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Nation : French
Local Price : £195.00

French Lebel M1886 First Pattern Bayonet & Scabbard -. BAYO 637 This is a nice condition 1st pattern Lebel bayonet with a white metal hilt, downswept quillon and a round button catch. This is an early model with the hilt fixed permanently to the tang, whereas later models had removable hilts with a screw nut fixing to the end of the hilt. The blade is the usual Lebel cruciform shape and the scabbard is black tubular steel with no dents or damage. This is a lovely complete example of a 1st pattern iconic Lebel bayonet. See White and Watts item no. 205 on pages 85 and 96 and Martin Brayley, An Illustrated History of Bayonets, pages 71 – 73. The price includes U.K. delivery. BAYO 637

Nation : Austrian
Local Price : £195

Austrian M1895 Mannlicher Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 686. -. BAYO 686 This is a nice other ranks M1895 Mannlicher bayonet. The blade is marked OE over WE (Oterreich Iche Waffen Fabrik Gesellschaft Steyr) and the double headed eagle denoting use by the Imperial forces and not for export. The blade is 9 ¾” in length and has rounded fullers. The cross guard is secured by 2 rivets, the grips are wood secured by domed rivets and the pommel is steel. The end of the pommel carries regimental markings of 94R 2682. The scabbard is steel with a brazed frog stud. See Martin J.Brayley An illustrated history of bayonets centre example on page 31. The price includes U.K. delivery. BAYO 686 £195

Nation : -
Local Price : £195.00

1960's Danish HTK M62 Bayonet, Scabbard & Intergral Frog. BAYO 754 -. BAYO 754 A Danish HTK M62 bayonet, scabbard and integral frog with belt loop and wire belt hooks. This was an American style M5A1 bayonet but newly made for the Danish Army and used as a trench knife. It is in it's correct scabbard with British 37 Pattern belt hooks added to the webbing frog. The bayonet has a steel pommel. It has black plastic diamond grips secured with two screw bolts. The grips incorporate a thumb push next to the cross guard which releases the bayonet. This operates smoothly and as it should. The cross guard is straight and has a locating pin attached to it. The blade is Parkerised and measures 6 1/4" long. The body of the scabbard is wood grain effect and the throat is marked with the Danish Crown over HTK (Haerens Tekniske Korps- Army Technical Corps). This is a scarce bayonet. (see pages 57 & 58 of 'An Illustrated History Of Bayonets' by Martin Brayley). The price includes Uk delivery. BAYO 754

Nation : German
Local Price : £195.00

WW1 German Mauser Bayonet. WW1 German model 1898 Mauser bayonet with original leather scabbard. The bayonet has manufactures name under the imperial crown to ERFURT and markings on

Nation : -
Local Price : £195.00

RESERVED 21/07 Pattern 1903 Volunteer Battalions Brown Leather Belt Frog. L259. -. L 259 In the late 19th Century the Volunteer Battalions of regiments purchased their equipment through the Territorial Associates. The brown leather Slade-Wallace equipment was frequently only loosely based on the official patterns and produced by private contractors. In 1903 the new brown leather Bandoleer equipment was introduced to replace the Slade-Wallace buff leather. This is a brown leather frog similar to the general service MKII with steel buckle and pin, tooled edges and eight copper rivets and washers. Many frogs of this type were produced and worn by volunteers with the Slade-Wallace equipment. This example is in very nice condition with all stitching and metalwork intact. See pages 26 & 27 of Bayonet Belt Frogs Part 1 by Anthony Carter for reference. The price for this scarce item includes UK delivery. L 259.

