1917 Bayonet Restoration

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  • Опубліковано 5 лис 2024

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  • @simonlepasbon9620
    @simonlepasbon9620 3 роки тому +17

    Value before restoration 200$
    After restoration 20$

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  3 роки тому +5

      Same I guess goes for restored ww2 tanks or airplanes they drop in value ? The point of restoration is to preserve it otherwise in 100 years or so because of rust and humidity etc there would be nothing to restore. But thanks for the comment :)

    • @simonlepasbon9620
      @simonlepasbon9620 3 роки тому +4

      You did a verry nice job and the result is like new condition. i did not want to miss respect. But collectors pays for ''patina'' not for restored items.

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  3 роки тому +5

      Thanks man but it's just hobby for me I am new to restoration I love to do it I learn every day something new and it was never my intention to sell anything I restore. I do it the way I feel and obviously not every one will like it.

  • @elizabethkizzar5489
    @elizabethkizzar5489 3 роки тому +3

    If you look at the bayonet you can tell that it was cared for but time got to it. For something over a hundred years old it was in pretty good shape before restoration. No fake rust just true age. Now it would be a point of pride for anyone to display for you it's a magnificent restoration if your lucky and find the family it belongs to it's a physical piece of family history.

  • @bobbrockway453
    @bobbrockway453 Рік тому +4

    This hurt my soul. We have a responsibility to conserve history, not "restore" it.

  • @silencewillbethedeathofyou4440

    From a collectors pov you just ruined it. It's worth nothing now

  • @joshschneider9766
    @joshschneider9766 3 роки тому +5

    A timeless design done true justice. And never lost its killing edge in 104 years. Just magnificent and fantastic to think of that things journey. Thanks so much for the vid.

  • @MillwalltheCat
    @MillwalltheCat 3 роки тому +5

    Sympathetic cleaning for conservation would have been fine, so no need for a near enough full 'restoration'.
    It's the stuff of nightmares for collectors.
    Having said that, you did a reasonable job in approaching the work in your own way, and, it's all part of the learning process.
    You need encouraging, not berating, as in some of the comments. Keep it up.

  • @yark.1355
    @yark.1355 3 роки тому +6

    Oh man, i cried looking at this restoration. As a piece of history bayonet is dead...

  • @mauricefaulkner455
    @mauricefaulkner455 3 роки тому +2

    Love seeing Artisans at work a pleasure to watch

  • @Maverick1944
    @Maverick1944 3 роки тому +2

    One of the better restorations I've seen on youtube, I'm glad you kept it to the more original look over the "customizations" that other restorers say are "reatorations". In my opinion when it comes to these things, these bayonets were made in the hundreds of thousands if not a few million, all the truly collectible bayonets are already in private collections or museums. Like some have said weapons were meant to be maintained, this patina nonsense is just asking for further degradation down the road. Now I do have examples in both states of original find and my restored to factory new just because I reenact and no GI of the era had a rusty or patina equipment, it was brand new. Now to be a 100% restoration you should've hot blued the hilt by dipping the hilt, but that requires way more equipment. The leather would've been a more natural brown as far as I'm aware and turned dark after years of handling and from oils in the skin and other foreign objects. But good job and keep the practice up.

    • @XX1SICKNTWISTED1XX
      @XX1SICKNTWISTED1XX 3 місяці тому

      As for the scabbard being natural I've never seen on natural but I could be www wwwrr wwwrong. Lol! I have one that is actually green. Unless it was restored a long time ago I think that's the original color.

  • @alexakasloth
    @alexakasloth 2 роки тому +1

    Great job on preserving this bayonet! I like the approach you took, it looks closer to the original article!

  • @PleksiHeddamo
    @PleksiHeddamo 3 роки тому +3

    Wow! Great work.

  • @diyresttube
    @diyresttube 3 роки тому +2

    welldone my friend..nice backround too..enjoy restoring.👏👏👏

  • @restorationconstantines7731
    @restorationconstantines7731 3 роки тому +3

    professional work👍

  • @tkir1987
    @tkir1987 Рік тому +1

    Great Job ! Can you please provide the list of products that you used? and how long did you let it soak in those solutions etc ? Thanks!

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  Рік тому

      Thank you, I used product called Evapo-rust I soaked it few time for couple of hours, best one I found to date so far.

    • @tkir1987
      @tkir1987 Рік тому

      I assume that you just used hand/dish soap to clean off the leather ?

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  Рік тому

      Yes that's exactly what I used for leather

    • @tkir1987
      @tkir1987 Рік тому

      @@TopGunRestorations Thanks !

  • @RESTORATIONOFSCRAPMETAL
    @RESTORATIONOFSCRAPMETAL 3 роки тому +2

    Cool job 👍 And great restoration👍

  • @josephgregorich4236
    @josephgregorich4236 2 роки тому +1

    I have a similar bayonet and scabbard. I’d like to inquire on some of the techniques used.

  • @carrestore
    @carrestore Рік тому

    Amazing work

  • @GarySmith-ul7xq
    @GarySmith-ul7xq 3 роки тому +1

    nice work!

