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Nation : British
Local Price : £240.00

British 1888 Pattern Mk I Lee Metford Bayonet, 3rd Gordon Highlanders (Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders). Unfullered spear pointed blade, wood scale grips with two brass rivets and clearance hole. Steel pommel and hilt with short quillon and muzzle ring. Black leather Land Mk I pattern scabbard with steel throat and chape. The blade is stamped on one side of the ricasso with a crowned ‘V.R.’ over a production date of ‘12 ’90’, meaning December 1890, reissue stamps dated /95, ’96, ’00, ’04 and ’05, and five crown inspection stamps, some with ‘E’ for Enfield, some ‘B’ for Birmingham. On the other side it is stamped with a broad arrow and ‘WD’, meaning War Department property, another crown inspection stamp with ‘E’, and an ‘X’ which indicates that the blade passed a manufacturer’s bending test. Unusually there is a second ‘X’ which looks fresher. The spine of the blade has two further ‘E’ crown inspection marks. The exposed tang has a crown inspection stamp with ‘M’ and ‘6’. The pommel is stamped with ‘3 GOR’ over ‘215’. This indicates that this was bayonet number 215 used by the 3 rd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped at the lip with the letter ‘G’. The scabbard leather is stamped with another broad arrow and ‘WD’, a crown inspection mark with ‘E’ for Enfield, and the manufacture date ’95. The throat and chape pieces have a tiny crown inspection mark beneath the staple on one side, which is legible on the throat piece as ‘E’. The Aberdeen Militia was first formed in 1798, also known as the 6 th North British Militia. It was one of 10 militia regiments formed in Scotland by the Scottish Militia Act of 1797, which largely replicated the Militia Act of 1757 as passed in England but with the added urgency of threat from Revolutionary France. The first call-up for many of these units was, ironically, to suppress rioting caused by the unpopularity of the Militia Act. From 1803 the regiment was titled the or 55th Aberdeenshire Regiment of Militia. In 1855 the regiment was re-embodied as the 89 th Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders Militia, having like most of the Militia fallen into a state of total dormancy, existing only on paper. It was recruited afresh and built back up into a functional unit, assisted by a nationwide wave of enthusiasm for military volunteering in 1859. A new depot complex was constructed for the regiment in Aberdeen in 1863, the King Street Militia Barracks. It kept up healthy recruitment and in 1880 the regiment was expanded in numbers by 300 men. In 1881 the Childers Reforms amalgamated the 75 th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot together with the 92 nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment, the Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders Militia and two Volunteer regiments to form the new Gordon Highlanders. The Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders therefore became 3 rd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Militia units could not be deployed overseas, so during the Boer War of 1899-1902 the battalion stayed in place as a home defense and training unit. However, men from militia and volunteer battalions could volunteer to fight overseas – those who agreed were formed into ‘Volunteer Service Companies’, which travelled to South Africa and reinforced the regulars. These volunteers saw frontline action alongside the Gordons’ 1 st and 2 nd Battalions, especially the first and largest group which joined the 1 st Battalion at multiple battles, most notably including the Battle of Doornkop in which they mounted a famous bayonet charge with their Lee Metfords. The participation of the Gordons’ Volunteer battalions is well attested but I have been unable to determine whether men of the 3 rd Battalion also served in the Service Companies. The Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907, part of the wide-ranging Haldane Reforms to the Army, abolished the old Militia system. Militia battalions were transformed into ‘Special Reserve’ battalions, their role changing from home defense units to recruitment and training units that would supply replacements for the regular battalions of their regiments during a major conflict. The battalion therefore became the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. It served in this role throughout WW1 training thousands of recruits, primarily stationed in Aberdeen and later moving to coastal defense duties at North Berwick. After WW1 the 3 rd Battalion was stood down and demobilised in 1919. It remained disembodied, in suspended animation with no actual soldiers, from 1922 until 1953, when it was finally formally disbanded. It had no successor unit. The Gordons as a whole were amalgamated together with the Seaforth Highlanders and Cameron Highlanders in 1994 to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons). This was then merged in 2006 into the modern Royal Regiment of Scotland, becoming its 4 th battalion, ‘4 SCOTS’. The blade is bright with some small spots of dark patination. Its tip is undamaged and sharp. The scabbard fittings and hilt parts have dark mottled patination, worn brighter on raised edges. The wood grips have some small dents and spots of staining, light abrasion on one side. The steel scabbard pieces are darkly patinated, possibly lacquered. The leather of the scabbard body has only light rubbing wear.