Nation : German
Local Price : £195.00

German ‘S84/98’ Bayonet with Wooden Grips & Scabbard. BAYO 557. -. BAYO 557 This a nice ‘M84/98’ 3rd model with wooden grips. The blades ricasso bears the mark ‘S/172.G’ which is the code for ‘Carl Eickhorn’ of Solingen with the ‘G.’ standing for the manufacture in 1935, the other side carries the serial number ‘9361a’ The scabbard bears the serial number ‘2371g’ and the code ‘ab44’ which is the code for ‘Mundlos A.G.’ & 1944. The blade and scabbard have a nice used patina *see pics* See ‘The German bayonet’ by John Walter pages 88-92 and ‘White & Watts’ item 295 pages 115 & 132. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 557. (Box 3)

Nation : -
Local Price : £195.00

Finnish ‘M1927’ Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 562. -. BAYO 562 This is a nice ‘M1927’ bayonet for the Finnish modified ‘Mosin Nagant’ rifle (The Mosin–Nagant is a five-shot, bolt-action, internal magazine–fed military rifle. Known officially as the 3-line rifle M1891and informally in Russia and former Soviet Union as Mosin's rifle (Russian: k4;l0;l5;m0;l6;k4;l2;k2; i2;l6;l9;l0;l5;k2;, ISO 9: vintovka Mosina), it is primarily found chambered for its original 7.62×54mmR cartridge). The 30 cm blade (41 ¼ overall) is marked with the manufacturers name of ‘Hackman & Co’ (Hackman was a cutlery and cookware company founded in Finland in 1790). The wooden grips are held with two pins and are in good solid condition. The number ‘72810’ runs down the spine of the grips. The steel scabbard is unmarked and retains 90% of its original paint. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 562.

Nation : -
Local Price : £195.00

Belgian ‘F.N. Model 1949 Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 565. -. BAYO 565 This is probably an export version as Belgian used bayonets carry a ‘SA30’ over crown & J.F.’ and this bayonet is totally unmarked. Other users were Egypt and South American countries, so this is probably for South America as Egyptian bayonets have Arabic script to the pommel. The blade is in near mint condition, as are the wooden grips. The scabbard is blued steel and the frog stud carries the number ‘39808’. See White & Watts item 103, pages 26 & 42 and also www.worldofbayonets.com site under the Belgium heading. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 565. (Box 1)

Nation : -
Local Price : £195.00

*Scarce* Yugoslavian M1924 Bayonet and Matching Number Scabbard. BAYO 290. -. BAYO 290 A Yugoslavian bayonet marked to the blade with Cyrillic lettering which is Serbian and not Russian. It translates as ‘Enterprise 44’ denoting State Factory 44 and not the date of manufacture as is sometimes thought. Factory 44 was located in ‘Kragujevac’ the seat of the Yugoslavian arms industry. The grips are wood and held by the distinctive Yugoslavian grip bolt which needed a bifurcated tool to remove them. The crossguard carries the number ‘71943’ which is repeated on the frog stud of the steel scabbard. These are not a common bayonet. See ‘An Illustrated History of Bayonets’ by Martin J. Brayley pages 252 & 253. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 290. (Other Countries Box 2)

Nation : -
Local Price : £195.00

*Scarce* Yugoslavian M1924 Bayonet and Matching Numbers Scabbard. BAYO 291. -. BAYO 291 A Yugoslavian bayonet marked to the blade with Cyrillic lettering which is Serbian and not Russian. It translates as ‘Enterprise 44’ denoting State Factory 44 and not the date of manufacture as is sometimes thought. Factory 44 was located in ‘Kragujevac’ the seat of the Yugoslavian arms industry. The grips are wood and held by the distinctive Yugoslavian grip bolt which needed a bifurcated tool to remove them. The crossguard carries the number ‘20556’ which is repeated on the frog stud of the steel scabbard. These are not a common bayonet. See ‘An Illustrated History of Bayonets’ by Martin J. Brayley pages 252 & 253. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 291. (Other Countries Box 2)