  • @adamorzechowski8126
    @adamorzechowski8126 3 роки тому +1

    Great job. !!!

  • @churlepatakha
    @churlepatakha 3 роки тому +2

    Nice job!

  • @TheRealLemongrab
    @TheRealLemongrab 3 роки тому +3

    Amazing work dude, can you do a video on a giant war axe?

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  3 роки тому

      Thanks so much, I am actually working on small battle axe now I hope it will be something never seen before :)

  • @sandoe41
    @sandoe41 3 роки тому +2

    Overall very nice work, but you left a little rust on the tang. That could build up under the scales over time.

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  3 роки тому

      Thank you, I will check for any rust to appear regularly better be safe than sorry :) I soaked it in rust removal for almost 48 hrs. so I don't expect a lot but I am still learning so thanks for pointing it out.

  • @fantasticrestoration3146
    @fantasticrestoration3146 3 роки тому +1

    Very nice 👍

  • @arthurbelarittervonmuller9183
    @arthurbelarittervonmuller9183 3 роки тому +2

    Soaking a 100 year old leather sheath is a mega pig

  • @bela2619
    @bela2619 3 роки тому +1

    60,000K ????? 😱 👏👏👏

  • @LuciferMontiel
    @LuciferMontiel 2 роки тому +1

    Como cuando youtube te recomienda un canal de como restaurar armas XD
    hasta youtube mismo esta dando una señal de que se acerca la tercera guerra mundial XD 😂😂😂🤔😐
    PD: muy buen video ahora me pondre en marcha para mirar todos los videos de tu canal xq se ven interesantes 🙂
    Saludos desde Argentina🇦🇷🇦🇷

  • @endutubecensorship
    @endutubecensorship Рік тому

    Question on the screwdriver type, any reason why you didn't use a hollow ground?

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  Рік тому

      I didn't know about hollow ground screwdrivers.

    • @endutubecensorship
      @endutubecensorship Рік тому

      @@TopGunRestorations The hollow ground tips are shaped in a way that supports and contacts more of the screw slot, as opposed to being wedge shaped on standard screwdrivers that only contact the edges of the slot leaving a likelyhood of camming out of the slot and damage to the screw.
      It would be worth a look at hollow ground screwdrivers to see if they would help in your work.

  • @jimbaird8976
    @jimbaird8976 3 роки тому +1

    Nice job in bringing it back

  • @raphlvlogs271
    @raphlvlogs271 2 роки тому

    will it fit on to any modern firearms?

  • @nelsonrojas6734
    @nelsonrojas6734 2 роки тому

    Nice 👌👍

  • @pelayohammer4199
    @pelayohammer4199 3 роки тому +1

    NICE WORK.MY friend.

  • @reenactmentdays5891
    @reenactmentdays5891 3 роки тому

    Do you know of anywhere i could find replacement parts for the m1917 bayonet? I just recently got one and the crossguard needs replacing and the catch button is gone.

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  3 роки тому

      Only place I can think of is antique market or ebay. It won't be easy to get just parts for it. Good luck

  • @alexanderplatinhair8867
    @alexanderplatinhair8867 3 роки тому

    Great work. Greetings from Warsaw Poland. Alex

  • @РусланШайкин-ь4з
    @РусланШайкин-ь4з 3 роки тому +1

    Реанимировал нормуль ,но все равно всё видно👍

  • @2541968joey
    @2541968joey 3 роки тому +1

    Well done, I wish you success on finding the Family of ownership.

  • @pauljohnson3215
    @pauljohnson3215 3 роки тому

    Looks Great....but why not refinish the wooden hand grips??

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  3 роки тому

      Those were in great shape and I wanted to leave something untouched

  • @martkbanjoboy8853
    @martkbanjoboy8853 Рік тому

    What is with your 'promise to have the bayonet sent to the descendants of the original owner' based on the initials on the scabbard? Seems like a strange thing to claim.

  • @mikecaine3643
    @mikecaine3643 3 роки тому

    I see a few comments not liking the restoration - ignore them - weapons were meant to be maintained .Rust and discolouration is not something a true restorer would want to retain.Nice job .

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much I let people express themselves in any way, it all doesn't really matter I did my best and probably it could be done better but I was the one doing it and obviously not everyone will like it. I would love to see how all those haters do the restoration themselves. Not one of those comments suggested to see their video of a proper way to do it. I just let them be lol. At my age I don't worry about things like that I value more important aspects in life :)

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  3 роки тому +1

      I don't delete any comments whatsoever no matter how bad they are if it makes people more happier that way let them be :)

  • @r2putra205
    @r2putra205 3 роки тому

    Good job

  • @Oleg7777758
    @Oleg7777758 3 роки тому +1

    Ножны убил. Кожу надо было лечить глицерином и т. П. А он намочил и покрасил совершенно не подходящей дрянью... Их аж все перекосило....

  • @claude-emmanuelvermersch6847
    @claude-emmanuelvermersch6847 3 роки тому +2

    Quelle massacre... C'etait une pièce d'histoire dans son jus avant...

