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Nation : German
Local Price : £295.00

*Rare* Prussian/Danish Model 1794 Socket Bayonet/Long Blade with Kyhl Lock Spring. BAYO 611. -. BAYO 611 A Prussian Dreyse Socket bayonet with a unique locking spring designed by Johan Christian Wilken Kyhl (Danish). It was first introduced in 1794. The Kyhl spring catch was used on Danish bayonets from 1794-1860 and was also used by Norwegian and Prussian makers. The bayonet overall length is 27”, blade length is 21” and the muzzle ring is 24mm. In good condition, this original Danish Model 1794 socket bayonet features the distinctive Kyhl lock spring. The bayonet has original brown patina. It has a massive 21" blade. The shoulder is stamped ’22161’. A rare bayonet that will make a fine addition to a collection. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 611. (Bucket)

Nation : -
Local Price : £295.00

4" Brown Bess Bayonet with India Spring Catch. BAYO 612. -. BAYO 612 The standard socket bayonet of the eighteenth century is the triangular bladed type, known by the name of its firearm as the Brown Bess, which was the premier British Army bayonet up to and indeed after 1842. Many were sent out to India after becoming obsolete for the British Army. This style of British bayonet is the subject of much speculation as to its designation and if it was ever officially issued. New research by David Harding on the history of the East India Company (EIC) has revealed that in the period 1771-72 the Board of Ordnance made a trial issue of some 600 bayonets with 'Springs' for muskets of Long Land Pattern. But they were never officially adopted. Blade length; 375mm, overall length; 490mm and 4” socket length. In good overall condition with age related staining. See pages 286 & 336 of Watts & White for reference. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 612. (Box 1)

Nation : British
Local Price : £295.00

British Pattern 1842 Socket Bayonet for Percussion Musket Manufactured by Roe, John & Son. BAYO 614. -. BAYO 614 This tubular socket, slightly tapered to fore-end. Narrow rounded collar reinforce with distinctive rounded bridge at the rear. There is a cut-away groove in the collar which is designed to align with the firearm's foresight when the bayonet is attached. Simple right angled zigzag attachment slot. Blade form: triangular section, with broad flat face and deeply fullered sides. The very slightly arched blade tapers towards narrow down-turned tip. Faintly stamped with the manufacturers name and ’19’ below crown. Blade length; 42 ¼ cm (45 ½ cm overall) 4” socket. In good overall condition with an aged patina. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 614. (BRITISH Socket Box)

Nation : British
Local Price : £295.00

British 1888 Pattern Mark II, 2nd pattern, Lee Metford Bayonet and Scabbard by Mole. BAYO 545 -. BAYO 545 This is a Lee Metford, 1888-mark II second pattern bayonet manufactured for the British .303 calibre Enfield, Lee Metford Rifle. The bayonets 12 inch double edged blade is unfullered with a medial ridge running from the ricasso to the blade tip. The ricasso of the blade is marked MOLE, (Mole being he producer of the lowest number of bayonets produced) 6/94 (June 1894 manufacture date). The other side carries an arrow over W.D. and an inspection stamp. There are also 2 inspection stamps on the spine. The grips are made of wood, held together with two brass rivets. There is an oil clearance hole in both grips. The pommel is regimentally marked T 5 R.S. (5th Battalion Royal Scots, a Territorial unit) 118 (bayonet number). There is also a deleted 19 47. See Skennerton item B213 page 168 and 174. Price includes UK delivery. BAYO 545. (Box 2)