Nation : German
Local Price : £195.00

Pre WW2 1937 Dated Nazi German K98 Mauser Model 1884/98 (3rd Model) Bayonet By S/177 (Ernst Pack & Son Solingen) & WW2 1943 Scabbard By ‘asw’ (E&F Horster Solingen) With Leather Frog. BAYO 402. -. BAYO 402 This is an original model 1884/98 Nazi German Mauser bayonet for K98 rifles. It is dated '37' (1937) on the back of its clean blade. The bayonet has wood grips which are undamaged and is stamped on the ricasso with the Nazi manufacturer code S/177 (Ernst Pack & Son Solingen). The reverse is stamped number '5722 b'. The pommel is waffenamt. It’s steel scabbard is numbered ‘2329’, has date ‘43’ (1943) and Nazi manufacturer code ‘asw’ (E&F Horster Solingen). The scabbard is undamaged with even patina and light areas of service wear. The ball end of the scabbard is waffenamt. The scabbard is fitted with an original dark brown leather frog. All stitching and leather are clean and intact. There are no visible manufacturer marks on the frog. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 402.

Nation : -
Local Price : £195.00

U.S.S.R. 6H3 AK47 Bayonet & Scabbard for the ‘Kalashnikov’ Rifle. BAYO 338. -. BAYO 338 The AK-47 is a Russian combat rifle first used in 1949. It and an updated version called the AKM were used by the Soviet Union's military (which was called the Soviet Army). It was later replaced by the AK-74 and AK-12. The blade is fullered, has no markings and measures; 20 cm (31 cm overall) the plastic grips are held with two pins *minor damage to one side* the metalwork is good and the catch is in working order. The metal scabbard has its webbing belt hook attached, there are minor service wear marks and it has a good patina. See page 447 No 956 in The Bayonet Book by White & Watts. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 338. (All Countries Box 2)

Nation : German
Local Price : £195.00

German M98 Dress Bayonet and Scabbard by ‘KLIHASO’ (KLIttermann HAan SOlingen) . ED 2219. -. ED 2219 This is a German M98 dress bayonet with a 9 ¾ inch blade made by the rare maker Klitterman and Moog, Haan, Solingen (the Klittermann & Moog Rasiermesserfabrik/Stahlwarenfabrik company traces its beginnings back to the brand name "KLIHASO" (KLIttermann HAan SOlingen) that was registered in 1920 by Oswald Klittermann. Early trademarks included; an elf, asleep under a toadstool, being tickled by a fairy and "THE SAVOY" flanked by two griffins. The later better-known trademark features an embowed arm holding a spear, encircled by "Klittermann & Moog G.m.b.H. Haan b/ Solingen." During the Third Reich era, advertisements appeared in Die Klinge that added: edged weapons, daggers and sheath knives to its list of products which is marked of the blade together with their monogram. The blade has a fuller on each side and has black chequered plastic grips retained by two rivets *minor play to the blade/contemporary repair to the grips* . The mortice slot retains the reed felt liner and the pommel has a working button. This bayonet also retains its original leather hilt washer. The scabbard is the standard black gloss painted version. See German clamshells by Gary L. Walker and R.J.Weinand, pages 15 and 16. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2219. (Box 2)

Nation : -
Local Price : £195.00

*U.S. ‘M1 Garand’ Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 6295. -. BAYO 6295 This is an ‘M1 Garand’ bayonet with an original blade *showing signs of use related wear* and 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. It is marked to the blade with ‘U.F.H’ ‘Union Fork and Hoe’ and a flaming grenade, with the other side sporting the flaming grenade. The grips are black ribbed plastic held by a single screw-bolt. The scabbard is an olive drab, again freshly made and not a cut down version. It is marked to the top mount with a flaming grenade and U.S., See ‘An Illustrated History of Bayonets’ by Martin.J.Brayley, pages 231-241. A good collectors piece. The price includes U.K. delivery. BAYO 6295.

