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Local Price : £125.00

Taiwan M1 Garand Rifle Bayonet. Circa 1950. #2410021. After its split with China in 1949, American firearms became the staple of the Taiwanese infantry, particularly the M1 Garand rifle and M1 carbine. This bayonet is a 1950s Taiwanese variant of the WW2 American M1 Garand rifle bayonet. It is identical to the American model except for the ricasso markings.The 250mm single-edged blade has a deep single fuller and a flat spine that terminates in a double-edged spear point. The blade is in excellent condition and retains its original black finish.The ricasso is stamped with the Taiwanese manufacture roundel and 60-6 KS.The blackened crosspiece and pommel are in good condition, retaining their original finish, and the press stud mechanism is in good working order. The black plastic grips are in good condition and are secured firmly.The bayonet is complete with its American M1 scabbard. The scabbard is of WW2 vintage and was probably suppled along with an M1 rifle and bayonet, that was subsequently replaced with a newly made model. The US markings have been removed from the scabbard locket, probably by the Americans prior to export to Taiwan, as the provision of arms to the newly estranged island was initially quite clandestine.This is a good example of a historically significant Taiwanese Mi Garand rifle bayonet, produced in the early years of Taiwan’s independence from China.

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £120.00

Indian 1907 Pattern Mk III Bayonet, by Ishapore. Description Plain unfullered knife blade with clipped point and 2-inch false edge. Wood grips secured by two screws, squared pommel with oil hole. Black leather scabbard with iron throat and chape, khaki canvas frog. The bayonet is stamped on one side at the ricasso with the Tudor Crown, also known as the Imperial Crown for its use throughout the British Empire, &#acute;G.R.I&#acute; (Georgius Rex Imperator, meaning George VI, who was the last Emperor of India until its independence in 1947), &#acute;MkII&#acute;, the bayonet model, &#acute;9 43&#acute;, meaning the bayonet was manufactured in September 1943, and &#acute;R.F.I&#acute;, meaning the manufacturer, the Rifle Factory Ishapore. It is stamped on the other side with three Indian inspection marks. The scabbard leather is stamped next to the seam with &#acute;W&#acute; indicating that the leather was impregnated with wax as part of the manufacture process, and &#acute;ca1942&#acute; indicating that it was manufactured by the Government Harness and Saddlery Factory at Cawnpore in 1942. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped next to the staple with &#acute;C^320&#acute;, with ^ being a broad arrow War Department mark. The chape piece of the scabbard is stamped next to the staple with &#acute;E.E. 41&#acute;, indicating it was manufactured in 1941 by a different contractor. You may notice that the model stamp is incorrect “ this is certainly a MkIII due to its squared pommel, but the stamp shows &#acute;MkII&#acute;. Incorrect factory stamping is a known phenomenon with Indian bayonets, as well as failing to add stamps for conversions, factory repairs and so on. See British & Commonwealth Bayonets by Skennerton & Richardson, p348 and 351: they write that it is particularly common to see MkIIIs stamped as MkIIs. These bayonets were made to fit the many SMLE No. 1 rifles made at Ishapore. Over time Indian bayonets became progressively simplified from the original 1907 Pattern design: the MkIII differed from the MkII in having a squared pommel and straight grips (without the curve to the belly of the grip found on other 1907 Patterns). The blade is clean and bright with an even finish and no edge damage. It has been blued at the ricasso and on the hilt, tang and pommel “ the pommel shows some wear to its blueing with some patches of light pitting. A few dents to the wood grips. The locking button is fully functional. The scabbard leather is good with only a few very small dents to its surface. The chape piece of the scabbard has some patination. The throat piece of the scabbard has extensive pitting leaving a rough surface, and has rusted through at one spot on its reverse side creating a small hole. This is hidden with the frog in place.