Nation : German
Local Price : £295.00

WWI Dated German Model 1898/05 G98 Mauser 'Butcher Knife' Bayonet by Erfurt Complete with Steel Scabbard & Leather Frog. 22426:29. -. 22426:29 A 1915 German Model 1898/05 G98 Mauser 'Butcher Knife' bayonet by ERFURT. This is a very nice condition original Imperial German Pattern 1898/05 'butchers’ knife bayonet and scabbard for the Gew. 98 Mauser Rifle. This is the later model with a trimmed muzzle ring and fitted with a flash guard. The ricasso is stamped "ERFURT". The back edge of the blade is stamped with the Imperial Crown above "W 15" (1915). The blade is clean and the grips are original and un-damaged. The steel scabbard is also original and in good order with just a couple of very minor dents on the reverse as to be expected. (See image 267 page 123 in 'The Bayonet Book' by Watts and White). The price for this nicely marked bayonet and scabbard includes UK delivery. 22426:29 (Box 3)

Nation : -
Local Price : £295.00

WWII Dated US Army UFH (Union Fork and Hoe Company) M1 Short Bayonet & Scabbard for the M1 Garand Rifle. BAYO 381. -. BAYO 381 An excellent, original M1 Garand rifle bayonet with original 10” parkerised blade, not a cut down ‘M1905’ or ‘M1942’. The fullers do not run through to the tip as with the cut down bayonets, but stop 2 ¾ “from the tip (see ‘An Illustrated History of Bayonets’ by Martin.J.Brayley, pages 231-241). The bayonet has a push button release which is situated near to the cross guard with muzzle ring. The ricasso is stamped by the maker ‘UFH’ (Union Fork and Hoe Company), ‘US’ (army acceptance mark) & Frankford arsenal ‘ignited grenade’ mark along with the manufacture date ‘1943’. It has its original plastic scabbard with steel throat mount. The throat mount has the correct double hook arrangement. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 381. (USA Box 1)

Nation : -
Local Price : £295.00

Late Production Arisaka 30 Bayonet and Scabbard with Kokura Arsenal Markings. BAYO 380. -. BAYO 380 This is a Japanese ‘Arisaka Type 30’ bayonet with hooked quillon and made by ‘Tokyo Kokura’ arsenal. (The arsenal was established in 1916 as the ‘Kojura Arms Factory’ Kokura Heiki Seizojo as one of six arsenals under control of the Government: the others were the Tokyo Arsenal, Nizo Arsenal (Second Tokyo Arsenal), Nagoya Asenal, Osaka Arsenal and the South Manchurian Arsenal. The Arsenal manufactured various machine guns, cannons and rifles. The blade is polished with minor signs of age-related staining and measures 15 ½” (20” overall) with fullers and is marked to the ricasso with the four rings trademark of the ‘Kokura’ arsenal. The grips are wooden and very good, held by two screw bolts and the pommel. The scabbard is clean with minor dings, and the ball tipped metal version. See page 210 No 469 of Watts & White for reference. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 380. (Other Countries/Arisaka Box 1)

Nation : German
Local Price : £295.00

WW1 Imperial German Model 84/98 Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster & Co. Solingen & Scabbard Reworked Post WW1 for Police Issue. BAYO 368 -. BAYO 368 This is an excellent German 1920/30s rework of a WW1 issue S84/98 bayonet for issue to the police in the Weimar-era of post war Germany. The bayonet was made by E. & F. Hörster & Co. Solingen and bears their mark on the ricasso. The spine of the blade bears the Police eagle mark stamped near the hilt. The scabbard is stamped RICH.A.HERDER 5574 and is in excellent condition with no dents. Both the bayonet and scabbard retain all their original blued finish and the wooden grips are undamaged. The price for this original example includes U.K. delivery. (Box 2) BAYO 368

Nation : -
Local Price : £295.00

Rare, Brunswick Sword Bayonet for the Gurkha Brunswick Musket. BAYO 371 -. BAYO 371 This is a scarce sword bayonet specially made for the Gurkha Brunswick smoothbore gun which was produced in the early 1850s and is associated with Sergeants of Infantry. There were 2 patterns of bayonet for this rifle, one with an iron hilt and the other with a bass ribbed hilt. The bayonet measures 26 ½ inches in length with a 22 inch single edged blade with a spear point. The bayonet release catch is made of iron and protrudes inside the grip. The release spring is a simple leaf spring retained by a single screw. The bayonet is in good condition and price includes U.K. delivery. See pages 41 and 42 in Guns of the Gurkhas : The Lost Arsenal - Pistols, Rifles and Machine-guns of the Royal Nepalese Army, 1816-1945 by John Walter. (Armoury bucket). BAYO 371

