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This page focuses on North & South American rare and unusual bayonets and other edged weapons for sale or trade that are in above average condition for the advanced collector.  Go to the German bayonets for sale section on the home page for bayonets used by Germany.  These items have been described to the best of my ability.  In most cases, condition refers to the overall condition of the piece.  All prices are in US dollars.

Overall Condition Codes:
G - Good (average)
VG - Very Good (above average)
Exc - Excellent (near unissued)
Mint - Outstanding (unissued)

Rarity Codes:
R1 - Common (easy to find)
R2 - Scarce (difficult to find)
R3 - Rare (very hard to find)
R4 - Extremely Rare (few known)

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ARGENTINA

Argentine 1909 2nd Model Bayonet
Argentine maker marked (marked Industria Argentina J.C. Suarez y Cia or Argentina (D.G.F.M. - F.M.A.P. for Fábrica Militar de Armas Portátiles).  Wood handle with two domed rivets with high muzzle ring with hooked quillion.  Long straight fullered blade with metal scabbard with oval frog stud.  The metal scabbard with two rivets (one on either side) to hold the throat.  Patina overall on the bayonet and scabbard.  Policía Maritima (P.M.) marked with matching numbers on bayonet blade and scabbard throat (PM 017286 149).  Very rare with only 100 of these bayonets made.
Rarity: R3
Condition: VG+
Price: $300

Argentine 1891 Carbine 2nd Model Bayonet
Marked Industria Argentina J.C. Suarez y Cia on one side of blade and Argentine crest with E.A. on the other side.  Has wood grips, leaf spring and brass pommel.  Short fullered blade with some light sharpening.  Blued metal scabbard with oval frog stud.  Very few of these bayonets were made. 
Rarity: R3
Condition: Exc
Price: $590

​Argentine 1940s Gendarmeria Nacional Presentation Bayonet
Made for the Gendarmeria Nacional Service (GN) by Campo de Mayo at the GN work shop in Argentina for for special presentations to dignitaries. Not made to fit on any rifle but for presenation purchases only.  Nonmatching 4 digit SN on the scabbard.  2nd variant crossguard 9mm thick. Brass handle w/15 horizontal grooves w/long mortise slot w/no press stud/release, blade polished w/shallow fuller, case w/hinges are broken / missing. Some of the red paper lining on the inside is broken with holes. 

Includes the bayonet and case for presentation to the Argentine Ambassador to France.  This GN short sword comes with the Presentation case for Fernando Gelbard Fernando Gelbard was born in Tucuman, Argentina to Jose Ber Gelbard (former Minister of Economy of General Peron) and Dina Haskel. In 1988, the Candidate to the  Presidency in Argentina, Dr. Carlos Saul Menem, offered him the challenging post of Argentinean ambassador to France.  From 1989 to 1991, Ambassador Fernando Gelbard lived in Paris. Only around 800 of these bayonets were made and fewer were used for special dignitary presentation. purposes.  
Rarity: R3
Condition: VG+
Price: $675

New - Argentine 1970s Marine Combat Knife
Made by AAMZ.  These knives were made from reformed M1909 Mauser bayonets and had the blades shortened with a bowie point.  Black rubber grips and the bayonet was parkerized overall.  The blade had a sawback of 10 teeth along the back of the blade, plus a longer tooth near the handle.  The crossguard is the same as the bayonet but the ring and the button of the hook were eliminated, then mounted inverted so that the hand is protected by half quillion. The handle maintains the press stud mechanism and a lanyard hole in the pommel for a strap.  The original serial number of the bayonet was removed, and new serial with correct prefix "02" (code for Argentine Marine material) and 5 figures below 02-02680 was stamped on right side of pommel.  About 500 were made and were used during 1982 Falklands/Malvinas War.
Rarity: R3
Condition: Exc
Price: $675​

New - Argentine 1980s AB-0200 Sawback Fighting Knife
The designated name is Cuchillo de Combate de Fabricaciones Militares Modelo AB-0200.  This is the early, first pattern and was used in the Falklands War - Guerra de las Malvinas.  Marked with a serial number on the ricasso (i.e. 00189).  The blade is marked with the manufacturers marking “FABRICA MILITAR DE ARMAS PORTATILES “DM” ROSARIO D.G.F.M. INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA” on the other side of the blade.  Wood handle held by two rivets  Blued sawback blade.  Brown colored sheath.  Very heavy, well made knife.
Rarity: R3
Condition: Exc
Price: $575