Nation : French
Local Price : £195.00

WW1/WW2 Era Model 1886/93/16 French Brass Handle Epee Lebel Bayonet Without Hook Quillon & Scabbard. BAYO 3. -. BAYO 3 This is an excellent original WW1/WW2 Era French Epee Lebel Bayonet & Scabbard for the Lebel Rifle (see No.209 of The Bayonet Book By Watts & White). The cross guard block is stamped 'e7476'. It's sprung muzzle ring catch with knurled button works perfectly. It has a brass hilt/ handle. The pommel end of the handle is marked '92'. It has a 20 ½ “cruciform blade. Its steel scabbard with fixed belt bar is in great condition with no dents. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 3.

Nation : -
Local Price : £195.00

*Rare Maker* Nazi Firemans Dress Bayonet & Scabbard by Maker Geco Solingen. Sn 11522:3. -. Sn 11522:3 This is a Fireman's Dress Bayonet and scabbard. The basic design is taken from the standard military dress bayonet but is without the rifle mortise and stud button. The crossguard is lengthened to give a re curve appearance. This is the standard version with the 9 ¾ “blade and has a rare makers logo "Geco" above the word "Solingen". This is one of the rarer logos. It has chequered grips secured with two pins and retains the leather pad at the cross guard. The polished steel blade is in excellent condition. It comes with the correct scabbard which is free of dents. (see 'German Clamshells' book pages 125, 126 & 127 by Gary L. Walker and R. J. Weinand). The price includes UK delivery. Sn 11522:3. (Box 1)

Nation : British
Local Price : £195.00

WWI British 1907 Pattern Bayonet Scabbard and Webbing Frog. BAYO 441. -. BAYO 441 This is a 1907 pattern bayonet with quillon removed upon refurbishment. It is marked to the blade with crown over 1907 4’ 17 (April 1917 manufacture). The other side carries several inspection stamps, Broad Arrow and bend mark * the blade has a patina consistent with age*. The pommel has a Broad Arrow to one side. The wooden slab grips are in intact and are showing signs of service use *see images*.The scabbard is the 2nd pattern with tear shaped frog stud with ‘532’ marked on the throat. The leather and metalwork is in good order with all stitching intact. The webbing frog is in good condition *top strap fraying* See Watts & White page 393 No 820 for similar. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 441. (07 Box 1).

Nation : -
Local Price : £195.00

Pattern 1903 Bandoleer Equipment Belt Frog. L260. -. L 260 In the late 19th Century the Volunteer Battalions of regiments purchased their equipment through the Territorial Associates. The brown leather Slade-Wallace equipment was frequently only loosely based on the official patterns and produced by private contractors. In 1903 the new brown leather Bandoleer equipment was introduced to replace the Slade-Wallace buff leather. This is a brown leather frog similar to the G.S. MKI with tooled edges and brass buckle, many of this type were made to carry the P 1888 & P 1903 bayonets . This example is in very nice condition with all stitching and metalwork intact. See No 101 on pages 26 & 27 of Bayonet Belt Frogs Part 1 by Anthony Carter for reference. The price for this scarce item includes UK delivery. L 260.

Nation : -
Local Price : £195.00

Pattern 1903 Bandoleer Equipment Belt Frog. L 263 -. L 263 In the late 19th Century the Volunteer Battalions of regiments purchased their equipment through the Territorial Associates. The brown leather Slade-Wallace equipment was frequently only loosely based on the official patterns and produced by private contractors. In 1903 the new brown leather Bandoleer equipment was introduced to replace the Slade-Wallace buff leather. This is a lighter brown leather frog with tooled edges and brass buckle. The slight dent in the top edge of the front section on the left ws caused by the crossguard of either the P1888 or P 1903 bayonet. This example is in very nice condition with all stitching and metalwork intact. See No 102 on pages 26 & 27 of Bayonet Belt Frogs Part 1 by Anthony Carter for reference. The price for this scarce item includes UK delivery. L 263.