Nation : British
Local Price : £230.00

British Lee Enfield No. 7 Mk 1 Land Service Bayonet, Dated 1946 by Poole. 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 and circular frog stud. Blue canvas 1937 Pattern Royal Air Force frog with retaining loop. Hilt and pommel lacquered. The blade is stamped on one side at the ricasso with ‘No 7 MK 1/L’ and on the other side with a ‘P’ within a circle indicating the manufacturer Poole, as well as the manufacture date ‘1946’. The pommel is stamped on one side with a broad arrow War Department mark and on its base with some faint numbering, possibly ‘114’. The exposed track for the sliding button is stamped with a broad arrow War Department mark and faint lettering. The frog stud of the scabbard is stamped with a mark indicating manufacture at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield: a superimposed letter E and D, resembling a D with a horizontal strikethrough. The reverse of the frog is faintly inked with some lettering (illegible). The rear side of the scabbard has been daubed with a patch of yellow paint, almost all hidden by the frog when it is fitted. 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 : British
Local Price : £230.00

Edwardian 1897 Pattern British Officers.... Edwardian 1897 pattern, British officer's sword. Typical gothic style hilt showing the Royal Cypher 'ER VII' incorporated within the design. Officers

Nation : British
Local Price : £230.00

French Model 1831 Artillery Sidearm, Dated 1833 by Pihet Freres, Chatellerault. Straight double-edged blade, unfullered with diamond profile and spear point. One-piece cast brass hilt, grip and pommel, the hilt with circular finials, the grip ribbed, the pommel oval with a domed circular tang button. Brown leather washer. Black leather scabbard with brass throat and chape pieces, the throat piece with a frog loop, the leather section with two debossed lines lengthwise on the front face, similar on the reverse face but with one line being the stitching. Blade 48.7cm in length (just over 19 1/8 inches), the sword 63.7cm (just over 25 inches) overall. The blade is stamped on one side at the forte with ‘Pihet Frères’ and a five-lobed flowerhead stamp, and on the other side with ‘Chatellerault 1833.’ The hilt is stamped on one side with the serial number ‘689’. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped on the reverse side with a matching serial number ‘689’ indicating that blade and scabbard are an original pair. The leather of the scabbard is stamped with the maker’s mark ‘GIRARD LOUIS A CHÂTELLERAULT’. Created in 1816, the Manufacture de Chatellerault, near Poitier, was a key arms factory for the French state. In the 1830s it took over from the Maubeuge, Charleville and Klingenthal plants, all of these being considered too close to the German border to be relied upon during a war. Pihet Frères (Pihet Brothers) were a private concern operating as contractors with Chatellerault. The blades would be made in the government plant and Pihet would cast the hilts and assemble the finished swords. Girard Louis would have been another contractor producing scabbards, or possibly just their leather bodies. During the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries production of swords at Chatellerault decreased while firearms manufacture surged. Despite increasing use of machine tools and the nearing obsolescence of the sword, its blades were all hand-forged until 1916. Swordmaking there ceased in 1937. Sidearms with the form of a neoclassical ‘gladius’ appear to have originated with the French 1771 ‘Eagle Head’ Artillery sword. A series of very similar-looking short swords were subsequently designed, including the French 1816 & 1831 Artillery models, the US Model 1832 Foot Artillery, the Swiss 1842 Pioneer’s, the Russian 1848 Pioneer’s and the British 1855 Land Transport. They were simple and robust but not particularly useful for combat (the gladius having become obsolete for good reasons) so remained either ceremonial items or in the role of a machete for various field tasks such as clearing brush. Many examples of this type have been repolished, sometimes many times over to keep the brass bright, which results in surface wear and obscures markings. This example is one of two held in the same family by descent from a French ancestor since at least the late 19 th century (the other also for sale), and has been stored well but otherwise left alone, lending the brass an evenly aged patina. [Click here for the other example of the pair] One edge of the blade has been sharpened with visible sharpening marks. A number of small nicks to the sharpened edge, two small nicks near the tip on the unsharpened edge. The blade has light speckled patination, some spots of heavier patination at the shoulder next to the washer. The washer is a rare survivor with only slight wear and some verdigris staining. The scabbard leather is very good although with denting and abrasion at its edges, all of its stitching is intact. The brass throat piece has some cracks running from its edge on one side, not threatening its integrity.