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £120.00

Indian 1907 Pattern Mk III Bayonet, by Ishapore. Description Plain unfullered knife blade with clipped point and 2-inch false edge. Wood grips secured by two screws, squared pommel with oil hole. Black leather scabbard with iron throat and chape, khaki canvas frog. The bayonet is stamped on one side at the ricasso with the Tudor Crown, also known as the Imperial Crown for its use throughout the British Empire, &#acute;G.R.I&#acute; (Georgius Rex Imperator, meaning George VI, who was the last Emperor of India until its independence in 1947), &#acute;MkII&#acute;, the bayonet model, &#acute;10 43&#acute;, meaning the bayonet was manufactured in October 1943, and &#acute;R.F.I&#acute;, meaning the manufacturer, the Rifle Factory Ishapore. It is stamped on the other side with Indian inspection marks. The pommel is stamped with &#acute;97&#acute;. The scabbard leather is faintly stamped &#acute;43&#acute;, indicating that it was manufactured at around the same time. The reverse of the canvas frog has been written on with &#acute;HEGGIE&#acute;. You may notice that the model stamp is incorrect “ this is certainly a MkIII due to its squared pommel, but the stamp shows &#acute;MkII&#acute;. Incorrect factory stamping is a known phenomenon with Indian bayonets, as well as failing to add stamps for conversions, factory repairs and so on. See British & Commonwealth Bayonets by Skennerton & Richardson, p348 and 351: they write that it is particularly common to see MkIIIs stamped as MkIIs. The scabbard is noticeably longer than it needs to be for the bayonet “ it is a full-length No.1 model. These bayonets were made to fit the many SMLE No. 1 rifles made at Ishapore. Over time Indian bayonets became progressively simplified: the MkIII differed from the MkII in having a squared pommel and straight grips (without the curve to the belly of the grip found on other 1907 Patterns). The blade has some grinding marks from manufacture, and one small area of cleaned pitting toward the tip on one side. Small areas of patination to the hilt, hilt and pommel largely retain their original finish. Some small dents to the wood grips. The locking button is fully functional. The scabbard leather is good with only small bumps and abrasions to its surface. Some storage grease may remain in the scabbard.

Nation : British
Local Price : 1,500 kr

English Brownbess/Tower bayonet 18th century.

Nation : Swedish
Local Price : 1,500 kr

Swedish bayonet m/ 1799.

Nation : British
Local Price : 1,500 kr

English sleeve bayonet for Brown bess/Tower 1700s.

Nation : British
Local Price : £110.00

British Lee-Enfield No. 9 Knife Bayonet. Description Single-fullered bowie blade with clipped point, steel socket with locking mechanism. Steel scabbard with circular frog stud and brass throat piece secured by a screw. Khaki canvas postwar frog with unstitched slit for the stud. The No. 9 was the last model of bayonet produced for the Lee Enfield No.4 rifle, and followed the No. 7 rotating bayonet with a mechanically simpler attempt at a bayonet that was also useful as a knife, using the No. 7&#acute;s blade and scabbard but attached to the simple forged socket of the wartime No. 4. The locking button is stamped with a broad arrow. The socket is stamped on one side with &#acute;F5&#acute; over &#acute;B&#acute;. The reverse side of the frog&#acute;s belt loop is inked with markings, but these are so faint as to be illegible. The blade has some spots of patination and of cleaned pitting, including pitting at the tip on one side. Its edge has been sharpened. The bluing of the socket is intact apart from rubbing at raised edges, and the band of bluing remains at the base of the blade. The scabbard has two small dents and one larger dent on the reverse side, its bluing is likewise rubbed in places.

Nation : Siamese
Local Price : £110.00

Siamese Type 46 Bayonet. Description Single-edged, fullered knife blade, steel hilt with muzzle ring, wood scale grips secured by two rivets, steel pommel. Blued steel scabbard with frog hook. The ricasso is stamped with Thai script &#acute;à¸£,à¸¨,à¹‘à¹’à¹‘&#acute;, which translates to &#acute;R,S,121&#acute;. This means Year 121 of the Rattanakosin Sok, the era proclaimed by King Rama V in 1889 to have begun in 1781, the year in which his great-great-grandfather Rama I acceded to the throne and Rattanakosin (now called Bangkok) became the nation&#acute;s capital. RS121 is therefore 1903 in the Gregorian calendar, the bayonets were produced until 1908 but all were stamped with the date of the model&#acute;s adoption. These bayonets were produced in Japan for the Siamese military and fit the Siamese Type 46 rifle. Seeking to modernize its military at the turn of the 20th century to stave off colonial powers, Siam managed to buy a license to build Mauser’s Gewehr 98 rifle. Since it lacked the manufacturing capability, the actual production was contracted out to Japan’s Koishikawa arsenal, which resulted in the Type 46, a rifle along the lines of the Gewehr 98 but with additional features from the Japanese Type 35 produced by the same plant. The components were assembled in Bangkok with technical assistance from the Japanese, and this may have been true of the bayonets as well, which are modified versions of the German 84/98 bayonet.