Nation : German
Local Price : £195.00

Czech VZ 24 WW2 German Occupation Manufacture Bayonet and Scabbard by Československá zbrojovka a.s., Brno. BAYO 248 -. BAYO 248 This is the scarce WW2 Czech VZ24 rifle bayonet and scabbard made under the German occupation in WW2. "E" (lion) "24" and "CSZ" The "CSZ' marking indicates that this bayonet was used by Czechoslovakian troops during the Second World War. This example was made in 1924 by Československá zbrojovka a.s., Brno. The Germans continued the manufacture of both the VZ23 and VZ24 bayonets through WW2 but not in the same large numbers as the Mauser K98 bayonet. This bayonet has a 298mm parkerised blade and a steel muzzle ring and pommel. The wooden grips are held on by two screw bolts. The scabbard is made of blued steel. VZ24 bayonets made under German occupation seldom appear on the market. See Martin J. Brayley, An Illustrated History of Bayonets, Pages 52 – 54. The price includes UK. delivery. BAYO 248. (Box 1)

Nation : British
Local Price : £195.00

British Lee Enfield 1907 Pattern Bayonet, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Straight single-fullered knife blade, steel hilt with muzzle ring, wood slab grips secured by two screws, steel beaked pommel with oil hole and locking button. Black leather No. 1 Mk 2 scabbard with steel locket & teardrop frog stud and steel chape piece. Khaki canvas frog with retaining loop. The ricasso is stamped on one side with a crown over ‘GR’, 1907 (the pattern) ‘11 ‘18’, indicating the manufacture date of November 1918, the manufacturer’s mark ‘SANDERSON’, a crown inspection stamp and a reissue stamp dated ’21. On the other side it is stamped with a ‘broad arrow’ War Department stores mark, three crown inspection marks with ‘E’ indicating the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, and an ‘X’ indicating that it passed a manufacturer’s bending test. The pommel is stamped with ‘R S F’, indicating issue to the Royal Scots Fusiliers, above ‘R534’, probably a rack number. The throat and chape pieces of the scabbard are both stamped with ‘RE’ within a circle, indicating the manufacturer Remington. The leather of the scabbard is stamped next to the seam with another crown inspection mark and the manufacture date ’17, these marks being faint from rubbing. The rear of the frog is inked with a faint maker’s mark, the manufacture date ‘1939’ and a broad arrow. Given the manufacture date I would not class this bayonet as WW1 issue, but from its reissue stamps it clearly did see some service with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in the interwar period. The regular battalions of that regiment continued to be deployed overseas during this period: the 1st Battalion spending time in Ireland, Palestine and India while the 2nd Battalion was deployed to the Black Sea region as part of the wider Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War that lasted from 1917-22, then to India and China. The blade is bright with a few spots of light patination, some grinding marks and small nicks to its edge near the tip. The wood grips have only a few light dents and remain quite glossy with little handling wear. The hilt, pommel and scabbard fittings are bright with a few spots of light patination. The leather body of the scabbard has some surface abrasions, shallow dents and thin shallow cuts. One crack to the lower section near the chape piece, running from one edge of the seam to the near side edge, then branching to run down that edge for about 2cm. This has had the effect of slightly kinking the chape end to one side. This does not prevent sheathing and drawing and the scabbard remains solid, though one should take care when the blade is withdrawn. The scabbard’s stitching remains intact.

Nation : German
Local Price : £195.00

German Miniature KS98 Desk Top/Letter Opener Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 167. -. BAYO 167 This is a miniature version of the KS98 Dress Bayonet and has a 5 ½ " fullered polished steel blade. A rear facing quillon, wooden chequered grips and a stylised Birds head pommel. The scabbard is black painted steel but with no frog stud which would suggest use as a desk paper knife. These have not survived in as great numbers as the full size bayonets of this type. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 167.