Nation : French
Local Price : £225.00

French Mannlicher Berthier M1892 1st Pattern Artillery Carbine Bayonet With Composition Grips, Matching Numbers and Retaining Original Quillon. BAYO 408 -. BAYO 408 This is an early French Mannlicher Berthier Artillery Carbine M1892 1st Pattern bayonet and scabbard which retain its original quillon that has not been shortened and matching numbers 98979. This 1st Pattern bayonet was made to be used with the Mannlicher Berthier Artillery Carbine with black composition grips and small rivets which tended to crack the grips. This bayonet has a crack to the left hand grip at its rivet hole. This was common fault with the first pattern bayonet and the grips were altered to wood with larger rivets on the second pattern bayonet. The bayonet has a straight sword like polished fullered blade which measures 15 3/4" long. The bayonet has an unusual feature of a short fuller on the top edge of the blade near the tip which aided penetration. The blade has a notch on both sides near to the crossguard which locks the bayonet in the scabbard with a click. The quillon is stamped with 98979 on the ricasso together with inspection marks. The pommel has a push release which operates as it should. The scabbard is steel and has a metal belt loop which is also stamped with a matching number 98979. The bayonet has the original muzzle ring that does not overlap the grips, see White & Watts, The Bayonet Book, pages 85 & 98 item 213. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 408

Nation : British
Local Price : £225.00

WW1 1910 Dated British 1907 Bayonet By Enfield and Regimentally Stamped To Oxfordshire Light Infantry & Scabbard Converted For Drill Purposes. Bayo 303 -. Bayo 303 This is a converted 1907 bayonet which has had the tip rounded off for drill purposes. It is stamped on the ricasso with a Crown over "E.R." followed by "1907 11 10 (Manufactured November 1910) and "E.F.D." (Enfield). The other side is stamped with a War Department Broad Arrow and several inspection stamps. The pommel is stamped with "OX" over "321" denoting regimental use by the Oxfordshire Light Infantry. The scabbard is the standard No 1 MK II with tear drop frog stud. (See Skennerton's Item B236 pages 188-189). The price includes delivery. Bayo 303

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £225.00

WWII 1907 Pattern Sanderson Bayonet Dated 1918 and Indian Scabbard. BAYO 136. -. BAYO 136 A 1907 Pattern, Sanderson bayonet dated February 1918 and an Indian leather scabbard. The Pattern 1907 bayonet, officially called the Sword bayonet, pattern 1907 is a production British bayonet designed to be used with the Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) rifle. The Pattern 1907 bayonet was used by the British and Commonwealth forces throughout both the First and Second World Wars. The Pattern 1907 polished bayonets blade is 17” long. A shallow fuller was machined into both sides of the blade, 12” long and extending to within 3” of the tip, with variations due to the judgement of individual machinists. The ricasso is stamped with inspection marks to one side and on the other side with "1907 2 18". February 1918 manufacture) The blade is in excellent condition. It has a false edge. The bayonet has a straight 'waisted' crossguard. The slab wood grips are secured with two screw bolts. The pommel has the push button release, which operates smoothly and clearance hole. The scabbard has a tear drop frog stud and has a brass metal chape and locket. Its leather and metalwork are in good condition. See page 187, item B235 in Skennertons 'British & Commonwealth Bayonets’. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 136. (07 Box 1)

Nation : Italian
Local Price : £225.00

1890's Into WW2, Italian M 1891 Carcano Knife Bayonet (Reg't Marked LI 9649), Scabbard And Frog. ED 2009. -. ED 2009 / 7050 These Knife bayonets were made in several variations for the Model 1891 carcano Italian Infantry Rifle and were used from their introduction in 1891 through WW1 and into WW2. This nice original Italian Model 1891 Carcano Knife Bayonet is complete with original Scabbard And Frog. The bayonet has an 11 1/2 inch single edged fullered blade (16" overall). The ricasso is stamped with a partially visible makers mark 'Tern' and the crossguard with muzzle ring is stamped with a Regimental mark 'LI 9649'. The bayonet's slab wood grips are in great undamaged condition and the pommel has a lug stud which has a strong spring action. The bayonet is complete with original steel mounted leather scabbard. The steel mounts have no dents and all leather and stitching of the scabbard are in tact. Also included is an original leather Frog with belt hanger. (The hanger appears to be missing a rear retaining strap where 2 rivet holes are present). Price includes UK delivery. ED 2009.