Nation : -
Local Price : 1,400 kr

Sv flottans bajonett m/1845.

Nation : -
Local Price : 1,400 kr

Egyptian Hakim bayonet w/1949.

Nation : -
Local Price : 1,400 kr

US Garand bayonet WW2.

Nation : -
Local Price : 1,350 kr

Norwegian bayonet w/1860.

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £105.00

East India Company 1841 Pattern Socket Bayonet. Description Socket bayonet with triangular blade, the broad face of the blade unfullered while the two narrower faces are fullered, the socket with distinctive enlarged socket rim with a crescent shaped hole. Brown leather scabbard with brass throat and chape pieces, the throat piece with teardrop shaped frog stud, the chape piece secured with steel rivets and with a drainage hole at the tip. Blade 17 inches in length, socket 3 inches, muzzle ring diameter 24mm, scabbard 15 7/8 inches in length The broad face of the blade is stamped at the forte with &#acute;E.B&#acute;, while the top of the socket is engraved with numerals including &#acute;5&#acute; “ these marks are faint and there are numerous small dents which may have been applied to cancel the markings. The chape piece of the scabbard is stamped with &#acute;C^15&#acute; where ^ is a broad arrow War Department mark. I believe this is an Indian mark, I have seen similar markings on Indian 1907 Pattern scabbard fittings. The blade and socket have some areas of light patination, some spots of light pitting and forging imperfections to the blade. The leather of the scabbard has some surface-level cracking, one chunk taken out of the front face next to the throat piece, some warping and abrasion to the seam on the reverse side, with an uneven line of stitching added as a repair. Some dents and spots of patination to the brass fittings. The chape piece is attached to the leather on only one side “ take care to support it once the blade has been withdrawn.

Nation : -
Local Price : 1,300 kr

Amerikansk bajonett m/1917.

Nation : -
Local Price : 1,300 kr

Saber bayonet unknown.

Nation : Swedish
Local Price : 1,300 kr

Swedish bayonet m/ 1775.

Nation : British
Local Price : 1,300 kr

English Tower bayonet 18th century.

Nation : British
Local Price : 1,300 kr

English Tower bayonet 18th century.

Nation : -
Local Price : £100.00

Czech M1924 Bayonet (VZ 24), Dated 1950 (Communist Period). Description Single fullered spear pointed knife blade with reversed cutting edge (on the same side as the muzzle ring), steel hilt with muzzle ring and protruding rivets, wood scale grips attached by two screws, steel beaked pommel with locking button. Steel scabbard with frog hook and ball finial. The blade is stamped on its exposed tang with a three-part stamp &#acute;E95&#acute;, followed by a crossed swords emblem, followed by &#acute;50&#acute;, indicating the year of manufacture was 1950. The pommel end is stamped with &#acute;112&#acute; and &#acute;tgf&#acute;. The letter code &#acute;tgf&#acute; was used to indicate Ä

Nation : British
Local Price : 1,250 kr

British Enfield bayonet m/1853.

Nation : ?
Local Price : 1,250.00

. A 15 Bore Flintlock East India Company Service Pistol, Dated 1812. With round barrel stamped with proof marks and numerous inspectors marks at the breech, plain tang, border engraved flat lock with the East India Company Rampant Lion with a crowned ‘2' beneath the pan, dated across the tail, ‘1812' figured full stock stamped with stockers marks and inspection marks, regulation brass mounts, with captive ramrod. Dimensions: Bore: 15 Bore Barrel Length: 9 Inches (22.85 cm) Overall Length: 15.5 Inches (39.40 cm)