BRAZIL

Brazilian 2012 IA2 Imbel Fighting Knife
Marked with IMBEL – Indústria de Material Bélico do Brasil marking on right side of the blade.  Has dark green plastic grips with steel pommel with no mortise slot or press release.  Short unfullered blade with black oxide finish with cosmoline.  Green plastic scabbard with canvas belt loop and bianchi style attachment.  Comes with leg laynard cord and plastic storage case.  Exact knife as the Military model bayonet but has no rifle attachment mortise slot or press release.
Rarity: R2
Condition: Exc
Price: $210

CANADA

Canadian 1893 Metford Bayonet
Manufactured by Wilkinson Sword Company of London, England in 1894.  Similar handle and double edged blade as the British 1888 knife bayonet but has unique off-set muzzle ring with two rivets on the grips.  Wood grips held by two rivets.  Crossguard marked M&D.676.  Bright double edged blade.  Leather scabbard with steel fittings with frog stud serial numbered 630.  White leather frog with many markings on the back.  Very rare bayonet with only about 1,000 made. 
Rarity: R3+
Condition: Exc
Price: $1375

COLOMBIA

Colombian Anti-Guerilla Machete/Knife set
Colombian anti-guerilla combat knife/machete/sharpening stone set.  Made by Indumil (Colombian Military industry) for the Military. Machete, knife blade and stitching on sheath throat are marked 'Comando General Fuerzas Militares - Hecho Por Indumil - Colombia'.  ​Wood handle machete held by three brass rivets and wood handled knife held by three brass rivets.  Machete and knife have most all bluing and no sharpening.  Sheath has small pouch for sharpening stone.  Made for the roughed jungles of Colombia. 
Rarity: R3
Condition: Exc
Price: $475

Colombian Hunting Knife
Made by Indumil (Colombian Military industry) for the commercial market. Wood handle held by two screws.  Flattened muzzle ring and no mortise slot to prevent use on rifle.  Curved fullered blade with sawteeth on ~3" of blade.  Brown leather sheath with leg tie. Its a demilled bayonet and sold as a hunting/camping knife out of the INDUMIL arsenals and outlets. This one is made from a Steyr 1912 bayonet.
Rarity: R3
Condition: Exc
Price: $140

UNITED STATES

US 1855 Colt Bayonet
Made by P.D.L. (P. D. Luneschloss, Germany).  Marked with serial number 1076 on the end of the pommel with a crown over 'R' over 'JA'.  One piece brass handle with leaf spring.  Patina on the handle and crossguard.  Long fullered yataghan blade marked with crown over R with patina overall.  No scabbard.  Needs a good cleaning.  Very rare.
Rarity: R3
Condition: VG
Price: $190

US 1861 Dahlgren Navy Bayonet
Marked Ames Mfg Co/Chicopee/Mass on one side of the blade and USN/DR/1863 on the other side.  Heavy brass handle with wood grips with 'DR' on the end of the pommel.  Unfullered bright heavy slab blade with very light scratches.  Leather scabbard with brass fittings.  Authentic and original.  Only about 1,800 bayonets were made during the entire 4 years of the Civil War.
Rarity: R3
Condition: VG+
Price: $1725

US 1861 Dahlgren Navy Bayonet
Marked Ames Mfg Co/Chicopee/Mass on one side of the blade and USN/DR/1864 on the other side.  Heavy brass handle with wood grips with 'DR' on the end of the pommel.  Unfullered bright heavy slab blade with slightly rounded tip with light scratches.  Leather scabbard with brass fittings.  Authentic and original.  Only about 1,800 bayonets were made during the entire 4 years of the Civil War.
Rarity: R3
Condition: VG+
Price: $1715

US 1862 Remington Zouave Bayonet
Brass handle marked 'B.H.' on the back of the handle near the muzzle ring.  Yataghan blade with sharpening.  Leather scabbard with old glue repair with brass fittings. 
Rarity: R2
Condition: VG+
Price: $225

US 1895 Winchester Lever Action Bayonet
Made by Winchester but the name has been removed on the underside of the crossguard.  This is the larger 16mm muzzle ring diameter model for the .30 Army Winchester Lever Action rifle and not the smaller ring diameter Lee Navy bayonet.  Smooth wood grips held by two rivets.  Fullered blade with bright finish and light sharpening.  Leather scabbard with steel fittings with metal belt attachment.  Very rare bayonet. 
Rarity: R3
Condition: VG
Price: $775

US 1909/17 Machete
Made by Plumb and dated 1917 with Flaming Bomb and serial number on the other side of blade.  Curved wood handle held by three rivets.  Heavy unfullered curved blade with some staining.  Leather scabbard marked Ladew with inspector markings HJB.
Rarity: R2+
Condition: VG+
Price: $500

US 1917 Winchester Bayonet - Modified w/large 23.5mm ring
Made by Winchester dated 1917 with Flaming Bomb.  Wood grips held by two screws with an oil hole in the pommel.  Fullered blade with some patina and light sharping.  Leather scabbard with 1910 style belt attachment hooks.