Nation : -
Local Price : £195.00

Finnish ‘M1927’ Bayonet and Scabbard for the Mosin–Nagant Rifle. BAYO 426. -. BAYO 426 This is a nice ‘M1927’ bayonet for the Finnish modified ‘Mosin Nagant’ rifle (The Mosin–Nagant is a five-shot, bolt-action, internal magazine–fed military rifle. Known officially as the 3-line rifle M1891and informally in Russia and former Soviet Union as Mosin's rifle it is primarily found chambered for its original 7.62×54mmR cartridge). The 11.75” blade (16.2” overall) is marked with the manufacturers name of ‘Fiskars’ (The company has its roots in the village of Fiskars (in the city of Raseborg, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Helsinki), where it was founded in 1649. The oldest business still operating in Finland, its global headquarters are in Keilaniemi, Espoo, Finland. It is one of the oldest companies in the world).The wooden grips are held with two pins and are in good solid condition. The number ‘29230’ runs down the spine of the grips. The steel scabbard is unmarked and retains 75% of its original paint. See page 79 No 171 in Watts & White for reference. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 426. (All other Countries Box 2)

Nation : British
Local Price : £195.00

British L3A1 Bayonet with Buff Leather L1A3 Ceremonial Frog. 21602:1. -. 21602:1 This is an excellent L3A1 bayonet which was introduced in 1985 to fit the new L85A1 service rifle. It was an innovative design incorporating many new features. The scabbard is made of Phonolite plastic and is contained in its white ceremonial sheath. A nice complete set of the current British bayonet. See Skennerton item B329 pages 266 & 267. Also Martin J. Brayley ‘An illustrated history of bayonets’ Pages 144-147. The price includes UK delivery. 21602:1

Nation : Australian
Local Price : £195.00

Australian M1907 Parade Bayonet and Scabbard with Regimental Numbers. 22256. -. 22256 This is an Australian 1907 Pattern bayonet with 'SLAZ' marked grips and regimental markings. In around 1927 bayonet production ceased and was re commenced late in 1940. The bayonet shop was transferred from Lithgow to Orange in July 1942. The wood room, which made up rifle furniture as well as bayonet grips, was removed from Lithgow to the Slazenger Sports Goods factory in Sydney in 1941, and the mark "Slaz" on the grips indicates manufacture there. After Japans entry into the war in the Pacific, Australian bayonet development moved rapidly into newer, shorter and specialised patterns and so the long 1907 bayonets manufactured in WWII were short lived and consequently rare. The bayonet has a polished 17" blade with fullers. The ricasso is stamped with inspection marks and ‘OA’ (Orange Arsenal) and on the other side with "1907 2 43" (February 1943). The blade is in excellent condition. The bayonet has a straight waisted crossguard. The slab wood grips are both stamped "Slaz" and are secured with two screw bolts. The pommel is regimentally marked ‘D 17749’ to one side and has the push button release, which operates smoothly and clearance hole. The No 1 late scabbard has a large frog stud along with three rivets showing on the locket. It is leather and stitching are in good condition and is stamped "Mangrovite 43 (1943). (See page 5 No 6 of Watts & White for reference) The price includes UK delivery. 22256. (Other countries Box 3)

Nation : German
Local Price : £195.00

German, WWII, M84/98 3rd Model Bayonet by WKC with Brown Plastic Grips & Scabbard. BAYO 373 -. BAYO 374 This is a 3rd model K98 bayonet with brown plastic grips by WKC (Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co). The ricasso is stamped W.K.C (Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co) on one side and 7035k on the other. The 10 inch blade retains much of its original blued finish. the pommel carries two waffenampts inspection marks. The bayonet is contained in its ball ended steel scabbard and carries the number 1202 near the throat and carries some knocks from service use. See White & Watts item 296 on page 132 and page 115 for reference. The price includes UK delivery. (German Box 2). BAYO 374

Nation : Austrian
Local Price : £195.00

Austrian Light Cavalry Trooper's Sabre. Origin: Western Europe, Culture: European, Period: 19th Century. Austrian Light Cavalry Trooper's Sabre.