Nation : British
Local Price : £95.00

British 18th Century Land Pattern Socket Bayonet. #2306007. The “Land Pattern” bayonet came in a wide variety of socket lengths and blade profiles, the bayonets being made by a variety of makers both in England and in India. These bayonets were made for use with several different muskets including carbines. The British Board of Ordnance, the East India Company (EIC) and the various Indian states all made use of these bayonets at the end of the 18th and early 19th Centuries.This bayonet has a total length of 430mm (17 inches) comprising a 100mm long socket with an internal muzzle ring diameter of 24.5mm at the back and 23.3mm at the front. The triangular blade measures 320mm (12.5 inches). The MRD and socket length is pretty much the same as those for use with the Brown Bess musket but the shortness of the blade suggests that the bayonet was used with a carbine of a similar calibre. It is possible that the blade was shortened and re-profiled but I don't think so.The bayonet is in good condition with some shallow pitting. The face of the blade is stamped with a maker’s mark.This is an interesting example of a late 18th Century carbine socket bayonet.

Nation : -
Local Price : 1,200 kr

Bajonett m/1895 för underofficer Ã–st/Ungern.

Nation : ?
Local Price : 1,150.00

. A Silver Inlaid Tap-Action Pistol. With round turn-off barrels, engraved with bands at the breech ends, border engraved box-lock action, stamped with London proofs, engraved ‘J.PROBIN' within an oval decorated with stands of arms to the left and ‘LONDON' within an oval surrounded by stands of arms on the right, flat sided walnut butt, inlaid with scrolling wire, oval escutcheon engraved with the original owners initials, steel trigger guard decorated with a flower head on the bow. PROBIN Dimensions: Bore: 80 Bore Barrel Length: 2.25 Inches (5.75 cm) Overall Length: 7.5 inches (19 cm)

Nation : ?
Local Price : 1,150.00

. A Pair of Flintlock Pocket Pistols Signed H. Nock. With round blued turn-off barrels, stamped below with Birmingham proofs and tombstone marks, line engraved box-lock actions, signed ‘H.NOCK' within ovals to the left, surrounded by stands of arms and ‘LONDON' within an oval to the right also surrounded bye stands of arms, fitted with top-mounted sliding safety catches that also lock the pans, chequered walnut butts with vacant rectangular silver escutcheons. H. NOCK New pattern lock rejected by Ordnance in 1770. Gunlock smith. Made set of gauges for Gunmakers Company Proof House, 1781. Free of Gunmakers Co., by redemption 1784. Took Livery, 1795. Elected Assistant, 1798; Master 1802. Appointed Gunsmith-in-Ordinary to George III, 1789. In celebration of King's health recovery, displayed at Ludgate Hill ‘an Imperial Crown, beautifully ornamented and very rich illumination of coloured lamps' (St. James's Chronicle, 25 April 1789). Made 7-barrelled rifled and pistol for Prince of Wales, 1790-2 (Royal Collection at Windsor Nos 154, 203). Contractor to Ordnance, 1771-1804; East India Co. (and Royal East India Volunteer Regt.) made 7 barrel guns, 1780; screwless lock 1786; wall piece, 1788; Duke of Richmond's Musket, 1792; Royal Horse Artillery Pistol, 1793…succeeded by James Wilkinson. Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA. Dimensions: Bore: 40 Bore Barrel Length: 1.75 Inches (4.5 cm) Overall Length: 6 Inches (15.25 cm)

Nation : British
Local Price : 125.00 USD

BRITISH 1876 MODEL SOCKET BAYONET. Standard pattern with triangular blade barked with arsenal and inspection marks and date 6/88 (1888). Crisp with blued finish overall. The socket with a strong blue finish. The blade with blue faded to brown.

Nation : Swedish
Local Price : £85.00

Swedish M1896 Mauser Bayonet. #2410023. This Swedish Model 1896 bayonet is the Mk II variant with a conical locking stud. This example was made by Eskilstuna Jernmanufactur. EJ-AB produced around 280,000 of these bayonets between 1899 and 1912. The 212mm single-edged blade has a narrow, flat spine with a thin single fuller on each side and terminates in a spear point. The blade is bright and clean and in very good condition with some minor tarnish at the point.The ricasso bears the makers anchored logo above the serial number “367”. The obverse has a crowned inspection stamp.The steel cross-piece has wear to the original blueing and is unit marked. The tubular steel grip is knurled and blued. The conical attachment mechanism is in good working order.The bayonet is complete with its blued steel scabbard. The scabbard has the expected wear to the blueing and is in excellent condition. The bayonet sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.These Swedish bayonets are an excellent buy. They are very well made, all steel construction and iconic – an ideal collectors’ bayonet.