Nation : British
Local Price : £225.00

British Land Pattern Socket Bayonet. Sn 12917 -. 12917 This is similar to the example in Skennerton's, item B49. It has a slightly longer slot than the usual Land Pattern and could fit some sea service models with a foresight closer to the muzzle. However the blade is only 16" long, which Skennerton suggests could denote Indian Service. (see Skennerton's, page 40, Items B49 & B50). This is a socket bayonet worthy of further research. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 12917

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £225.00

Indian Pattern No 1 MK II Bayonet with unfullered blade, complete with Original Long Scabbard. Sn 10880:29 -. 10880:29 An Indian Pattern No 1 MK II bayonet with unfullered blade and complete with the original long scabbard. This is a newly made bayonet by the Rifle factory in Ishapore in July 1942 which has a shorter unfullered blade and is not a conversion. (see page 347 item 153 in Skennerton's 'British & Commonwealth Bayonets' book). The bayonet has an unfullered 12" long blade which is polished. It has slab grips secured by two screw bolts. The pommel has a push button release and clearance hole. The crossguard is straight. The ricasso is stamped on one side with inspection marks on one side and with the Crown above "G.R.I. MK I* 42 R.F.I.". The scabbard is the long scabbard and is leather with metal chape and locket. The scabbard has a large round frog button and three rivets above. The price includes UK delivery. SN 10880:29

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £225.00

Indian 1907 Pattern, Sanderson Bayonet Dated 1917 with Sharpened Tip (False Edge) and Scabbard. Sn 10880:40 -. 10880:40 An Indian 1907 Pattern, Sanderson bayonet dated August 1917 with sharpened tip (False Edge) and leather scabbard. This bayonet has been re-issued in WW2. As in Australia and Britain, India adopted a modification for sharpening of some No I bayonets (in 1926 the Patt.1907 bayonet nomenclature was changed, in line with Britain). The form of the false edge is different to the British and Australian models, although it is likely that a variety of grinding styles may be encountered in the Indian False Edge. The bayonet has a blackened 17" blade with fullers. The ricasso is stamped with inspection marks and on the other side with "1907 8 7". The blade is in excellent condition. It has a false edge. The bayonet has a straight 'waisted' crossguard. The slab wood grips are secured with two screw bolts. The pommel has the push button release, which operates smoothly and clearance hole. The scabbard has a tear drop frog stud and has a metal chape and locket. It is leather and in good condition. (see page 347, item 150 in Skennerton's 'British & Commonwealth Bayonets book). The price includes UK delivery. Sn 10880:40

Nation : -
Local Price : £225.00

Un-Available 10/09 Nazi M98 Dress Bayonet By E. Pack & Sohne & Scabbard. Sn 11523:1 -. 11523:1 An early Nazi M98 dress bayonet and scabbard. The dress sidearm for military and civilian uniformed formations was designated the M98 Dress Bayonet. This bayonet represented a stylised form of the S. 84/98 bayonet purchased by the individual for wear with the walkout dress uniform and was worn by the mainly non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel. This early dress bayonet has a rifle mortise and push button release. It retains the red felt in the mortise slot. This is the long version with a 93/4" blade which carries the makers logo of E. Pack & Sohne. It has "E. Pack & Sohne Solingen" etched on the ricasso. The polished steel blade is in excellent condition. The grips are chequered and secured with two screw bolts. It has a metal scabbard with lozenge shaped frog stud. (see 'German Clamshells' book pages 15-16 by Gary L. Walker & R.J. Weinand). The price includes UK delivery. Sn 11523:1

Nation : Australian
Local Price : £225.00

WW2 1945, 1907 Pattern, Australian, Lithgow, Bayonet & No.1 MK 2 Scabbard Marked Mangrovite & Dated 1944. Sn 11510 -. 11510 An excellent Australian, WW2 dated example of the Pattern 1907 bayonet for the SMLE rifle complete with WW2 Dated Scabbard. The ricasso of the bayonet is stamped by the manufacturer 'MA' (Lithgow) '1907' (Pattern) and '6 45' (June 1945). The reverse is stamped with inspection marks and 'OA' (Orange Factory). The blade is clean and its wood grips are undamaged and perfectly secure. It is complete original steel mounted brown leather No.1 MK II Scabbard with rear seam. All stitching and Leather of the scabbard are intact. The leather is stamped 'Mangrovite 44' (Mangrovite Belting Ltd, Australia, 1944). Price for this matching dates Australian, Lithgow, Bayonet with Scabbard includes UK delivery. Sn 11510