Nation : French
Local Price : £195.00

French Model 1874 Gras Sword Bayonet, 1876 Dated, By Manufactures D’Armes De St. Étienne With Scabbard -. BAYO 636 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 July 1876 and is marked by the manufacturer . ‘Manufactures D’Armes De St. Étienne’. The slab wood grips are I undamaged. The bayonet has a hooked quillon which is secured with two rivets and muzzle ring. The bayonet has a brass pommel and a push button release which operates smoothly. The cross guard has small inspection marks and is numbered 31575. The bayonet is complete with its original steel scabbard which has matching number ‘79066. See White & Watts Item No 201, pages 84 & 94. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 636

Nation : South African
Local Price : £185.00

British 1895 Pattern Socket Bayonet for the .303 Martini-Enfield, by Wilkinson 1912. Steel socket bayonet with triangular blade. Black leather Mk II scabbard with brass throat and chape pieces and two brass rivets to the leather section. Blade 21 5/8 inches (547mm) in length from the shoulder, the bayonet 25 inches overall (635mm), muzzle ring diameter 16.5mm. The blade is marked at the ricasso on the broadest side with a broad arrow War Department stores mark, the maker’s mark ‘WSC’ for the Wilkinson Sword Company, a crown inspection mark with ‘E’ for Enfield, the date 2 ‘12 indicating that it was converted in February 1912, and two broad arrows point to point, indicating equipment that was declared obsolete or to be sold off. The narrower lower sides of the blade are also stamped, one with the number ‘30’, this being cancelled with a strikethrough, and the other with non-English script markings, possibly serial numbers, one of these also being cancelled. The 1895 Pattern socket bayonet was produced by converting existing stocks of the 1876 Pattern. It was intended to fit to the Martini-Enfield, which was itself a conversion of existing Martini-Henry rifles to accept the new .303 British cartridge. This required the bayonets to be bushed to fit a smaller diameter barrel and their sockets remodelled to mount the blade below the barrel instead of to the side. The conversion stamps seen on this bayonet are unusual: the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield is usually listed as the sole site for production of the 1895 Pattern, with conversion work taking place there between 1895 and 1902. However, Graham Priest writes that Wilkinson also performed some conversions (see Socket Bayonets, page 72). Nonetheless the clearly marked date of 1912 is remarkably late for conversion to have still been taking place, though the non-English script markings on this example may suggest that it was done for Commonwealth service (perhaps India or Nepal?). The Martini-Enfield hung around for many years after its official replacement since the .303 round remained current and readily available. It was in service in some capacity in New Zealand and India through WW1 and beyond, was widely seen in the Middle East, was used by South African cadet forces until the mid-20 th century, and in Britain some remained stored in armouries long enough to be issued to Home Guard units in WW2. The blade is clean and bright with only a few patches of very light patination. The socket retains almost all of its blued finish. A few small dents and scratches to the scabbard fittings, which have a moderate patina, and similarly some rubbing and dents to the leather section. All of its stitching is intact.

Nation : Unknown
Local Price : £185.00

An 1821 Pattern Militia Artillery Officers Sword.. An 1821 Pattern Militia Artillery Officers Sword. With slightly curved single edged blade cut with a long fuller running along the back-edge, etched with scrolling foliage, ‘MILITIA ARTILLERY’ around a flaming grenade and crowned ‘VR’ cypher, (etching rubbed) regulation steel hilt ,wire bound fish-skin grip (damaged at the top) in its original steel scabbard with two suspension rings. Dimensions: Blade Length: 34.5 Inches (87.60 cm) Overall Length: 40.5 Inches (102.85 cm)

