Col. Kilburn Bayonet Collection
In 2018 we sold these bayonets from the bayonet collection of retired US Army Col. Peter Kilburn a retired Army Trauma Surgeon. Col. Kilburn had been collecting bayonets for over 65 years. Col. Kilburn’s collection covered three main areas, bayonets from the US, bayonets from the United Kingdom and bayonets from Germany. We had bidders from 26 states and 4 countries that participated in the auctions we conducted for Col. Kilburn. Our bidders were from as far away as New Zealand.
Col. Kilburn found us on a Google search. The auctioneer he had purchased most of his bayonets from had died, and other’s places he purchased from were out of business. He went to Google to see if he could find an auctioneer that had some experience selling bayonets and since we had a track record selling them, we showed up. He gave Tina Weiman a call at 314-680-8599 and got the ball rolling. Tina explained to him that we had sold a lot of bayonets in our past auctions and that we would be honored to handle his collection for him and bring them to market .
After Col. Kilburn decided to use us as his auction company we flew up to Seattle, inventoried his bayonet collection, and rented a truck and drove them back to St. Louis, and began to catalog them. His US collection of bayonets went back to the Revolutionary War. It included bayonets for everything from muskets to M-16’s and everything in between.
US Bayonets We Have Sold
US Bayonets 1700-1871
If you have a collection of bayonets, swords, cutlases, sabers or other militaria that you would like to sell, we would love to talk to you about bringing it to market. Use this link to contact us or simply give us a call at 314-680-8598.