Nation : British
Local Price : £295.00

British, 1853 Pattern Socket Bayonet & Scabbard. BAYO 375 -. BAYO 375 This is a British 1853 pattern socket bayonet and scabbard for the pattern 3 band Enfield rifle and the later Snider conversions. These bayonets had a long service ife and were in use from 1853 until 1878, long after the introduction of the Snider breech loading system in 1866. The blade measures 17 inches long with an overall length of 20 ½ inches. The blade is stamped on the ricasso with a crown B 14. The leather scabbard is fitted with a brass locket with a round frog stud and chape retained by brass staples. The leather, stitching and metalwork on the scabbard are all in excellent condition. See Skennerton's item B145, pages 105-109). The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 375

Nation : French
Local Price : £295.00

French, M1842/59 Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 379 -. BAYO 375 This is a nice French M1842/59 bayonet and steel scabbard, with internal coil spring locking catch instead of the external spring of the Model 1842 bayonet, hence its designation. The bayonet has a cast steel cross guard instead of a brass cross guard of Model 1842. This bayonet was short lived from 1859 to 1866 when the Chassepot rifle and bayonet were produced. The bayonet has a brass hilt with a cast steel crossguard and a yataghan blade. The blade is bright in excellent condition and the top edge is crisply engraved with the manufacturer Chattlerault, the date of manufacture 1860 and the bayonets model number 1842. The internal coil spring of the M 1859 was not considered successful by the French and the M1866 Chassepot reverted to the leaf spring. These bayonets are not common. The bayonet is fitted with a later leather frog. See White and Watts No 189 on page 83 and 90. Also see Martin J. Brayley, An Illustrated History of Bayonets, pages 70 and 71. Price includes UK delivery. BAYO 379

Nation : British
Local Price : £295.00

British, 1853/72 Pattern Martini Henry Rifle Bushed Socket Bayonet by Reeves and Scabbard. Sn 23765 -. 23765 This is an original 1853/72 pattern Martini Henry rifle socket bayonet with British markings to the blade. The Enfield socket bayonet was approved for the Martini Henry rifle as a conversion in 1872 by bushing the socket to the smaller diameter prior the introduction of the pattern 1976 socket bayonet. The blade is stamped on the ricasso B85 & REEVES (maker). The socket retains much of its worn original blued finish and is complete with its blued locking ring. The brown leather scabbard has brass fittings. The scabbards leatherwork and metalwork are in good condition. See pages 233 – 234 in The Martini-Henry for Queen and Empire by Neil Aspinshaw. The price for this bayonet includes UK delivery. Sn 23765

Nation : British
Local Price : £295.00

British, 1853/72 Pattern Martini Henry Rifle Bushed Socket Bayonet and Scabbard. Sn 23766 -. 23766 This is an original 1853/72 pattern Martini Henry rifle socket bayonet with British markings to the blade. The Enfield socket bayonet was approved for the Martini Henry rifle as a conversion in 1872 by bushing the socket to the smaller diameter prior the introduction of the pattern 1976 socket bayonet. The blade is stamped on the ricasso 140 and the sold out of service stamp. The socket retains much of its worn original blued finish and is complete with its blued locking ring. The black leather scabbard has brass fittings. The scabbards leatherwork and metalwork are in good condition. See pages 233 – 234 in The Martini-Henry for Queen and Empire by Neil Aspinshaw. The price for this bayonet includes UK delivery. Sn 23766

