Bayonets - British
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British, Martini Henry Mark 3 Sword Bayonet & Scabbard by the Wilkinson Sword Company, London. Sn - 23239 This is a nice British, Wilkinson Sword made Mark 3 sword bayonet and scabbard for the .45 Martini Henry service rifle. The bayonet is stamped on the ricasso with the queen’s crown ’89 (1989 manufacture date) WILKINSON SWORD COMPANY LONDON. The other side is stamped with the crown over WD, the crossed arrows, an inspection mark and R.P.10.95. The top of the unfullered blade carries 2 inspection stamps. The pommel carries the crossed out number 890. The chequered leather grips are in excellent condition with no cracks and are held on by 2 rivets. The bayonet is contained is a brass mounted black leather scabbard which is in excellent condition with good stitching. The price includes UK delivery. (Armoury). Sn 23239 £475.00 |
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British Army Sappers, Miners & Engineers Pattern 1855, Post 185,8 Lancaster Rifle Pipeback Sword Bayonet By S&K (Schnitzler & Kirschbaum) & Scabbard. Sn - 23236 British Sappers and Miners Units adopted an oval barrel rifle in 1855 and produced their own distinctive bayonet with a Falchion or pipe backed blade. The leather scabbard had brass fittings. After 1857 the Sappers and Miners were renamed the Engineers so the blade is sometimes called the Engineers Bayonet. After removal from Engineer service they became a side arm particularly for the Medical Corps. Early examples had a leaf spring secured by a rivet but post 1858 the springs on these bayonets were secured by a screw. The British Government ordered quantities of these bayonets from German manufacturers & both the London and Birmingham trade (see pages 121-124 and item B160 of British & Commonwealth Bayonets By Skennerton). This is an excellent original example of the 1855 Lancaster bayonet. It has the correct 24 inch pipeback blade which has just light staining consistent with age, brass cross guard with muzzle ring and brass pommel with correct flat steel spring bar with post 1858 retaining screw and push button which works as it should. The blade is marked by the English maker S&K (Schnitzler & Kirschbaum) together with various illustrated inspection stamps. The righthand side of the hilt is regimentally stamped V over 2.S.M.A.C over 77 with a board acceptance struck out. (2nd South Midland Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery, bayonet number 77) There is also a date 9/86. There is also a date 9/86. Its original black hard leather grips are undamaged and correctly secured by rivets. The bayonet is contained in its original brass mounter black leather scabbard which is also stamped with a matching 77 on the bayonet stud. The bayonet measures 29” overall with the correct 24 inch blade. and is complete with its original leather scabbard with brass locket and large brass chape. The leather is undamaged. The price includes UK delivery. (Armoury) Sn 23236 £595.00 |
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British, WW2, 1942 Dated, Lee Enfield No 4 MK I Cruciform Spike Bayonet by SM (Singer Manufacturing Co) with MK I Scabbard and Webbing Frog & Safety Clip. - BAYO 902 The No. 4 Mk. I was beautifully made, with its distinctive cruciform blade in 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 I and the manufacturer SM (Singer Manufacturing Co). The other side is stamped US2. The 8” cruciform blade is undamaged, and its ribbed locking catch works as it should. The ribbed locking catch is stamped SM 42 (Singer Manufacturing, 1942 date). The bayonets scabbard is in similar excellent condition with no dents and is stamped at the throat NO.4 MK1 S 286 V and a crowfoot. The khaki webbing frog is in good order with the pattern 1937 leather brass clip in place. See Skennerton pages 214-215, Item B266. The price includes UK delivery. (Box 1). BAYO 902 £375.00 |
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**RARE MAKER**British WD 1904 Dated Mole 1903 Pattern Sword Bayonet & Scabbard With Webbing Frog. Sn 23241 - 23241 In 1902 Experimental Long and Short bayonets were trialed 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 ’03 ’04 (March 1904). The reverse has ‘Mole’ maker’s name (Mole was one of the rarer makers of these bayonets). below WD arrow and inspection mark. The spine of the blade also has inspection marks. The wooden grips are in excellent undamaged condition and are secured with correct screw bolts. The pommel’s steel press button release works correctly. The correct scabbard is black leather with steel throat mount with frog locket & external steel chape. The scabbard is fitted with webbing frog which has a belt loop and hilt retaining loop. All material & stitching are clean & intact. The rear of the frog has indistinct black ink numbers. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23241 (Box 3) £375.00 |
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British Militia / Volunteers Pattern 1856/58 Yatahgan Sword Bayonet With German Blade By A&AS (August & Albert Schnitzler Solingen), Scabbard & 1897 Slade Wallace Buff Leather Frog. BAYO 901 - BAYO 901 A new British short rifle was introduced in 1856 with an approval date of 24th January. At first it was intended for use by sergeants of infantry and was fitted with the yataghan bayonet like that in service with the artillery. An early prototype short rifle was essentially a shortened Rifle of 1853 (fitted with iron furniture instead of the usual brass) and a sword bayonet with steel scabbard. The bayonet and scabbard for this test model would most probably have been the Artillery pattern. Like the early Artillery carbine bayonets, the Pattern 1856 Sword bayonet for the Short rifle had a groove along the top of the tang for about an inch forward of the mortise slot. It was also fitted with the chequered black leather grips and the locking bolt leaf spring