Civil War bayonet

[Jtim]

 

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[creskol]

What's the story behind it?

 

[Jtim]

What's the story behind it?

I would love to know. I live in Amelia County Va. They fought through the place i found it. Its been hunted alot over the years but i also found a eagle breast plate a while back.

 

[pepperj]

Congrats on the recovery, certainly a piece of history that will display up really great.
What are your plans for restoration?

 

[creskol]

I would love to know. I live in Amelia County Va. They fought through the place i found it. Its been hunted alot over the years but i also found a eagle breast plate a while back.

It's a beauty .. congratulations on a stellar find!

 

[Jtim]

It's a beauty .. congratulations on a stellar find!

Thank you. I was so excited to find it. I need to clean it.

 

[Jtim]

Congrats on the recovery, certainly a piece of history that will display up really great.
What are your plans for restoration?

Im gonna try electrolysis and coat it with a thin layer of wax. Electrolysis has worked good on other iron relics.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A great find !

 

[devldog]

That is an Over the Top Historical Save to find a CW bayonet intact. Well Done. It will certainly display well. This is proof once again that No Place is Hunted out. Stay at it.

 

[river roamer]

Very nice find Congrats

 

[Digger RJ]

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Very Cool!!!! Congrats!!!!

 

[oldmxrat]

Fantastic, congrats!