Nation : Italian
Local Price : £225.00

Italian 1891/38 Bayonet & Scabbard. Bayo 111 -. Bayo 111 This is the fixed blade conversion from the folding blade by the addition od a new cross guard and is contained in its steel scabbard which unfortunately is missing the frog stud. However not an easy bayonet to find nowadays. (see 'An Illustrated History Of Bayonets' book by Martin J Brayley, pages 161 & 166). The price includes UK delivery. Bayo 111

Nation : French
Local Price : £225.00

French Mannlicher Berthier M1892 2nd Pattern Artillery Carbine Bayonet And Matching Numbers Scabbard. Bayo 184 -. Bayo 184 A French Mannlicher Berthier M1892 2nd Pattern bayonet and scabbard. This bayonet was made to be used with the Mannlicher Berthier Artillery Carbine and is a very nice design. This is the 2nd Pattern with wood grips and with the quillon partially removed. This was due to the bayonets serial number being on the lower part of the quillon. The bayonet has a straight sword like polished blade which measures 15 3/4" long. It is fullered, it has an unusual feature of a short fuller on the top edge of the blade near the tip which aided penetration. The blade has a notch on both sides near to the crossguard which locks the bayonet in the scabbard with a click. This is the later design with smooth wood grips secured with two rivets. The muzzle ring overlaps the grips and has a notch cut in at the rear which engaged at the rifles foresight. The quillon is stamped on one side with "30213". The ricasso is stamped on one side with inspection marks. The pommel has a push release which operates as it should. The scabbard is steel and has a metal belt loop which is also stamped with a matching number "30213". This is a very nice looking bayonet. (see White & Watts 'The Bayonet Book, pages 85 & 98 item 214 and An Illustrated History Of Bayonets by Martin Brayley, Page 72-74). The price includes Uk delivery. Bayo 184

Nation : -
Local Price : £225.00

Brazilian Military 1908 Pattern Bayonet For 7mm Mauser Rifles & Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard. Sn 13774 -. 13774 This is the bayonet for the 7mm Mauser Rifle adopted by Brazil in 1908 (see 'An Illustrated History Of Bayonets' by Martin J Brayley, Page 38) . It has a swept quillon coss guard and 12” single edge fullered blade. It has wood slab grips secured with two steel rivets. The pommel is steel and has a push button release which works as it should . The only marking on the bayonet are a letter ‘B’ on the back of the blade and number ‘a3691’ on the cross guard . The brass mounted leather scabbard has number on ‘s4074’ on the frog stud. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 13774 (Other countries Box 2)

Nation : French
Local Price : £225.00

Matching Numbers, 1877 Dated, French Model 1874 Gras Sword Bayonet By Manufactures D’Armes De St. Étienne With Scabbard Bayo 299 -. Bayo 299 An original French Gras Sword bayonet for the Model 1874 Gras rifle, the successor of the Chassepot. It has a straight, clean 20 ½” T back blade. The back of the blade ids dated August 1877 and is marked by the manufacturer . ‘Manufactures D’Armes De St. Étienne’. The slab wood grips are I undamaged. It has a hooked quillon which is secured with two rivets and muzzle ring. It has a brass pommel and a push button release which operates smoothly. The cross guard has small inspection marks and is numbered ‘H 24793’. It is complete with its original steel scabbard which has matching number ‘H 24793’. (see White & Watts Item No 201, pages 84 & 94). The price includes UK delivery. Bayo 299

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £225.00

Indian 19th Century Bullova Fighting.... Indian 19th century Bullova fighting axe. A hardwood, tapered shaft that measures approximatley 72.5cm long. A curved, crescent shaped steel blade that