was originally secured by a rivet. The bayonet, scabbard and chape are with sheet steel locket and chape. The short rifle and this sword bayonet were issued to Line regiment sergeants, the Rifle Brigade, the Cape Mounted Rifles and the Royal Canadian Rifles. Until 1858, the sword bayonets were hand fitted to each individual rifle, and so they are described as “non-interchangeable”. From 1858, the use of more machinery enabled closer tolerances and more consistency in the dimensions, and so a new “Interchangeable” bayonet was introduced. Although this was not awarded a separate or new pattern designation, some minor improvements were introduced which has resulted in the designation Pattern 1856/58 Sword bayonet to simplify the reference. Illustrated as B151 on page 114 of Skennerton’s British & Commonwealth Bayonets, this new model has a slightly longer leaf spring for the locking bolt, secured by a screw instead of a rivet. The scabbards were not altered and these are interchangeable between the various yataghan short rifle sword bayonets (the class “Interchangeable” at this time was only applied to items produced at Enfield). This is an excellent example of the 1856/58 Yataghan sword bayonet most likely a Militia / Volunteer piece as it has no WD or Enfield marks. The bayonet is 28 ¼” overall length with a Yataghan form blade length of 22 3/4". The blade has no damage & just small areas of age related staining. One side of the blade has maker mark ‘A&AS’ (August & Albert Schnitzler Solingen, Germany. The company was in business from approximately 1865 to 1875 and produced bayonets, including those on contract for other nations, such as the 1856 pattern & Other Yataghan style bayonets). It has the correct longer leaf spring for the locking bolt, secured by a screw instead of a rivet. The steel release button works correctly & the pommel has weapon number ‘13’. The grips are undamaged & secured by steel pins. The scabbard is made of black leather with stitched rear seam & correct steel throat mount with frog locket and chape. The scabbard is fitted with original Slade Wallace Buff Leather frog which has a large belt loop and retaining strap with brass buckle. The rear of the frog has ink stencilled date ‘7 (July) 1897’ and other indistinct letters and numbers. All leather & stitching of the scabbard & frog are clean & intact. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 901 (Armoury Bucket) £450.00 |
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British WD 1895 Pattern Socket Bayonet For Martini Enfield .303 Calibre Service Rifles & Scabbard. BAYO 899 - BAYO 899 British Arms using Martini actions continued in use for some time after the introduction of the P1888 magazine rifle, particularly in the colonies. In 1895 some Martini Henry rifles were converted to .303 calibre Martini Enfields and a new pattern bayonet was approved for this rifle on the 4th October 1895. The P1895 Martini Enfield bayonet. The socket bore is narrower than the Martini Henry socket & the locking slot of the P1895 bayonet is now in a different position from the Martini Henry bayonet and when fixed the blade protrudes from beneath the barrel instead of at the side as in the Martini Henry rifle (see page 528 of Kiesling’s Bayonets Of The World The Complete Edition). Our example is in very good condition. It has a 21 ½” Triangular blade (25 ¼” overall) which is straight and has just areas of staining consistent with age. The blade has WD inspection marks and has ’95 (1895 pattern designation). The socket has the correct locking ring. The Bayonet is complete with its rare to find original black leather scabbard with 2 central brass rivets, WD marked brass locket and chape. The seam of the scabbard has opened with age and service use but could easily be re-stitched by a cobbler / leatherworker. The leather of the scabbard is clean with no damage. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 899 £325.00 |
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**VERY RARE**Boer War Era 1890-1898 Dated British WD 3 Rivet, Mark 1, 1st Type 1888 Pattern Lee Metford Rifle Sword Bayonet With Enfield WD Naval ‘N’ Marked Land Pattern Scabbard. Sn 23108 - 23108 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. 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) & several 1890-1898 dates. There are no visible maker marks on the blade. It has its original Land pattern leather scabbard with steel throat mount and internal and chape, correctly with just tip showing. The leather is impressed with Enfield ‘EFD’ inspection mark, WD arrow, inspection marks & ‘N’ Naval mark. The stitching of the leather frog has opened with age on one side but could easily be re-stitched. All other leather and stitching are clean and intact. The price for this rare 1st type Metford bayonet set includes UK delivery. Sn 23108 (box 3) £975.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (23/02) British, WW2, 1941 Dated, Lee Enfield No 4 MK I Cruciform Spike Bayonet by SM (Singer Manufacturing Co) with MK I Scabbard and Webbing Frog & Safety Clip. - BAYO 757 The No. 4 Mk. I was beautifully made, with its distinctive cruciform blade in 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 other side is stamped US2. The 8” cruciform blade is undamaged, and its ribbed locking catch works as it should. The ribbed locking catch is stamped SM 41 (Singer Manufacturing, 1941 date). The bayonets scabbard is in similar excellent condition with no dents and is stamped at the throat NO.4 MK1. The 1944 dated khaki 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 757 £0.00 |
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Rare, British, Pattern 1903 Dress Bayonet Converted from a Pattern 1888 Mark III 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 |
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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 |
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