Finally got em.

[Guamsst]

I picked up a N07 Enfield flipflop bayonet after several years of trying to find one for a fair price. Paid $175 and it is in typical almost unissued condition. Also got my first SVT40 bayonet. Traded a last ditch(actually just very late war) Type 99 for it but I was tired of people complaining about the "poor quality" of the rifle. Then I picked up a No4 Enfield "Welders Special" bayonet in the plastic scabbard for $10. Not a great find but the price was right. It seems to me that I have "runs" on bayonet buying where everything comes together all at once and I buy several good ones all at once.

[BOB LOUGHLIN]

CONGRATS, It does seem that way. IF your trying to sell or looking to buy, like the weather, days, even months , no rain. Then hell pops loose and we have flash floods. I found a Colt bayonet for my AR last week-end at the Live Oak gun show and the guy had a bag full of both WW I and WW II bayonets. All were German or French except the Colt. $20.00 and then he bought a bolt action 410 from me. Life is good, Bob.

[Hal O'Peridol]

Does your No7 Land Pattern bayonet have red or black grips?

[Guamsst]

Does your No7 Land Pattern bayonet have red or black grips?

Red grips. What's the difference? All I have seen were red.

[JB White]

Do you want a black gripped one?

[Guamsst]

Do you want a black gripped one?

Nah, I could just paint this one....LOL
I just want to know what the difference is.

[JB White]

Black micarta vs. red micarta for the most part.

[Guamsst]

Black micarta vs. red micarta for the most part.

Ok, I thought maybe black was some sort of rare desirable thing. I don't really care on this one as I just wanted an example and at a price I could profit on if i changed my mind.

[JB White]

At $175 you can still profit? If so, the price on mine just went up a hundred bucks!

[Guamsst]

Well, I did get it in a bundle with another bayonet and yes, they are expensive now. Last one I saw on Ebay was starting at $150. I plan to keep mine for a while too. Most I find, they are asking $225. Not that they are getting that, but I know I can move mine at $175 and have a little profit from the money I saved on the other bayonets.

[JB White]

Thanks for the heads up. I have a price tag to change before I head out to the next militaria show. (Which reminds me I still need to call and reserve some table space!)

I see how you work it into a bundled price as I've done similar myself in the past. Taking a small hit on a hard to move item but having it absorbed by the quick-to-sell item. It all comes out in the wash. In my case I'm not doing it for profit so to speak. I'm pretty much rotating the collection. What I sell simply rolls back into it. So long as I get back more than I paid in the long run to keep up with the inflation on other items I want, them I'm good.

[Hal O'Peridol]

Black handled ones are difficult to find and collectors will pay a premium for one.

[JB White]

What would be a fair price range so I'm not doing myself a diservice?

Used to be reds and blacks went for about the same money but blacks were considered a "neat find. Kind of like a S.A. marked rifle. No premium but something cool to talk about.

[Hal O'Peridol]

I haven't seen a black handled blade for sale in almost 3 years, but plenty of reds. Can't say as to what a black handle bayo would go for now.

[JB White]

Reckon I'll just pull it off the block for a while then. Thanks.
I have a couple of months before I do my next large show so I have plenty of time to watch the market for a fair price.