Bayonets - British
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British 1888 Mark II Lee Metford Bayonet by Enfield and Scabbard. 22426:9 - 22426:9 This is an early Victorian, Lee Metford, 1888 Mark II bayonet manufactured for the British .303 calibre Enfield, Lee Metford rifle. The bayonet blade, which is in good clean condition, is double edged and unfullered with a medial ridge running from the ricasso to the blade tip. The ricasso of the blade is also marked with a Crown over "V.R. 12’ 00? (Manufactured December 1900?) with inspection marks. The reverse is stamped with the broad arrow a bend mark and ‘EFD’ (Enfield). The grips are of wood, held together with two brass rivets and are very good. There is an oil clearance hole in the pommel and the numbers ‘1099 528’. The bayonet is contained in a standard 1888 pattern scabbard and is in extremely good condition with all polished metal *330 stamped to the throat*, and stitch work intact. (See Watts & White No 803 pages 321 & 387 for reference). The price includes UK delivery. 22426:9. (Box 1) £325.00 |
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*Excellent/WWI British ‘P13’ Mk1 Parade Sword Bayonet and Grafton & Knight Scabbard. 22426:7 - 22426:7 This is a fine example of the ‘P13’ bayonet which has been polished for parade, which although the designated ‘P13’, fit the ‘P14’ rifle and was not introduced until ‘1916’. It is marked to the blade with ‘1913’ and ‘Remington’ in a circle. The other side of the blade carries British inspection stamps cancelled by the slashes with U.S. below. 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 also an American made version M3 green U.S. belt fittings with steel locket and chape, interchangeable with the ‘P’07’. The leather stitching and furniture on the scabbard are all in good condition and has been chromed presumably for parade/dress purposes. The Scabbard has a makers mark GF & GK (Grafton and Knight) to the rear. A very nice collectable ‘1913’ bayonet. See Watts & White item No 826, pages 325-395. The price includes UK delivery. 22426:7 (British Box 1) £345.00 |
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*Scarce* British Patt 1907 Hooked Quillon Bayonet with 1st Pattern Scabbard & Frog, by J.A.C. Marked York & Lancaster Regiment. 22426:6. - 22426:6 When the British military adopted the Short Magazine Lee-Enfield rifle, its barrel was shortened to 25.2 inches (640 mm), 5” (130 mm) shorter than the preceding Magazine Lee-Enfield. British military strategists were fearful that the British infantry would be at a disadvantage when engaged in a bayonet duel with enemy soldiers who retained a longer reach. Bayonet fighting drills formed a significant part of a contemporary British infantryman’s training. Soldiers were drilled in various stances and parrying techniques against an enemy also armed with rifle and bayonet. The York and Lancaster Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until 1968. The regiment was created in the Childers Reforms of 1881 by the amalgamation of the 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot and the 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot. The regiment saw service in many small conflicts and both World War I and World War II until 1968, when the regiment chose to be disbanded rather than amalgamated with another regiment, one of only two infantry regiments in the British Army to do so). The 1907 bayonet was made to the design of the Japanese Arisaka. The quillon of the P1907 MkI bayonet was subsequently found to be unnecessary, and on the 29th of October 1913 list of changes it is recorded that a P1907 sword bayonet without the hook on the crosspiece had been sealed to govern future manufacture. See pages 323 & 393 No 819 for reference. Marked to the ricasso ‘1907’ 11/08. J.A.C. manufacturer (James A. Chapman) along with numerous inspection marks. ‘Y.L.R. 724’ (York & Lancaster Regiment) is stamped to the pommel. The wooden grips are in good order and intact. The blade is true, with only light age-related staining. Blade length 43 cm and 55 ¼ cm overall. The 1st Pattern scabbard is double stitched thick leather with an internal chape. It is marked with the Broad Arrow and the manufacturer E.F.D (Enfield). The webbing frog is marked to the rear *see images*. The price for this scarce set includes UK delivery. 22426:6. £1,200.00 |
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British L3A1 Bayonet and Scabbard for the SA80 Rifle. 22416:2 - 22426:2 This is an excellent L3A1 bayonet which was introduced in 1985 to fit the new SA80 service rifle. The L3A1 socket bayonet is based on the FN FAL Type C socket bayonet with a clip-point blade. It has a hollow handle that fits over the SA80/L85 rifle's muzzle and slots that lined up with those on the flash eliminator. The blade is offset to the side of the handle to allow the bullet to pass beside the blade. It can also be used as a multi-purpose knife and wire-cutter when combined with its scabbard. The scabbard also has a sharpening stone. The use of contemporary bayonets by the British army was noted during the Afghanistan war in 2004. It was an innovative design incorporating many new features. The scabbard is made of Phonolite plastic. A nice 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. 22426:2 (Box 1) £225.00 |
