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WWII, British Lee Enfield No 4 MK I Cruciform Spike Bayonet by SM (Singer Manufacturing Co) with MK I Scabbard and Webbing Frog & Safety Clip. - BAYO 502
The No. 4 Mk. I was beautifully made, with its distinctive cruciform blade. The bayonet and socket are one solid forging. Only 75,000 of this type were made. Production occurred during the latter half of 1941 and into the early months of 1942. The only maker was the Singer Manufacturing Co. (the famous sewing machine manufacturer), at their Clydebank, Scottish plant. One influence in the selection of Singer was that Scotland it was felt it would be safer from German bombers than in England. This is an excellent, original, Lee Enfield No.4 MK 1 spike bayonet with cruciform blade in its original scabbard. The socket is stamped No. 4 MK.1 and by the manufacturer SM (Singer Manufacturing Co). The 8” cruciform blade is undamaged, and its ribbed locking catch works as it should. The bayonet's scabbard is in similar excellent condition with no dents. The green webbing frog is in good order with brass clip in place. See Skennerton pages 214-215, Item B266. The price includes UK delivery. (Box 1). BAYO 502
£375.00

Rare, British, Pattern 1903 Converted from a Pattern 1888 Dress Bayonet for the Mk1 III Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) rifle. Sn - 22656
The P1903 design combined the P1888 blade and crosspiece with a new pommel design. Many P1888 Lee Metford bayonets were converted to the 1903 pattern. The P1903 had a short service life as the blade was considered not long enough, having less reach when combined with the shorter rifle. The P1903 was produced for British use from 1903–1907, at which time the P1907 was adopted. This is a good example of a Pattern 1903 bayonet which was converted from a Pattern 1888 long lee Enfield bayonet. The bayonet has traces of its original nickel plating which was used on parade bayonets. The 298mm double-edged blade retains its original bright finish. The blade has a flattened diamond cross-section with a raised medial ridge and terminates in a spear point. The ricasso bears an Enfield inspection stamp 2 ’97 (the original date the blade and bayonet were made for the Long Lee Enfield 1903 (the bayonet pattern). The hilt is stamped 2 CLY (The 2nd County of London Yeomanry) 483 (bayonet number). The ricasso is stamped with the War Department broad arrow, an Enfield inspection stamp and a X. Wilkinson maker’s mark, bend test stamp and inspection stamps. The obverse ricasso bears the crown stamp of King Edward VII, the pattern date, 1903 and the manufacture date of November 1902. This is a conversion from a P1888 bayonet to a P1903 carried out in England by the Enfield. The press-stud locking mechanism works perfectly and the wooden grip are in good period condition. The black leather scabbard is in good condition as is the steel chape and locket. The steel furniture retains a nice patina finish. This is an excellent example of this increasingly hard to find British P1903 bayonet. See Skennerton pages 181-184. The price includes UK delivery. (British Box 1) Sn 22656
£345.00

British WD 1904 Dated WD Enfield 1903 Pattern Sword Bayonet Regiment Marked ’90 RE 10’ To The 90th Battalion Royal Engineers Weapon 10 & Land Pattern Scabbard With Slade Wallace Buff Leather Frog. BAYO 500 - BAYO 500
In 1902 Experimental Long and Short bayonets were trialled to succeed the 1888 pattern Bayonets. After the trial period it was decided that, when fixed to rifles, the Short version affected accuracy of fire less than the Longer heavy version. The short bladed version was approved and introduced as the '1903 Pattern' sword bayonet (see page 233 & page 391 item No.814 of the bayonet book by Watts & White). This is an excellent British Enfield 1903 Pattern Bayonet With scabbard & frog. The steel blade with medial ridge is 12” length. The double edged blade is excellent, clean with no damage and it measures just over 16 ¾” overall length. One side of the blade has Kings Crown ER (Edward Rex) ‘1903’ (pattern) and date ’06 ’04 (June 1904). The reverse has ‘EFD’ maker’s mark (Enfield) below WD arrow and inspection mark. The spine of the blade also has inspection mark. The wooden grips are in excellent undamaged condition and are secured with correct screw bolts. The pommel and cross guard with muzzle ring are blued. The pommel’s steel press button release works correctly. One side of the pommel has regiment marks ‘90 RE 10’ (90th Battalion Royal Engineers Weapon Number 10). The reverse has other struck out Regiment marks. The scabbard is the brown leather land pattern version with internal chape that has just the round tip of the chape correctly exposed and steel throat mount with frog locket. The scabbard is fitted with original period Slade Wallace buff leather frog which has a belt loop and retaining strap with brass buckle. All leather & stitching are clean & intact. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 500 (Box 3)
£475.00

SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 24/10) **VERY RARE**Boer War Era 1889 & 1893 Dated British WD 3 Rivet, Mark 1, 1st Type Pattern 1888 Lee Metford Rifle Sword Bayonet Enfield WD Scabbard & General Service MK 1 Buff Leather Frog. Sn 22907 - 22907
This is a very rare 3 rivet, 1st type, 1st Pattern, P1888 Lee Metford Bayonet & Scabbard with frog as used by British troops during the Boer Wars ( see page 387 plate No. 801 of The Bayonet Book by Watts & White). It has its original wooden grips with the very rare 3 brass rivets and oil hole in the wood grips. Its clean 12" double edged blade with medial ridge has WD inspection marks at the ricasso and back of the blade including Crown VR (Victoria Regina) 8/89 date (August 1889) and /93 (1893). The pommel has weapon number ‘183’. It has its original black leather scabbard with steel locket and chape. The throat of the scabbard is numbered 1180 and has 'F' inspection mark. The leather is impressed with Enfield ‘EFD’ inspection mark, WD arrow and inspection marks. The scabbard is fitted with original MK1 General Service buff leather stitched and riveted frog with large belt loop and retaining strap with brass buckle (see Carter’s book on Frogs page 72). All leather & stitching of the scabbard and frog are clean & intact. The price for this rare 1st type Metford bayonet, scabbard & frog set includes UK delivery. Sn 22907 (British Box 1)
£0.00

British, Pattern 1853/72 Martini Henry Socket Bayonet and Scabbard. - BAYO 429
This triangular tapered socket bayonet was the first universal issue British Army bayonet to have a locking ring, modelled on a French design. It was introduced with the new Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket. This British-made accoutrement is an original angular socket bayonet made for the Model 1853 Enfield musket. The Enfield bayonet has the distinction of being the first universal issue bayonet to the British Army that employed a locking device. The blade was made of the best cast steel and had an iron socket welded to it. The bayonet with its French-style locking ring has a triangular tapered blade with fullers on each face and is carried in a brass-mounted leather scabbard. This is a Pattern 1853 Enfield socket bayonet converted by bushing the socket to 18mm with the designation Pattern 1853/72 socket bayonet bushed for the Martini Henry rifle. This example is 20½” long overall with a 17 ¼ ” long blade and a 3” long socket. The blade has various stampings on the shoulder near the socket including an feint Enfield inspection stamp with a crown. The socket retains much of its original blued finish. The black leather scabbard has a triangular body mounted with its original brass throat *with play but intact*, clasp hook with number 754 and tip *play but intact*. The leather body is in excellent strong condition with no flaking or crazing and the stitching is intact. A good pattern 1853/72 bayonet complete with its original leather scabbard. See page 143 B184 of Skennerton for refence. The price includes UK delivery. (British sockets box). BAYO 429.
£325.00

**MATCHING NUMBERS**RARE MAKER**Pre WW1 1910 Dated 1st Pattern JAC (James A. Chapman), Hook Quillion P1907 Bayonet Regiment Marked '2 CG' To The 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards, 1st Type Scabbard & 1914 Pattern Leather Frog Regiment Marked DLI. Sn 22288 - 22288
The Coldstream Guards are one of the 5 Foot Guards Regiments in the British Army Household Division - the personal troops of Her Majesty the Queen. Formed in 1650 as part of the New Model Army during the English Civil War, the Coldstream Guards swore allegiance to King Charles II in 1660 and has guarded the country's monarchs since. The Regiment’s anniversary is 23rd April (St George’s Day). The Regiment has fought in every major conflict involving British troops since their creation. This is an original 1st type hook quillion 1907 pattern bayonet for the Lee Enfield SMLE rifle Regiment marked to The 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards manufactured in 1910 by JAC (James A. Chapman was one of the smaller and rare to find manufacturers and only made approx. 300,000 bayonets compared to 2,360,000 made by Wilkinson). The ricasso is marked '1907 (Pattern), 'JAC' (Chapman) dated '10 (1910) & '13 (1913) King’s Crown ER (Edward Rex) & ordnance inspection marks. The reverse with WD broad arrow stamp. The blade is clean & undamaged. The original wood slab grips are undamaged and secured by the correct screw bolts. The pommel is Regiment marked '2 CG’ to The 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards and weapon number ‘388’. It is in its original 1st type brown leather scabbard with steel locket & internal chape which correctly has the tip of the chape exposed. The throat mount is stamped with matching number ‘388’. The scabbard is fitted with an original original 1914 pattern leather frog with single belt loop, retaining strap with brass buckle and helve carrier strap to the rear. All leather and stitching of the scabbard is clean and intact. All stitching on the leather frog is intact. The edges of the leather frog have some light service wear. The rear of the frog is Regiment marked ‘DLI’ to The Durham Light Infantry ( an Infantry Regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1968. During the First World War the DLI raised 43 Battalions with 22 seeing active service overseas - on the Western Front, in Italy, Egypt, Salonika and India) & has number ‘269’. The price for this excellent British ’07 pattern Hook Quillon bayonet set includes UK delivery. Sn 22288
£1,200.00

