335.Metropolis (3)
Lao Song's words surprised Li Du, he didn't expect this bayonet to be quite valuable. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Compared with a trench cannon worth 500,000 yuan, the price of $10,000 may be very low, but this is just an ordinary bayonet, and it is very rare to sell it for this price in the United States, where good knives are everywhere.
Lao Song continued: "The serrated bayonet was not used to kill the enemy, but to be worn by officers, because the serrated knife was customary in Germany as a symbol of power. ”
In other words, the nature of the knife is more of a ceremonial weapon than a practical weapon. ”
"However, the Germans had the best technology in forging steel at that time, and when the bayonet was formed, it was very successful, not only for assassination, but also for chopping. ”
"This is because this kind of serrated tooth tip is forward, the front part of the knife is larger, and it can split the trunk of a willow tree with the inertia of force with a single knife!"
As he spoke, he picked up the knife and waved his hand down in a slashing motion.
As soon as the connoisseur made a move, Lao Song's action of swinging the knife looked simple and unpretentious, but his wrist was stable, explosive, and fast.
The blade flickered in the air, and except for Li Du, no one else could see it clearly.
The serrated version of the butcher was supplied to the engineering corps in the early days, and the more specialized shovels, axes, and saws were widely equipped, and the serrated knives remained for the officers to wear.
Because of the small number of officers, the number of serrated butchers produced was also small, accounting for only five percent, and more bayonets were of the kind without serrations.
And the reason why this saber is so expensive now is its scarcity.
Produced in small quantities, the knife was later largely destroyed, because during World War I, British and French propaganda agencies continued to deliberately exaggerate the power of the German serrated bayonet and the terrible wounds it caused, and confirmed the brutality of its users with the "inhumane" nature of the weapon.
Under this propaganda, even German soldiers began to believe this statement.
So the French soldiers threatened to kill all the German prisoners found to be using such bayonets by "treating others the way they would be treated."
In order to stabilize the morale of the troops, the German officers and soldiers at the front began to switch to ordinary bayonets, or sharpen the serrations on the back of the knives themselves.
At the end of World War I, Germany became a defeated country, and these terrifying bayonets, along with large-caliber guns, were confiscated by the Allies.
In this way, there are fewer serrated butchers that have survived, and this knife appeared in the United States, probably as trophies collected by American soldiers from German officers during World War I.
Lao Song likes that this knife is well maintained, it has survived for a hundred years, and it is still cold and flashing, with sharp serrations, and it is very collectible.
Li Du looked at Hans, who shook his head and said in a low voice, "Don't sell it." ”
Seeing this, Li Du also shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, we don't want to sell this knife." ”
Lao Song sighed, and his fingers stirred up the bayonet to rotate smoothly twice on the palm, showing extremely high knife playing skills.
After the bayonet stopped turning, he pinched the tip of the knife and handed it to Li Du, saying: "We are an ancestor, I can't make a move on you, if the Yankees enter the store with this knife and take care of your ball, this knife will definitely have to stay." ”
The old Song and the young man's style revealed domineering, Li Du didn't like their style very much, and left after taking the knife back.
Out of the Tang Dynasty Immortal Library, Hans breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In the future, you have to stay away from here, God, your compatriots are not cute at all, just the opposite of you." ”
Li Du said: "Why is it not cute? Look, my compatriots are so happy in business, they don't bargain, they just give money." ”
This business made him feel puzzled, the other party didn't know what to buy that umbrella for, and he was willing to pay 10,000 yuan.
Hans said: "These two people are terrible, I don't want to deal with this kind of person, I hope that the umbrella is okay, I have a hunch, if there is a problem with the umbrella, we will have a problem too." ”
As he spoke, he made a cross on his chest.
"What's so scary?" Li Du sneered at him, "You're so cowardly. ”
Hans sneered: "Just now 10,000 yuan was on the table, and that Don pressed it with one finger, and I couldn't drag the 10,000 yuan with my whole hand!
He looked behind him and asked himself: "Da Ao has a bayonet in his hand, and he can still maintain a little deterrent, if we don't have weapons, I'm afraid they will kill us!"
This is a bit of, Li Du feels that the young man surnamed Tang and the middle-aged man surnamed Song are not very violent people, nor are they people who are willing to cause trouble.
In short, the trip to Los Angeles went well, the car badge and umbrella were sold for 40,000 yuan, and the true value of the bayonet was learned.
Back at the hotel, Hans played with the bayonet.
Li Du knew that he didn't let this bayonet be sold just now, not because he was worried that he wouldn't be able to deter people without a knife, as he said, but because he liked this knife.
In this way, before going to sleep, he threw the knife to Hans and said, "I have sent you." ”
Hans glared at him, "Huh?"
Li Du said: "If you like it, I'll give it to you, this knife is not for sale." ”
Hans was embarrassed and sneered, "How is this good?"
Li Du said: "Who makes you like it?"
Hans grinded, he did like this knife, but he felt that in the process of working together, he took too much advantage of Li Du.
He can't keep his money, he either donates it or spends it, and the team bought the car twice with Li Du's money, and paid Da Ao and Godzilla salaries, almost Li Du was paying for it.
Sometimes when he came across something he liked at the auction, Li Du would give it to him directly, with a collector's edition pistol in front and a bayonet here.
No matter how you look at it, he took a lot of advantage.
Li Du didn't care, because in fact, he took advantage of it.
For example, the Patek Philippe watch on his wrist, and now Hans does not know that he has taken their most valuable asset.
And the jeweled saber that no one knew about, and according to his valuation, it would only be more expensive than a Patek Philippe watch!
The most important thing is the little flying insect clone, this is his biggest dependence, as long as the little flying insect is there, he doesn't care about money at all, because there are too many ways for him to make money.
Since you are in Los Angeles, you must see if there is a suitable warehouse auction here.
The next day, Hans was fiddled on the bed with his computer for a while, and said, "Los Angeles is really a metropolis, and there are so many warehouse auctions here." ”
Li Du asked with interest, "How much?"
Hans said: "There are two warehouses in the auction today, and in the next few days, well, there are more than ten warehouses to be auctioned for the rest of the week. ”
Li Du was taken aback, Flagpole City including the surrounding area, it would be good to have one warehouse to be auctioned in seven days, and here, there can be more than a dozen warehouses auctioned in a week, which is amazing.
Seeing his surprised expression, Hans waved his hand and said, "Don't be surprised, man, there are thousands of unowned warehouses in the country every day, how many are in Los Angeles?"