Nation : French
Local Price : £225.00

French Mannlicher Berthier M1892 2nd Pattern Artillery Carbine Bayonet And Matching Numbers Scabbard. BAYO 286 -. BAYO 286 A French Mannlicher Berthier M1892 2nd Pattern bayonet and scabbard. This bayonet was made to be used with the Mannlicher Berthier Artillery Carbine and is a very nice design. This is the 2nd Pattern with wood grips and with the quillon partially removed. This was due to the bayonets serial number being on the lower part of the quillon. The bayonet has a straight sword like polished blade which measures 15 3/4" long. It is fullered; it has an unusual feature of a short fuller on the top edge of the blade near the tip which aided penetration. The blade has a notch on both sides near to the crossguard which locks the bayonet in the scabbard with a click. This is the later design with smooth wood grips secured with two rivets. The muzzle ring overlaps the grips and has a notch cut in at the rear which engaged at the rifles foresight. The quillon is stamped on one side with "95678". The ricasso is stamped on one side with inspection marks. The pommel has a push release which operates as it should. The scabbard is steel and has a metal belt loop which is also stamped with a matching number "95678". This is a very nice looking bayonet. (see White & Watts 'The Bayonet Book, pages 85 & 98 item 214 and An Illustrated History Of Bayonets by Martin Brayley, Page 72-74). The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 286

Nation : -
Local Price : £225.00

Nazi M98 Dress Bayonet by Anton Wingen Jr, Solingen & Scabbard. BAYO 355. -. BAYO 335 An early Nazi M98 dress bayonet and scabbard. The dress sidearm for military and civilian uniformed formations was designated the M98 Dress Bayonet. This bayonet represented a stylised form of the S. 84/98 bayonet purchased by the individual for wear with the walkout dress uniform and was worn by the mainly non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel. This early dress bayonet has a rifle mortise and push button release. This is the long version with a 9 ¾ “blade which carries the makers logo of Anton Wingen Jr, Solingen. The polished steel blade is in very nice condition. The grips are chequered and secured with two screw bolts. It has a metal scabbard with leather frog with integrated belt loop. The metalwork and leather are in good condition, the number 7087 is stamped to the scabbard along with a Waffenamt stamp to the finial. (see 'German Clamshells' book pages 15-16 by Gary L. Walker & R.J. Weinand). The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 355. (Box 1)

Nation : French
Local Price : £225.00

French Mannlicher Berthier M1892 2nd Pattern Artillery Carbine Bayonet Retaining Original Quillon. BAYO 409 -. BARO 409 This is a French Mannlicher Berthier Artillery Carbine M1892 2nd Pattern bayonet and scabbard. This bayonet was made to be used with the Mannlicher Berthier Artillery Carbine. This is the 2nd Pattern with wood grips which replaced the first patterns composition grips that tended to crack at the rivet holes. The bayonet has a straight sword like polished fullered blade which measures 15 3/4" long. The bayonet has an unusual feature of a short fuller on the top edge of the blade near the tip which aided penetration. The blade has a notch on both sides near to the crossguard which locks the bayonet in the scabbard with a click. The pommel has a push release which operates as it should. The scabbard is steel and has a metal belt loop. The bayonet has the original muzzle ring that overlaps the grips so that it can engage the foresight, see White & Watts, The Bayonet Book, pages 85 & 98 item 215. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 409

Nation : French
Local Price : £225.00

Scarce, French Model 1886 / 35 White Metal Handle Short Epee Lebel Rifle Bayonet With Hook Quillon & Scabbard With Leather Frog. Sn 16535 -. 16535 This is an excellent original French Epee Lebel Short Bayonet & Scabbard for the Lebel Rifle. The earlier long bladed versions had the propensity to snap resulting in the introduction of short blade versions in 1935. Short versions are scarce to find compared to long variants. Our short version has a cruciform blade length of 340mm instead of the earlier length of 521mm. This ias an early short bayonet with its original quillon & white metal hilt with early round press stud. The Quillon carries the number 25380 and the blade has small inspection marks. It steel scabbard has been shortened & is fitted with a period brown leather frog. The leather & stitching of the frog are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 16535

Nation : -
Local Price : £225.00

India Pattern Bayonet, Scabbard And Frog. BAYO 512 -. BAYO 512 This is an Indian conversion of an original pattern 1907 bayonet by shortening the blade and giving it a false edge at the tip. The fuller runs through to the tip and many of these were converted during the war before the later un-fullered blade versions were introduced. Skennerton shows a similar one as item 152 on page 348. However, many were converted in the 1950s and this is likely to be one of these as the false edge has more of a pronounced bowie shape. There are feint markings on the blade but all the metal parts have been polished or chromed, possibly for parade use. The scabbard is a shortened P 1907 version and the frog is a Pattern ’37 webbing one which is dated 1942. This is an interesting variation for the India pattern bayonet collector. The price includes U.K. delivery. BAYO 512 (Other countries Box 2)