WW1 British WD 1917 Wilkinson Pattern 1907 Sword Bayonet Regiment Marked D.R, WD 1915 Scabbard By HGR & Rare WD 1915 Dated Pattern 1914 Leather Frog By James Homer C&M. BAYO 204 - BAYO 204
This is a nice original WW1 British Bayonet with scabbard & rare 1914 Pattern Leather Frog (see The bayonet Book by Watts & White No. 819 page 393). The sword bayonet has a clean just under 17 ¼” steel single edged blade with fullers which is stamped at the ricasso on one side with the King’s Crown ‘GR’ (George Rex), ’8 ’17 date (August 1917) and ‘1907’ (Pattern) together with Wilkinson (manufacturer). The reverse is stamped with WD inspection mark. The slab wood grips just light service wear consistent with handling & are secured with correct two screw bolts. The pommel with sprung release button which works correctly is Regiment marked ‘D.R. (unknown) and has struck out weapon number (all illustrated). The bayonet is complete with its original steel mounted leather scabbard. The scabbard has the correct rear seam. The leather is crisply impressed with WD inspection marks and 1915 date together with maker mark ‘HGR’ which is Hepburn, Gale & Ross. The scabbard is fitted with its rare correct 6 rivet 1914 pattern leather frog with retaining strap and brass buckle. The frog is impressed with 1915 date and by the maker ‘James Homer C&M’ together with WD broad arrow. As is common the rear of this frog is without helve carrier strap. All the stitching and leather of the scabbard & frog are clean. The price for this excellent, complete WW1 ’07 bayonet set worthy of further research regarding the bayonet’s Regiment mark includes UK delivery. BAYO 204 (07 bayonets box 2)
£465.00

**BOER WAR ERA**British WD 1897 Dated Wilkinson Pattern 1888 MK1, 2nd Type, Lee Metford Bayonet & WD Scabbard With 1909 Leather Frog By Middlemore & Lamplough Birmingham Regiment Marked ‘6th SH’ To The 6th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. - BAYO 203
The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry was stationed in Ireland from 1886 to 1894, and in late 1899 embarked for South Africa as part of the reinforcements for the Second Boer War. This is a Lee Metford, pattern 1888 Mark I second type bayonet manufactured for the British .303 calibre Enfield, Lee Metford Rifle with frog Regiment marked ‘6th SH’ to The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry (see page 96 of The Broad Arrow by Skennerton. The bayonets 12” double edged blade is unfullered with a medial ridge running from the ricasso to the blade tip. The ricasso of the blade is maker marked WILKINSON LONDON and 12 ‘97 date (December 1897) and has other ordnance inspection stamps. The undamaged wood grips are secured with two brass rivets. There is the correct oil clearance hole above the top rivet. The steel pommel is numbered 243 and has other struck out number. The steel mounted leather scabbard is undamaged. The throat is numbered ‘T377’ and ‘W’ Wilkinson. The period brown leather frog has stitched seams and retaining strap with brass buckle. The rear of the frog is Regiment marked ‘6th SH’ to 6th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, dated 1909 and maker marked ‘Middlemore & Lamplough Ld Birmingham’. All leather and stitching of the scabbard and frog are clean & intact. The price for this nice Lee Metford set includes UK delivery. BAYO 203 (British box 1)
£475.00

WWI Dated P1907 Bayonet with 2nd Pattern Scabbard with Brass Fittings by Wilkinson. BAYO 402. - BAYO 402
This is a nice Wilkinson ‘1907’ bayonet that has had its quillon removed on re-furbishment. The blade is stamped ‘Crown over 1907 10’17 (dating it October 1917) and ‘Wilkinson’. The production figures for 1911 were only 32,706 at ‘Enfield’, but the bayonet was also made in large quantities by ‘Wilkinsons’ and others. In ‘1913’ it was decided to remove the quillon and all further bayonets were made without the quillon and those that came in for refurbishment had it removed, (see Skennerton item B234 & B235 PAGES 186-195). The other side of the blackened blade has a broad arrow and several inspection stamps. The grips are wood, held on by two screwbolts, and are in excellent condition. The scabbard is the 2nd pattern with a teardrop frog stud. The leatherwork is in good order as is the polished brass metalwork *minor play in throat but solidly attached* The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 402.
£275.00

Boer War Dated ‘1901’ P1888 MkII Bayonet Marked 7CH ‘7th Cheshire Battalion’ with Scabbard by Sanderson Sheffield. BAYO 401. - BAYO 401
This is a Boer War era dated Lee Metford, 1888 Mark II bayonet manufactured for the British .303 calibre Enfield, Lee Metford Rifle. The Bayonet blade is 12" in length, double edged and un-fullered with a medial ridge running from the ricasso to the blade tip. The ricasso of the blade is dated ‘2 ‘01 (February 1901) (Between 1899 and 1902, the British Army fought a bitter colonial war against the Boers in South Africa. After initial setbacks and a long period of guerrilla warfare, the British eventually prevailed, but not without adopting controversial tactics) together with Crown and ‘SANDERSON SHEFFIELD’. The reverse is nicely stamped with the broad arrow and inspection stamps. The spine also has inspection stamps. The blade has areas of staining consistent with age and use. The pommel is stamped ‘T 7CH 1007’ (7th Cheshire Battalion) The wood grips are secured by the correct brass rivets. The pommel has the correct oil hole. Its press button release catch works as it should. The bayonet’s leather scabbard has steel throat mount with locket and chape. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 401. (Box 1)
£325.00
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