Short hunt produces a bayonet!

[TrpnBils]

Decided to stop by a site that's been pretty hot for me lately after work today and I didn't find any coins this time, but i did find my first bayonet! I'm impressed with how much metal is still left, as I've seen a lot on here that are pretty bad off. The tip is gone, but it's a real clean break...like completely straight across. Is that normal for dug ones? Seems odd to me, but I'm not much of a relic-savvy guy.

 

[cjon455]

now THATS cool!! maybe a little electrolysis will clean it up better, then preserve it in wax

freakin sweet!

 

[TrpnBils]

now THATS cool!! maybe a little electrolysis will clean it up better, then preserve it in wax

freakin sweet!

Yep, I think it'll clean up real nice with electrolysis. My setup bit the dust a couple of weeks ago so I need to figure something out. I've got a stack of stuff waiting to be cleaned up, but I think this'll move right to the top of the list when I get something up and running again.