Nation : German
Local Price : £225.00

German 19th Century Infantry Briquet Sabre. Slightly curved spear pointed blade, unfullered with false edge. One-piece cast brass hilt with ribbed grip, forward curving quillon with comma-shaped finial and simple knucklebow, domed pommel. Black leather scabbard with brass locket and chape, the locket with oval frog stud, the chape piece partly internal with leather covering, with ball finial on the exposed lower section. Blade 65.5cm in length, the sword 78.4cm overall. The blade is bright with a polished finish, only a few tiny spots of patination and old polishing marks. Its edge is sharp with a number of nicks, its tip is undamaged. The brass hilt is likewise bright with a few spots of patination and a few small dents. The scabbard fittings have a midtone patina with some darker spots and a couple of tiny dents - one slightly larger dent to the chape piece which does not interfere with sheathing and drawing. The leather of the scabbard has a few dents and some cracking on the front face but remains sound overall. Its stitching has opened slightly in the section covering the internal chape, perhaps due to shrinkage, but there are paired brass rivets on either side which help secure the leather so it is unlikely to open any further.

Nation : -
Local Price : £225.00

U.S. M1 Garand Bayonet and Scabbard -. BAYO 282 This is a nice M1 bayonet that has been cut down from a M1905/M1942 bayonet. This occurred from August 1942 when it was discovered that the M1925 and M1942 bayonets were too long, especially for jungle fighting. The first bayonets merely had cut down blades which are readily identifiable by the fullers which run down to the point. Later bayonets had a new blade with standard fullers. This example has a cut down blade marked to the ricasso with A.F.H. (Union Fork and Hoe Company of Geneva, Ohio) U.S. and a Flaming Grenade (Frankford Arsenal). The scabbard is a standard M3green plastic with a metal throat stamped with U.S. within a flaming grenade. The tip has light wear damage caused by service use. See An Illustrated History of Bayonets by Martin J. Brayley, pages 230 and 242. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 282

Nation : French
Local Price : £225.00

French Mannlicher Berthier M1892 1st Pattern Artillery Carbine Bayonet With Composition Grips, Matching Numbers and Retaining Original Quillon -. BAYO 652 This is an early French Mannlicher Berthier Artillery Carbine M1892 1st Pattern bayonet and scabbard which retain its original quillon that has not been shortened and matching numbers 93039. This 1st Pattern bayonet was made to be used with the Mannlicher Berthier Artillery Carbine with black composition grips and small rivets which tended to crack the grips. This bayonet has a crack to the left hand grip at its rivet hole. This was common fault with the first pattern bayonet and the grips were altered to wood with larger rivets on the second pattern bayonet. The bayonet has a straight sword like polished fullered blade which measures 15 3/4" long. The bayonet has an unusual feature of a short fuller on the top edge of the blade near the tip which aided penetration. The blade has a notch on both sides near to the crossguard which locks the bayonet in the scabbard with a click. The quillon is stamped with 90939 on the ricasso together with inspection marks. The pommel has a push release which operates as it should. The scabbard is steel and has a metal belt loop which is also stamped with a matching number 90939. The bayonet has the original muzzle ring that does not overlap the grips, see White & Watts, The Bayonet Book, pages 85 & 98 item 213. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 652

Nation : British
Local Price : £225.00

WWI British ‘P13’ Sword, Bayonet and Scabbard and Dated M.E.Co Webbing Frog. 11523:5 -. 11523:5 This is a great example of the ‘P13’ bayonet, which although designated ‘P13’, fit the ‘P14’ rifle and was not introduced until ‘1916’. It is marked to the blade with ‘1913’ over ‘11’16’ (November 1916) and a ‘W’ for Winchester. The other side of the blade carries British inspection stamps- bend mark and Broad Arrow etc. The blade is in good condition and only showing minor signs of wear. The pommel is marked to one side ‘ TR 556’. The vast majority of these bayonets were made in America by ‘Remington and Winchester’ with only a few made in England by ‘Vickers’. The wooden grips are stamped ‘775’ to one side and have two grooves on either side to distinguish it from the ‘P1907’ the wood is in good undamaged condition. The scabbard is also an American made version with steel locket and chape, interchangeable with the ‘P’07’. The leather stitching and furniture on the scabbard are all in good condition. The webbing frog is intact and is marked M.E.Co (Mills Equipment Company) 1943 with Broad Arrow. A very nice collectable ‘1913’ bayonet scabbard and Mills frog in very good used condition. See ‘Skennerton’ item B239, pages 192-194. The price includes U.K. delivery. 11523:5. (Box 3)