Nation : British
Local Price : £295.00

British, Pattern 1840 Constabulary Bayonet and Scabbard by RW (R.W. Aston (Richard & William Aston, Birmingham)). Sn 23767 -. 23767 This is a British pattern 1840 Constabulary bayonet, introduced in 1840 for use with the carbine then being issued to the Irish Constabulary, later the Royal Irish Constabulary. This bayonets feature a Lovell spring catch fitted to the bayonet to retain the bayonet in its scabbard to preventing its easy withdrawal which was introduced in 1844. The bayonet has a blade length of 13 inches and measures 16 ¾ inches overall. The ricasso is stamped crown B 13, crown B7 and RW (R.W. Aston (Richard & William Aston, Birmingham). The socket is engraved 99 I on the left hand side. The bayonet is contained in its original leather and brass mounted scabbard which has the cut out for the Lovell retaining catch. The blade of the bayonet is in excellent condition with crisp stampings and the scabbard has intact stitching. See page 89, plate B138 of British and Commonwealth Bayonets by Ian Snennerton. The price for this bayonet includes UK delivery. Sn 23767

Nation : French
Local Price : £295.00

1831 French Pattern 1831 Foreign Legion / Infantry “Coupe Choux” (Cabbage Chopper) Gladius Short Sword / Side Arm. ED 2601. -. ED 2601 This is an excellent original 1831 French Infantry 1831 Pattern Gladius side arm (see page 190 of World Swords by Withers). The Soldiers who carried these weapons referred to them as “coupe choux” which means “cabbage chopper”. These side arms were used by French Infantry including the Famous Foreign Legion during the Mexican expedition. The weapons were in service during Louis-Philippe until the Second Empire with Napoléon III. The swords have a Neo-classical design based upon the Roman Gladius. The hilt is constructed entirely of brass with a grip patterned with 26 raised ribs or rings. This example of the French 1831 pattern sword has the correct double-edged diamond-cross-section blade which is 19” in length and correct 26 ribbed brass handle. On one side, the ricasso has a rubbed indistinct manufacturer mark. The reverse has a small indistinct inspection mark. The cross guard has a small inspection mark. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2601. (Armoury)

Nation : British
Local Price : £295.00

British WW1 Era British Officers Brown Leather Bound Swagger Sword Stick With Rectangular Blade. -. ED 2612 This is an excellent British officers WW1 era brown leather covered wood swagger sword stick and scabbard in the form popular with British Officers. It has a 13” ‘T’ section steel blade. The rectangular blade measures 12 ½” is of a heavy construction coming to a point. The swagger stick measures 21” overall in its scabbard with a grip length of 6 1/2”. The grip & scabbard are bound in brown leather with a simple plait of leather at the mouth of the scabbard. All leather and stitching are clean & intact. The price for this swagger sword stick includes UK delivery. ED 2612

Nation : -
Local Price : £295.00

Wilkinson Commemorative Sword and Green Leather Scabbard Thought to be 'Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Channel Islands Liberation'. 19961. -. 19961 The blade has had the markings removed, but the basis of the sword and green leather scabbard is that of the 'Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Channel Islands Liberation' which a limited edition was made by Wilkinson Sword craftsmen to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Channel Islands Liberation 1945-1970. The Channel Islands were occupied during World War II by German forces from 30 June 1940, until May 1945. They were liberated by British forces following the general German surrender. Considered not defendable by the British government in 1940, the islands were demilitarised and some civilians were given the opportunity to evacuate to England before the German forces arrived. The island leaders and some civil servants were asked to stay in their posts to look after the civilians in their care. 41,101 remained on Jersey, 24,429 on Guernsey and 470 on Sark. Alderney had just 18. Apart from undertaking a few commando raids, the islands were ignored by the British government until June 1944 when additional attacks on German shipping and radar units took place. To avoid starvation of civilians, permission was given for Red Cross parcels to be sent to the islands during the winter of 1944-45. Liberation would have to wait until the end of the war in Europe. The sword has a double edge plated steel blade with the acid etching having been removed *see pictures* It has a gilt metal crossguard, pommel and a very nice wire bound green leather grip *slight wear to one side*. The blade measures 32 ¾ "long. The green scabbard has only minor signs of age related wear and the brass furniture is intact. The price includes UK delivery. 19961. (Rack)