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*Scarce/Excellent* British ‘1903’ Pattern Bayonet Converted from ‘P1888’ and Land MkI Leather Scabbard and Frog. 22426:1 - 22426:1 The ‘P1903’ design combined the ‘P1888’ blade and cross piece with a new pommel design. Many 1903 pattern bayonets are actually P1888 bayonets that have been converted. This bayonet is a good example of a converted 1888. The blade length is very clean, 30cm and is double edged. One side is stamped with crown over ER and the other with numerous inspection stamps, ‘06 ‘07’ ‘1903’. The press-stud locking mechanism works well. The wooden grip scales are in good condition with age related marks. The pommel is stamped ‘2BD’ and ‘360’The leather scabbard and frog have age related marks. EDF (Enfield The Royal Small Arms Factory was a UK government-owned rifle factory in Enfield, now part of north London, which produced British military rifles, muskets and swords from 1816) is stamped along with ‘N’ a broad arrow and inspection stamps. The bayonet has an internal chape, the stitching and leather is supple and intact. See Watts & White item 814, pages 322 & 391 for similar. The price for this scarce set includes UK delivery. 22426:1 (Box 1) £365.00 |
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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) £295.00 |
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British Shortened Martini Henry Yataghan Sword Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 573. - BAYO 573 This is a shortened Martini-Henry bayonet and scabbard for use by cadets. The blade has been converted from the longer yataghan style blade by shortening it and re-shaping the point which means the fuller runs through to the point. The only marking is the blade carrying the initials A.S. The mortice slot has been chamfered for Martini-Henry rifles and the muzzle ring has been bushed to 18mm. The rest of the bayonet is with original configuration with black leather grips *see images for condition of grips* and a leaf spring press stud. The scabbard is a shortened version of the original. See Skennerton, item B224 on pages 176 and 177. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 573. (Box 2) £265.00 |
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*Scarce* British ‘Constabulary Carbine’ Bayonet. 19555 - 19555 There were 250 of these carbines ordered, initially for the Irish Constabulary and repeat orders were placed in 1839, 1840 and 1845, through the tower. See British and Commonwealth Bayonets by Ian Skennerton & Robert Richardson, pages 80-81 ‘B109’. The double edged fullered blade is 43 cm (54 cm overall). The blade is in good condition with only age-related marks. The ribbed brass hilt above crossguard has the correct working button release catch. There is a crown above ‘D’ and 13 on the ripasso. UK delivery for this scarce collector’s piece is included in the price. 19555. (Tub) £495.00 |
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Martini Henry Patt 1887 MkIII Sword Bayonet and Scabbard by Wilkinson Sword Company with India Contract Markings. 22402 - 22402 The pattern 1887 MKIII is distinctive in that there are no fullers in the blade. The Wilkinson as this one is, are clearly marked on the ricasso, and the contractor was given discretionary power as to the mode of securing the cross piece, by riveting or brazing. In 1892, Henry Rifled Barrel Co was awarded the contract for 30,000 Martini-Henry I.C.1 Cavalry carbines from the Indian Government. These examples were manufactured over a two-year period under full Governmental Viewing in the now mostly obsolete .577/.450 chambering. The blade is 46 ½ cm (601 mm overall). There is a WD and arrow over crown 35 W to one side of the ricasso and crown V.R. above ‘89’ (manufactured in 1889) above ‘Wilkinson Sword Company London’ amongst other inspection stamps (see pictures). The pommel has is numbered ‘9285’. The crossguard and throat of the scabbard have clear Indian markings *see images*. The leather chequered grips are held with two pins and are in very nice condition. The leather scabbard thought to have been used by Indian troops is in equally good condition with the polished furniture, leather and stitching all in good condition. The chape *loose but intact* has an inspection stamp imprinted and ‘8001’ on the throat. See ‘British & Commonwealth Bayonets’ by Ian D. Skennerton and Robert Richardson. The price includes UK delivery. 22402. (Martini Box) £295.00 |
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*Original c1802-1805* 4” Socket Bayonet for the Brown Bess Muzzle Loading Flintlock Muskets and Scabbard by Manufacturer John Gill. BAYO 629. - BAYO 629 Brown Bess socket bayonets named after the weapon they were made for (Brown Bess" is a nickname of uncertain origin for the British Army's muzzle-loading smoothbore flintlock Land Pattern Musket and its derivatives. The musket design remained in use for over a hundred years with many incremental changes in its design. These versions include the Long Land Pattern, the Short Land Pattern, the India Pattern, the New Land Pattern Musket, and the Sea Service Musket) were the standard bayonet of the 18th century for the British army and continued in use until C1842 (see item 656 of the bayonet book by Watts & White where a Brown Bess socket bayonet with 4” long socket example is illustrated and page 286 of the same book). The typical triangular blade is 403mm in length and it measures 520mm overall length. The 4” long socket’s internal diameter is 26mm and is stamped with maker ‘John Gill’ (This bayonet was made under contract to the E.I.C by John Gill of Birmingham, England between 1802 and 1805). The face of the blade is marked ‘Crown over 8 within 20’. The bayonets blade is straight, and the metal work of the bayonet has just light staining consistent with age and no rust. The scabbard is leather with brass chape and white painted leather collar, the leather is excellent (stamped with an encircled 6-9?), as is the stitching and metalwork. The price for this very nice pair which deserve further research includes UK delivery. BAYO 629. (Sockets Box) £475.00 |
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