This is a possible modification of the standard 1917 bayonet which may have been made for the US 1918 BAR (Browning Automatic rifle).  As a heavy automatic rifle designed for support fire, the M1918 was not fitted with a bayonet mount and no bayonet was ever issued.  Only one experimental bayonet fitting was ever made for the BAR by Winchester.  This was a standard M1917 fitted at the Winchester factory with a special muzzle ring which was 23.5mm in diameter. The bayonet was attached to a standard M1918 BAR by means of a special experimental flash hider assembly.  This prototype bayonet-flash hider assembly came from the Winchester in-house factory museum in New Haven, Connecticut with a tag printed on one side Winchester Repeating Arms Co./New Haven Conn., and handwritten on the other side: combined flash hider, front sight and bayonet mount for Browning Automatic Rifle Model 1918 with bayonet and scabbard and the date - September 7, 1918. There is no evidence whatsoever of military adopting this bayonet.  This is a very unusual and unconfirmed bayonet.
Rarity: R2+
Condition: VG+
Price: $325

New - US M7 Bayonet - FZR
Made by FZR (Fraser Mfg. Corp.).  Black plastic grips held by two screws.  Carbine blade with some light in/out marks.  Green fiberglass scabbard with leg tie marked M8A1 on the throat.  The hardest of all M7 makers to find. 
Rarity: R2+
Condition: Exc
Price: $475

US WWII Woodsman Machete
Stacked leather washer handle with metal handguard which is marked LC-4-B.  Wedge shaped blade with hook on the end with staining, patina and wear.  Canvas sheath is torn along the zipper enclosure. 
Rarity: R2+
Condition: VG
Price: $90

New - US 2009 Strider Zero Tolerance ZT9 Prototype Bayonet
Bayonet designed for possible military use by Strider knives and Zero Tolerance in early 2009.  This is the first production/prototype model with a scabbard/webbing system that did not go into full production.  It has a full fixed tang that runs the length of the handle with a machined stainless steel end plate.  The grips are grooved and textured G-10 bolted to the tang.  The blade is sand blasted S30V stainless steel with some in/out marks.  Comes with a molded green scabbard similar to the M9 style scabbards with a coyote brown nylon harness and leg strap.  Very heavy well made bayonet.  Only 200 of these prototype bayonets were made. 
Rarity: R2+
Condition: Exc
Price: $525

URUGUAY

Uruguayan 1857 Belgium Pinfire Revolving Bayonet
Very similar to the French 1866 Chassepot bayonet but has been cutdown and the scabbard shortened.  Made by Alex Coppel (with the balance logo) with serial number 1529 on the crossguard.  Leather scabbard with brass fittings.  Made for Uruguayan Civilian Hunters.  
Rarity: R2+
Condition: VG+
Price: $215

VENEZUELA

Venezuelan 1980s Marto Brewer 3rd Model Bayonet
Designed by the explorer and naturalist Charles Brewer Carias from Caracas for the Venezualan army.  Venezuelan crest on left side of blade with compass and ruler on right side of blade.  Metal handle with metal hand guard.  The handle was injected aluminum covered with a protective lacquer of high hardness and hollow to accommodate the survival capsule.  On the back, on the pommel, it has the fixing for the M16 rifle but by means of an adapter it allows it to be attached to the barrel of the FAL 7.62 rifle.  Short unfullered bowie style blade with wirecutter.  The blade was made of 440 stainless steel with a hardness of 56-58 HRc. Single-edged with a cross-tooth saw on the spine and bears the serial number EJ-0000.  Serial numbers beginning with an 'E' typically is for use by the Military.  There is a compass and crest of Venezuela on the left side of the blade and a morse code on the right side of the blade.  The sheath is rigid, made of reinforced polyamide, at the end of which is the crimp for the shears. On its back it carries a sharpening stone attached to the sheath and a signal mirror.  Has military Army insignia on the front plastic insert of the scabbard.  The resin on the handle matched the color of the resin scabbard.  Sorry for the reflections of trees & windows in the photos.
Rarity: R3
Condition: Exc
Price: $985

Venezuelan Marto Explora Survival Knife
Made by Marto Brewer in Spain for use in Venezuela for Army and Special Forces.  These were also sold to the commercial market.  Metal handle and hand guard with removable pommel with compass and survival items still in sealed tube.  Serial number on the blade.  Black blade with sawback and wirecutter and survival info on blade.  Metal scabbard with canvas webbing and mirror.  
Rarity: R2+
Condition: Exc
Price: $315