Nation : British
Local Price : £295.00

WW1 Era British Officers Brown Leather Bound Swagger Sword Stick. Sn 20154 -. 20154 This is an original WW1 era brown leather covered wood Swagger Sword Stick & Scabbard in the form popular with British Officers during WW1. It has a 12 ¼” rectangular shank steel blade which tapers to a sharp point. The blade has just light staining consistent with age. It measures 20 ¼” overall in its scabbard. The wood grip & scabbard are bound in brown leather. All leather and stitching are clean & intact. The leather has some scuffs and scratches consistent with age and service use. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20154

Nation : British
Local Price : £295.00

WW1 Era British Officers Brown Leather Covered Swagger / Riding Crop Sword Stick & Scabbard With Retaining Strap. Sn 20560 -. 20560 This is an excellent original British Officers brown leather covered swagger / riding crop sword stick. It has a clean 10 ½” steel blade which narrows to a sharp point (The sword stick itself is 14 ¼” overall length). In its scabbard the swagger / crop measures 20 ½” overall. The blade has no maker or date marks. The wood grip with ball end & wood scabbard are expertly bound in strips of woven brown leather with a leather riding crop flap tip and a leather cord near to the throat which when looped over the ball end pommel prevents the sword stick from falling from the scabbard. NB this loop is not a wrist strap and to protect it from damage should only be used for its intended purpose. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20560

Nation : -
Local Price : £295.00

Victorian / Edwardian Era Bamboo Dagger Sword Stick With Flat Diamond Form Blade & Root Ball Handle. Sn 21165 -. 21165 A very good Victorian / Edwardian Era Sword Stick. It has a 10 ¾”flat diamond form dagger blade which has just staining consistent with age & tapers to a pin sharp point. It measures 18 ¾” overall and has a bulbous root ball handle. The sword stick measures 36” overall in its scabbard. The hilt has a brass ferrule with push button retaining catch which holds it firmly in the scabbard. The scabbard has a conical brass end cap. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21165

Nation : British
Local Price : £295.00

Boer War Era British Officer’s Brown Leather Covered Swagger Sword Stick With German W.R. Kirschbaum & Co (Later WKC) Solingen Triangular Section Blade With Plaited Leather Retaining / Wrist Strap. Sn 23182 -. 23182 This is an original Boer War Era British Officer’s brown leather covered wood Swagger Sword Stick & Scabbard. It has a 15 ¼” triangular section blade that tapers to a pin sharp point. It measures 22 ¼” overall in its scabbard. The blade is stamped with the “Knight Helmet” trademark used by W.R. Kirschbaum & Co. of Solingen, later part of Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co. (WKC). The wood grip & scabbard are bound in brown leather. The leather has some light scuffing consistent with age and the throat of the scabbard is securely mounted with a plaited leather wrist strap that doubles as a hilt retaining strap. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23182 (top of gun rack armoury)

Nation : British
Local Price : £290.00

British Circa 1820 India Pattern Brown Bess Socket Bayonet with India Spring. Triangular blade with unfullered top surface and fullered lower surfaces. A roughly rectangular leaf spring is attached to the outer surface of the socket, retained by a single screw. Wood-lined black leather scabbard with brass locket and chape piece. The blade is stamped with the maker’s mark ‘S HILL’, indicating the manufacturer Stephen Hill, who traded from Pritchett Street in Birmingham from around 1830, then changed the trade name to S. Hill & Sons from 1849-1855, an inspection mark ‘D 4’, and the letter ‘F’ at the very base of the blade. The blade markings are partly worn: Indian socket bayonets were repolished often to keep them bright, which often resulted in the loss of detail to the markings. The rear rim of the socket is stamped with ‘6’ and four incised lines. The leather at the throat end is stamped with decorative criss-crossing lines. The ‘Indian Spring’ was reputedly designed by Ezekiel Baker, the same gunsmith who created the famous Baker Rifle, to improve the fastening of the socket bayonet to the India Pattern Brown Bess musket. This is the later version of the spring introduced around 1820 with an almost rectangular shape, still doing the same job of preventing the bayonet from shifting position once it had been fixed to the rifle, but stronger than the early type, which was more triangular. The bayonet is clean overall with only small areas of patina and some very light pitting near the tip of the blade. The brass chape piece and a small amount of leather have become detached from the rest of the scabbard. The detached chape piece has several dents, the throat piece has one very small one to its rim. The leather of the scabbard is quite worn in places, with rubbing to raised edges and surface cracking.

