, as well as a beat up 98/05 that has the early leather scabbard. (I have some other 98/05's that are beautiful. One is mint, one is excellent.) French Gras with Brass pommel and some of my Argentinian 1909 Short Swords. On the end is a Philippine bolo with water buff handle.
Next is my Springfield 1905. It is near mint, but the scabbard is in rough shape. Below that is a Medical Bolo, used for clearing brush around hospitals. Later used by the US Forrest Service.
Next are my three favorite Ka-Bar/Mk2 knives. First one is new/unissued Mk2. Next is a UDT with the factory chrome finish and water proof handle. Third is a theater mod Mk2 with chrome. The factory versions were sent back to the factory and disassembled, then plated. The theater modded ones were done in country but were not disassembled prior to plating. They are a flat hard chrome finish, typically. The factory done knives are a shiny finish and very rare.
The bottom two are two of my Cold Steel knives that I replaced the rubber handles on. Now they are Micarta.
That is it for tonight.
First pic has a relic Mauser 98/05 "Butcher Bayonet" from the Battle of the Somme, as well as a beat up 98/05 that has the early leather scabbard. (I have some other 98/05's that are beautiful. One is mint, one is excellent.) French Gras with Brass pommel and some of my Argentinian 1909 Short Swords. On the end is a Philippine bolo with water buff handle.

Next is my Springfield 1905. It is near mint, but the scabbard is in rough shape. Below that is a Medical Bolo, used for clearing brush around hospitals. Later used by the US Forrest Service.

Next are my three favorite Ka-Bar/Mk2 knives. First one is new/unissued Mk2. Next is a UDT with the factory chrome finish and water proof handle. Third is a theater mod Mk2 with chrome. The factory versions were sent back to the factory and disassembled, then plated. The theater modded ones were done in country but were not disassembled prior to plating. They are a flat hard chrome finish, typically. The factory done knives are a shiny finish and very rare.
The bottom two are two of my Cold Steel knives that I replaced the rubber handles on. Now they are Micarta.

That is it for tonight.