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12/30/2009 12:54 AM
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Hi Guys,
I went out "hunting" today and managed to score a couple of nice pieces at a gun shop in a small farming town a couple of hours drive from home. The one of interest to this forum is a sidearm/bayonet for the Police of Baden. It was made by WKC and it's still in pretty good shape. The handle and scabbard furniture are made of unplated brass.The checkered grips are made from wood. Aside from the manufacturer's logo the only marking is "1393" stamped on the crossguard. Here are some pics of it along with a couple of pre-Christmas finds, a Bavarian issued M71 and one from Wurttemberg.
Best regards,
Len
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#15195
12/30/2009 12:54 AM
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"If it ain't baroque don't fix it." Johann Sebastian Bach
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#15196
12/30/2009 12:55 AM
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"If it ain't baroque don't fix it." Johann Sebastian Bach
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#15197
12/30/2009 12:56 AM
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"If it ain't baroque don't fix it." Johann Sebastian Bach
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12/30/2009 12:56 AM
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#15199
12/30/2009 02:59 AM
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Very nice Len! The gold Baden Police sidearms are very hard to find.
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12/30/2009 02:31 PM
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Hi George,
Thanks for your comments. Does anyone know why there are gold and silver variants? Municipal police vs. Rural?
Officer grade vs. lower grades?
Best regards,
Len
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#15201
12/30/2009 02:57 PM
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Len,
The silver colored ones were generally for municipal police while the gold colored ones were rural. The larger ones (like yours) were service bayonets and will sometimes show issue stamps or numbers while the lighter weight ones were mostly Extrawaffe. I see very few of the gold colored ones.
George
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#15202
12/31/2009 02:23 AM
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Len,
Great Baden. I've owned several of these but never come across a gilt example although I've seen Orpo's posted here on GD several times. Beautiful in it's simplicity & oh so rare. Really a super piece all around, thanks for sharing it with us.
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#15203
12/31/2009 03:16 PM
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Great find Len.... As mentioned, these are really tough pieces to locate.
WANTED TO REPURCHASE!! Walther pistol Model PP - ac code - Ser. No. 382000P - REWARD FOR INFO ABOUT THIS PISTOL!!
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#15204
01/01/2010 11:34 PM
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Len, congrats on your score! How I wish that I had half a chance to visit a gun shop and score such a fine item like a golden Baden!
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#15205
01/01/2010 11:39 PM
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Dave,
Where were you 6 months ago? I had a mint Eick long model Baden for sale, albeit not gilted.
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#15206
01/02/2010 01:39 AM
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quote: Originally posted by Billy G.:
Dave,
Where were you 6 months ago? I had a mint Eick long model Baden for sale, albeit not gilted.
What??? That's horrible to hear as you said "had". I was around, but I guess not in your firends list  The Baden are the examples I seem to be missing...well, there are also a lot of others I am missing.
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#15207
01/02/2010 05:49 AM
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Yeah, Billy. I just picked up mine from Wittmann about 3 months ago. You don't tell your friends when you have a minty Eickhorn for sale? Shame on you.  John
Always looking for Eickhorns and etched bayonets.
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#15208
05/06/2010 08:06 PM
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This discussion recently took place on gunboards.com. Thought you might find it interesting in that an Alcoso made Baden Police Bayonet has popped up. This is a first for me, at least. I've previously only seen WKC & Eick's. Scroll down to post #15 http://forums.gunboards.com/sh...=1325575#post1325575
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