Nation : Italian
Local Price : £285.00

WW2 Italian Assault Dagger. Second World War, Italian Model 39 assault dagger as used by the Special Forces such as paratroopers. The dagger is in very good original condition with

Nation : British
Local Price : £285.00

British Bandsman's Sword, Early 19th Century, Possibly of the 2nd (The Queen’s Royal) Regiment of Foot. Straight blade with diamond profile, single short central fuller and spear point, single-piece cast brass hilt with straight crossguard with circular quillon terminals, spiral ribbed grip, lion’s head pommel with eyelet and movable ring. No scabbard. Blade just over 22½ inches (57.4cm) in length, the sword just under 28½ inches (72.2cm) overall. The hilt is stamped on the grip side on one quillon with ‘2B2R’ and the other with ‘B.10’. This is probably a unit mark and I would tentatively identify ‘2B2R’ as 2nd Battalion, 2nd (The Queen’s Royal) Regiment of Foot. ‘B.10’ signifies that this is sword number 10 issued to that battalion’s band. I have seen two other examples, both bear the exact same unit mark with only the number ‘B._’ changing one to the next. My thanks to Mr Philip Lankester for advice on these cryptic markings. There was no standard pattern for the ornamental swords carried by military bands in the eighteenth and early 19 th centuries. Each regiment was responsible for equipping its band as it saw fit, the expense generally paid for by its officers. Nonetheless bands were often well equipped as regiments took great pride in their music and sought to outdo each other in their pageantry. Composed of a mixture of enlisted men and paid civilian musicians, military bands often performed for the public becoming a cultural fixture and a useful means of outreach between military and civilians, a tradition which continues to this day. Despite their non-standard procurement there was a common style to the British band sword (with considerable variation): a short, usually curved, mameluke-style sword with brass fittings and a pommel in the form of an animal head, most often a lion. Curvature made them easier to carry on the march, making this type somewhat unusual, although it is quite short. The Royal Armouries collection contains a great number of British bandsman’s swords which the Armouries curators have grouped into types based on the form of their hilts. This type is not included among them, although it is closest to the ‘Type N’ which also has a straight diamond profile blade and straight crossbar hilt (see Royal Armouries item IX.431 – pictured in their online collection and also in Swords of the British Army, 1 st Edition by Robson 1975, p170). The RA collection is by no means exhaustive however and it is always interesting to find new variants. The Mark I Drummer’s sword introduced in 1856 also had a short straight diamond-shaped blade (19 inches), and this type might have been a precursor. Dating this piece is difficult, but the use of such swords would have declined after 1856 and the Royal Armouries generally date their examples to between 1800 and 1860. Of the two other examples I have seen, one was stamped to Wilkinson, 27 Pall Mall. Wilkinson traded at that address from c1829 suggesting an earliest date for this type. Since they all bear the same unit mark it is possible that all are by Wilkinson. The blade has spots of light and moderate scratching, light patination, and patches of light pitting, most notably near the tip. No damage to its edge, which is unsharpened. The tip is rounded – it may always have been so but if it was sharp it probably extended by another ~2mm. The hilt, grip and pommel have an even midtone patina.