Nation : British
Local Price : £85.00

British Lovell's Catch 1851 Pattern Musket Bayonet. #2511007. The Lovell’s spring catch was developed early in the 1840’s as a replacement for the Hanoverian catch and was approved by the Board of Ordnance on the 23rd October 1844. Following its adoption, the Lovell catch was retro-fitted to several earlier patterns of socket bayonet and was also used with new pattern muskets. This particular bayonet is for the 1851 pattern musket. It is essentially the same as the 1842 pattern, but with a slightly smaller diameter socket.This 1851 pattern bayonet has an overall length of 528mm. The socket is 76mm in length with a muzzle diameter of 22.8mm. The blade is 427mm long. The triangular blade has twin fullers on the underside and a flat, un-fullered face. The base of the blade bears the remnants of a maker’s mark and the forte is deeply stamped with a Birmingham inspection mark.The bayonet is in good condition.

Nation : American
Local Price : £85.00

US M1855 Socket Bayonet. Description Socket bayonet with fullered triangular blade and steel scabbard. Scabbard with drainage hole and frog hanging hook. Blade 18 inches in length, the bayonet 20Â¾ inches overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso with &#acute;US&#acute;. Both bayonet and scabbard have been blued and retain a great deal of this original finish, especially the blade. The scabbard has some wear to the bluing on prominent surfaces and one very small dent towards the point.

Nation : Swiss
Local Price : £80.00

Swiss Stgw. 57 Bayonet by Wenger. Description Double-edged spear-pointed blade, ribbed black plastic grip with concave grooves, steel crossbar hilt with muzzle ring, steel pommel with locking button. Black plastic scabbard with frog loop and leather frog strap, brown leather frog with strap and stud. The hilt is stamped on one side with the mark of Waffenfabrik Bern where the bayonet was assembled, composed of the letters &#acute;FW&#acute; and a Swiss cross arranged within a circle. It is stamped on the other side with &#acute;W&#acute; for the maker Wenger and the serial number &#acute;466664&#acute;. The scabbard is stamped at the throat with &#acute;P&#acute;. The Swiss government split the blade production contract for these bayonets 50:50 between the rival firms of Wenger and Victorinox, who had both been producing what they claimed was the bona fide Swiss Army Knife since 1908. The two firms competed until 2005, when a slump in sales due to tighter airport rules on pocket knives allowed Victorinox to acquire Wenger, uniting the brands under one roof. The rear side of the leather frog is stamped with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;U. REUSSER RÃ&156;FENACHT&#acute;. I believe this refers to the firm of Ulrich Reusser, founded in 1947 - this firm still exists today as Reusser Innendekorationen (Interior Decoration) AG, still trading in Rüfenacht, near Bern. Below this is stamped &#acute;87&#acute;, probably an item number. This bayonet fits the Swiss Sturmgewehr 57 (usually abbreviated to Stgw. 57) rifle, which was adopted by the Swiss military in 1957 to replace the M1931 (K31) bolt-action rifle.

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £75.00

Indian Vintage Clip-Point Yataghan Knife Circa 1970. #2511016. This vintage Indian made yataghan kukri knife is of surprisingly good quality for something that was probably made for the 1960-70’s tourist market. The style is mid-way between a traditional kukri and a clip-point Bowie knife. Custom knives of this style sell for many hundreds of pounds.The 284mm single-edged blade has a flat spine above a single fuller and terminates in a yelman with a clip point. The blade is double-edged for the final 95mm and is in very good condition with only a few small patches of tarnish. The blade retains a sharp edge.The shaped buffalo horn grip is decorated with three bands of inlaid metal dots and has a brass bolster with a plated steel crosspiece. The tang of the blade is peened through the pommel of the grip. The blade is firm in the hilt.The knife is complete with its leather covered wooden scabbard with plated steel chape. The leather has scuffs and wear consistent with its age and use. The knife sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is a great looking knife, a good talking piece for any collection.

Nation : -
Local Price : 950 kr

Socket bayonet w / 1815.