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £225.00

Spanish CETME M1969 Bolo Knife Bayonet And Scabbard -. BAYO 621 This is a Spanish CETME M1969 Bolo knife bayonet and scabbard. The unfullered bolo blade is stamped with the Toledo coat of arms under the serial number EI 45169B on one side and the factory crest of the Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI) on the other side. The end of the pommel has the unusual rectangular mortise slot on the pommel face. The black plastic cross hatched grips are undamaged. The green plastic scabbard is undamaged as it the webbing frog, (see page 253 of White & Watts ‘The Bayonet Book’). This is a very nice complete and original bayonet and scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 621

Nation : Austrian
Local Price : £225

Austrian M1895 Mannlicher Bayonet & Scabbard. -. BAYO 676 This is a nice N.C.O’s (Non-commissioned officer) version of the M1895 Mannlicher bayonet made at Steyr. It is marked to the blade with OE over WG (Osterreichiche Waffenfabrik Gesellschaft Steyr) and the double headed eagle denoting use by the imperial forces and not for export. The blade is 9 ¾ “ in length nad has rounde fullers. The crossguard is secured by 2 rivets and has a hooked quillon. The grips are wood secured by domed rivets and the pommel has a hole which would have had a steel knot loop (now missing but easily replaced) The scabbard is steel with a brazed frog stud. See Martin J. Brayley, an illustrated history of bayonets, page 32. £225 BAYO 676.

Nation : Austrian
Local Price : £225

Austrian Bayonet And Scabbard. -. BAYO 684 This appears to be a dress bayonet similar to item 46 on page 22 of the bayonet book by White & Watts. However, it has regimental markings on the cross guard for the 33rd Infantry Regiment with the number 5920 below the other side of the cross guard is marked with 1270 OE. The blade is marked with OE over WG being the mark for the Osterreichiche Waffenfabrik Gesellschaft Steyr Factory. The other side has the double headed eagle denoting use by the Imperial army. The grips are wood held by two screw bolts and the scabbard is steel. An unusual bayonet for the collector of Austro-Hungarian bayonets. £225. BAYO 684.

Nation : French
Local Price : £225

French M1866 Chassepot Bayonet AND Scabbard. BAYO 699. -. BAYO 699 This is a nice M1866 Chassepot bayonet made at St. Etienne in June 1874 and marked thus to the spine of the blade. Blade length 22 ¾”. Total length including scabbard 28”. It has a curved Yataghan blade and a brass ribbed grip with a steel leaf spring and push button. The crossguard is also steel ending in a quillon and is stamped with FG60868. The scabbard is black painted steel and has L87415 stamped to the rear of the throat. See White & Watts item 194, page 84 & 92. The price includes U.K. delivery. BAYO 699 £225

Nation : British
Local Price : £225.00

*WWI British ‘P13’ Mk1 Sword, Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 742. -. BAYO 742 This is a great example of the ‘P13’ bayonet, which although designated ‘P13’, fit the ‘P14’ rifle and was not introduced until ‘1916’. It is marked to the blade with ‘1913’ over ‘5 17’ (May 1917) and ‘Remington’ in a circle. The other side of the blade carries British inspection stamps. The vast majority of these bayonets were made in America by ‘Remington and Winchester’ with only a few made in England by ‘Vickers’. The wooden grips have two grooves on either side to distinguish it from the ‘P1907’. The scabbard is a British ‘No1 MKII’ with a round frog stud, and the frog is a ‘1939’ leather version stamped to the rear with ‘Lees (W) Ltd 1940 F8;’ probably re-issued to the Homeguard in ‘WWII’. A very nice collectable ‘1913’ bayonet. See ‘Skennerton’ item B239, pages 192-194. The price includes U.K. delivery. BAYO 742.