Nation : British
Local Price : £280.00

British Lee Enfield No. 7 Mk 1 Land Service Bayonet. Single-fullered bowie knife blade with clipped point, blued for 5mm at the ricasso. Red-brown grips made of Paxolin (resin-impregnated paper, similar to Micarta, and widely used today in circuit boards). Steel scabbard with brass throat piece, khaki canvas No. 6 postwar 1937 Pattern frog with unstitched slit for the frog stud. Hilt and pommel blued. The blade is stamped on one side at the ricasso with ‘No 7 MK 1/L’ and on the other side with a broad arrow War Department mark and what looks like a ‘C’. The hilt is stamped on one side with ‘P 9’. The pommel is faintly stamped on one side with another broad arrow and on its base with ‘V’ over ‘114’ and the letter ‘B’. The exposed track for the sliding button is stamped with a broad arrow War Department mark. The reverse of the frog is printed with a broad arrow and the partly rubbed maker’s mark ‘___AND LTD. 1955’. The penultimate model of bayonet designed for the Lee-Enfield No. 4 rifle and Sten Mk 5 submachine gun, the No. 7 was an attempt to produce a bayonet that was equally useful as a utility/fighting knife and a mounted bayonet, by way of an innovative rotating pommel which contains the locking mechanism. 330,000 were produced between 1944 and 1948, but doubts about the rigidity of the mechanism under stress and its high cost of manufacture meant that the No. 7 was largely passed over for the simpler No. 9. The bayonet designed for the ill-fated EM series of experimental bullpup service rifles was essentially a strengthened No. 7.

Nation : German
Local Price : £275.00

WWI 1916 Seitengewehr German Model 1898/05 G98 Mauser 'Butcher Knife' Bayonet By Mauser A.G. Oberndorf Complete with Steel Scabbard . BAYO 330. -. BAYO 330 A 1916 German Model 1898/05 G98 Mauser 'Butcher Knife' bayonet By Mauser A.G. Oberndorf. This is a very nice condition original Imperial German Pattern 1898/05 'butchers knife' bayonet and scabbard for the Gew. 98 Mauser Rifle. This is the later model with a trimmed muzzle ring and fitted with a flash guard. The ricasso is stamped "Waffenfabrik Mauser A.G. Oberndorf a.n.” The back edge of the blade is stamped with the Imperial Crown above "W 16" (1916). The blade is clean and the grips are original and un-damaged. The steel scabbard is also original and in good order with just a couple of very minor dents on the reverse as to be expected. (See image 267 on page 123 in 'The Bayonet Book' by Watts and White). The price for this nicely marked bayonet and scabbard includes UK delivery. BAYO 330. (Box 3)

Nation : German
Local Price : £275.00

WWI Dated Imperial German 1898/05 Butcher Knife Bayonet Scabbard by Manufacturer Luneschloss. 21750. -. 21750 The Bayonet M1898/05 would succeed the M1898 long bayonet. It had a much stronger design but was still very long. In the beginning of the Great War it came with high ears and without flash guard. The M1898 ‘New Pattern’ was missing the ‘ears’ and is characterised by the addition of a thin sheet of steel as muzzle fire protection on top of the grip. The original German First World War butcher blade bayonet was used with the Mauser Gewehr 98 (GEW 98) the standard issue service rifle of Imperial Germany. This example was manufactured by ‘Luneschloss Solingen’ (The Peter Daniel Lüneschloss Waffen-Fabrik company was founded in 1810. It originally began as a cutlery manufacturer but started the production of edged weapons in 1848. They marketed their own etched and engraved: weapons, cutlery and tableware. Lüneschloss registered in Solingen on May 10, 1881. The company continued to manufacture edged weapons after the end of the first world war) as stamped on one side of the ricasso. The top of the spine is stamped with a date code ‘W 16’ (1916) and inspection stamps. The top of the pommel has two further inspection stamps. The wooden grips are held with two studs are good and intact. The correct steel scabbard is showing signs of age related wear with an inspection stamp to the top of the throat. See ‘White & Watts’ The bayonet Book, pages 114 & 123, No 267. The price includes UK postage and packing. 21750. (Box 2)