Nation : Norwegian
Local Price : £185.00

Norwegian M1894 Bayonet Converted for the M1 Carbine. Unfullered spear-pointed blade, wood slab grips secured by a single screw, steel one-piece hilt, backstrap and pommel with integral sprung locking mechanism in the hilt, that both locks the bayonet to its scabbard and locks it onto a rifle. Muzzle ring attached by brazing, 1.45cm in diameter. Steel scabbard with projecting hook on the throat piece to engage with the locking mechanism, integral green canvas frog with wire loop webbing hooks and buttoned retaining strap, also attached by brazing to the scabbard body. Blade 20.6cm in length, 32.6cm overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso with a crown and ‘K’, the maker’s mark of Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (Kongsberg Weapons Factory). The hilt is stamped with ‘7’. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped with the serial number ‘8174’. Norway received rifles from the United States under its Military Assistance Program from 1950 until 1963, with nearly 100,000 M1 and M2 Carbines delivered. The M1 was designated the Selvladekarabin M1 (Self-loading Carbine M1) in Norwegian service. Some US-made M4 bayonets for these rifles were delivered but were clearly insufficient in number, as Norway manufactured its own copy of the M4 bayonet at the Kongsberg arsenal, then opted to convert some of its existing stocks of M1894 bayonets made for the Krag Jorgensen rifle to fit the M1. Norway had an oversupply of this bayonet due to a new production run ordered in 1943 during their occupation by Nazi Germany. 30,000 bayonets were modified in 1956-57, probably at Kongsberg, by brazing on a new muzzle ring and modifying the locking mechanism in the mortise. A further 1,000 were converted by the Hærens Våpentekniske Korps. This is not one of the wartime production run (which have Waffenamt stamps, and lack a ball finial on the scabbard), but an original M1894, made between 1912 and 1926. All metal parts have a blued finish, with a small amount of wear on raised edges, eg the beak of the pommel. Some small dents to the chape end of the scabbard, which do not interfere with sheathing. One of the grip scales (on the inside as worn) has a small crack next to the locking button and denting to its surface.

Nation : British
Local Price : £185.00

US Model 1917 Bayonet by Winchester. Straight single-fullered blade with spear point, steel hilt with muzzle ring, wood slab grips with pair of cut grooves on each slab, the slabs secured by two screws, steel beaked pommel with oil hole and locking button. Leather scabbard painted US olive green with steel locket & chape pieces, the locket with integral brass wire belt hooks. The blade is stamped on one side at the ricasso with the Shell and Flame (aka Flaming Bomb), the mark of the US Army Ordnance Branch, the letters ‘U.S.’, an eagle head inspection mark, and an ‘X’ indicting the blade passed a manufacturer’s bending test. It is stamped on the other side with the model ‘1917’ and a letter W within a circle, which is the maker’s mark used by Winchester. The leather of the scabbard is stamped on the rear side next to the seam with ‘F.I.C.’ while the throat and chape pieces of the scabbard are each stamped next to/under the staple on one side with ‘GF’ within a circle, indicating they were made by General Fireproofing Co. based in Youngstown, Ohio. Due to the outbreak of WW1, manufacture of the new British P1914 Enfield rifle was contracted out to American manufacturers Remington and Winchester, including its matching 1913 Pattern bayonet. After the United States entered WW1 in 1917 the factories that had been producing for the British switched to supplying the same products to the US Army. In US service the P1914 Rifle became the ‘United States Rifle, Model of 1917’ with accompanying ‘Model 1917’ bayonet – both direct copies, now with US markings. Winchester is the rarer of the two manufacturers, producing just under a quarter as many bayonets as Remington did. The blade retains a very good parkerised finish with only a few very small spots of light patination and a good blued band at the ricasso. The blade is sharp with no nicks or chips and its tip is intact. The hilt, and pommel have a fair amount of rubbing to their blued finish on raised surfaces exposing bright or lightly patinated steel, while the exposed tang retains full blueing. The wood grips are undamaged with no significant scratching or denting. The leather of the scabbard is very good with only a handful of tiny knocks and scratches. The scabbard throat piece has rubbing to the blueing and spots of patination. The chape piece has mottled heavy patination and speckled pitting, the latter on the rear face. The brass hooks move freely and are darkly patinated.