  • @mirkoriedel7765
    @mirkoriedel7765 3 роки тому

    da hast dir so viel mühe gegeben und dann schraubst du die griffschallen wieder drauf ohne sie aufzuarbeiten

  • @joshschneider9766
    @joshschneider9766 3 роки тому

    I also think of the memories forging departments made producing hundreds of thousands of these.

  • @brother-in-arms-spodvizhnik
    @brother-in-arms-spodvizhnik 3 роки тому +2

    Хорошая работа, можно сказать прекрасная. Только музыка очень плохая, невозможно слушать. Пришлось выключить звук. А так 👍🏻

  • @jcft2012
    @jcft2012 3 роки тому +1

    no music...

  • @kevinfoster926
    @kevinfoster926 3 роки тому

    A WWI Bayonet with RN, possibly it belonged to the 63rd Royal Navy infantry division?

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  3 роки тому +1

      I really have no idea, it looks like someone's initial, it's uneven and carved by hand

  • @joshschneider9766
    @joshschneider9766 3 роки тому +1

    My great grandfather came from krynik poland to the usa in 1922 at the age of 23.

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  3 роки тому

      Hey thank you for such a nice comment. Is it Krynik or Krynica I am curious because I actually know someone from Krynica lol. I am so glad that my video can make someone happy that's all it matters. My grandfather fought in WW2 but had to survive WW1 as a teenage boy he was also from Poland. I loved to listen to his stories about war time. It's hard to understand it for some people but I have great respect for all those that fought for us. Thanks again it means a lot

  • @vinzalarms5079
    @vinzalarms5079 3 роки тому

    Amazing

  • @alexr7298
    @alexr7298 6 місяців тому

    Looked great before the "restoration". Nothing was restored, of course -- and a whole lot was screwed up.

  • @МаксКригер-я6д
    @МаксКригер-я6д 3 роки тому +1

    Да молодец!Если этот штык принадлежал ветерану ,то для его родственников это будет великой памятью об ушедшем предке! 👍

  • @gilevi
    @gilevi 3 роки тому +4

    Ugggg. Shouldn't of cold blued it

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  3 роки тому

      I really didn't see any other option it's relatively easy to remove bluing with vinegar

    • @gilevi
      @gilevi 3 роки тому

      @@TopGunRestorations i would of rust blue the handle and left the blade.

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  3 роки тому

      Blade was left untouched after cleaning

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  3 роки тому +2

      I appreciate all comments I am still learning so thank you for all your input

    • @gilevi
      @gilevi 3 роки тому

      @@TopGunRestorations check out ua-cam.com/video/O4QOcRTZv2Q/v-deo.html. Also on his channel watch conservation 101

  • @joseph90731
    @joseph90731 Рік тому

    Why not keep it original?
    If I wanted something new, I would buy off Amazon.

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  Рік тому +1

      I like old vintage things restored as close as possible to their original condition.

  • @walterftube
    @walterftube 3 роки тому +5

    Destroyed historical value.

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  3 роки тому

      Oh well in my opinion I preserved but thanks for you input though.

  • @doctor_moriarty
    @doctor_moriarty 3 роки тому

    Wait for Winchester M1897 restoration😏

  • @5phutsangtao-iQ
    @5phutsangtao-iQ 3 роки тому

    🙋💁💖

  • @grahamparr3933
    @grahamparr3933 3 роки тому

    The handle looks rough🤔

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  3 роки тому

      It's actually very smooth which surprised me as well that's why I left it untouched.

    • @grahamparr3933
      @grahamparr3933 3 роки тому

      @@TopGunRestorations fair enough👍

  • @shannonhumphry2180
    @shannonhumphry2180 3 роки тому +2

    all the bluing is now gone now it will rust away good job ruining it

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  3 роки тому

      Bayonet is stored in sealed acrylic box with all the air pumped out.

  • @malum4342
    @malum4342 3 роки тому +3

    Хня...

    • @TopGunRestorations
      @TopGunRestorations  3 роки тому

      Sorry no idea what that means, I used to speak Russian but that was almost 40 years ago lol

    • @oldgrandfather2697
      @oldgrandfather2697 3 роки тому

      Согласен.

    • @hansfettgesicht2557
      @hansfettgesicht2557 3 роки тому

      @@TopGunRestorations Сокращенное от хуйня. That's not how you treat bayonets that old. Negative comments you don't see, because they know it's useless and rather share your videos in Facebook groups to laugh, or weep over your "restorations". Some people are destroying them with etching, the other ones like this. Howgh.

  • @enzopereira8097
    @enzopereira8097 2 роки тому

    Uma dinheiro eu gostei

  • @Kll41
    @Kll41 2 роки тому

    Hello

  • @babujinbabujin4976
    @babujinbabujin4976 3 роки тому

    Salve I want

  • @panos.anastopoulos.
    @panos.anastopoulos. 3 роки тому

    ✌👌👍🇬🇷

  • @АндрейАлексин-н5о
    @АндрейАлексин-н5о 3 роки тому

    149 like Odessa Black Sea

  • @enzopereira8097
    @enzopereira8097 2 роки тому

    Oi

  • @bulldog2761
    @bulldog2761 3 роки тому

    страдает хернёй .