Nation : -
Local Price : £275.00

*Scarce* U.S M7 Bayonet & M8A1 Sheath by Manufacturer Colt for the M16 Rifle. 22233. -. 22233 The M7 bayonet is a bayonet that was used by the U.S. military for the M16 rifle (The M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is a family of assault rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was a 5.56×45mm automatic rifle with a 20-round magazine) it can also be used with the M4 carbine as well as many other assault rifles, carbines, and combat shotguns. It can be used as a fighting knife and utility tool. It was introduced in 1964, when the M16 rifle entered service during the Vietnam War. The M7 bayonet is very similar to the older M4 bayonet with the Korean War era plastic grips for the M1/M2 carbines except that the M7 has a much larger muzzle ring. The M7 has the same two-lever locking mechanism as the M4, that connects to a lug on the M16 rifle's barrel. The M4 (M1/M2 carbine), M5 (M1 rifle), and M6 bayonet (M14 rifle), are all derived from the World War II M3 fighting knife. The blade has markings of the Colt horse logo with the words Colt's 62316 Hartford Conn. U.S.A. and is in near perfect condition. The M8A1 scabbard has the early green crackle finish and is marked USM8A1 on the metal throat, again in near perfect condition. The price includes UK delivery. 22233.

Nation : British
Local Price : £275.00

17th Century Short Sword. Origin: United Kingdom, Culture: Scottish, Period: 18th Century. A 17th century short sword, most likely a hunting hanger. One of the bars of the hilt unfortunately has a missing section. The grip is particularly good quality.

Nation : Italian
Local Price : £275.00

WW1 & WW2 Era Italian Model 1891 Mannlicher Carcano Rifle Sword Bayonet & Leather Scabbard. Sn 10292 -. 10293 This is a WW1 into WW2 Era Italian Model 1891 Mannlicher Carcano Rifle Sword Bayonet (see page 189 and 194 plate 431 of 'The Bayonet Book' by Watts & White). The bayonet has a 12 inch single edged fullered blade (16 1/4" overall). It has the correct crossguard with small muzzle ring and steel sprung bayonet lug button at the pommel which functions perfectly. The bayonet's slab wood grips have the bumps and bruises to be expected with service use and age. The crossguard is stamped 'A9526'. The bayonet is complete with original black leather scabbard with brass locket and chape. All leather and stitching of the scabbard are intact. Price includes UK delivery. Sn 10293

Nation : -
Local Price : £275.00

Belgian M1916 Sword bayonet & Scabbard For The M1889 Mauser Rifle. Sn 10880:65 -. 10880:65 A Belgian M1916 bayonet and scabbard for the M1889 Mauser Rifle. This has a blackened, shortened blade which was originally a 17 1/2" flat cruciform blade, shortened to just over 13". It has matching numbers "970" stamped on the cross guard edge and the frog stud on the scabbard. The number on the cross guard is "970.8.". One of the grips has what looks to be burn damage. (see White & Watts 'The Bayonet Book' item 97, page 26) This is not a common bayonet. The price includes Uk delivery. Sn 10880:65

Nation : Turkish
Local Price : £275.00

Turkish M1935 Bayonet and Scabbard. Bayo 135 -. Bayo 135 This is a Turkish M1935 bayonet which has been modified by the addition of an extra muzzle ring welded behind the existing one. In 1935 the Turkish authorities decided to streamline their vast array of weapons and standardise them to a 1903 style rifle and 250mm bayonet blades. Some bayonets were newly made and others were converted as the Turks held many different types of weapon. This has the markings of "ASFA" for 'Arisaka Fabrika' or military factory stamped onto the pommel together with a serial number "225882". The blade is fullered but devoid of markings. The scabbard is all steel and the frog stud is marked with "OE WG" which is the Austrian markings of the state arsenal together with an eagle and "83". (see Martin J. Brayley an Illustrated History of Bayonets book, pages 219 & 221). This is a scarce bayonet. especially with the muzzle ring modification. The price includes UK delivery. Bayo 135