Bayonets
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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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*Rare* German Made Model 1895 Chilean Mauser Bayonet with Scabbard and Frog. BAYO 400. - BAYO 400 Here is a rare bayonet used by the Boer forces. It is also known as the Chilean Mauser bayonet, simply because most of these bayonets never made it into the ZAR. The Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek’s port (Lourenco Marques, now Maputo in Mozambique – former Greek colony) was blockaded by the British fleet and consequently the consignment was sent to Chile. A good, untouched example of a Model 1895 Chilean Mauser Bayonet, for use on the 7mm Mauser Rifle. These bayonets were produced from 1895–1901. This example was made under contract by Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co of Solingen, Germany (Weyersberg, Kirschbaum, and Cie. was founded in 1883 with the merger of two family-owned sword manufacturing and marketing companies in Solingen, Germany: Gebruder Weyersberg, founded by Wilhem, Peter and Johann Ludwig Weyersberg in 1787 and WR Kirschbaum & Cie, founded by Wilhem Reinhordt Kirschbaum. The newly founded company used traditional techniques for sword making and each of their then employees specialised in one task in the sword making process. This was in accordance to the Division of Labour act devised by the Sword makers Guild of Soligen). The fullered blade is marked WEYERSBURG KIRSCHBAUM & Co SOLINGEN to one side with the three intertwined circles on the ricasso which are the trademark of the famous steelworks, Krupp (pronounced 'Kroop'), who supplied the blade steel. The three rings symbolized the Radreifen—the seamless railway wheels patented in 1851 by Alfred Krupp. At the turn of the Century, when these bayonets were made, Krupp was the largest company in Europe, and Chilean crest. The blade length is 25cm (37 ¼ cm overall). The wooden grips are held with two pins are showing signs of age and use but are solid. The steel scabbard has ‘E6134’ to the frog stud. The webbing frog is in good order. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 400 (Other Countries Box 2) £275.00 |
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*Scarce* No7 Mk1 L with Black Grips Scabbard and Frog by B.S.A. BAYO 399. - BAYO 399 The No7 MkI Land service bayonet was designed in 1944. A grand total of 176,000 were produced. The design was perfected by the Wilkinson Sword Co., who produced 1,000 bayonets in 1944. Mass production was carried out by four other makers from 1945 until 1948. These four makers and their production figures were: Birmingham Small Arms Ltd. - 25,000; Elkington & Co. Ltd. Birmingham - 20,000; Royal Ordinance Factory, Poole – 30,000 and Royal Ordinance Factory, Newport – 100,000. The design was intended to be a universal one for use with the rifle or the Sten MKV sub machine gun. The spike bayonet for the No4 Lee Enfield rifle was only good for killing or opening cans of condensed milk! The troops desired a bayonet which looked better and could also be used for a variety of other purposes. A new bayonet, the No5 MKI which had been designed for the No5 Jungle Carbine had proved popular and formed the basis for the design work for the No7 bayonet. The design was a clever combination of the fittings from the two. By pressing a catch, the knife could also convert from a bayonet to a fighting knife. However, after an accident with a .303 round hitting the muzzle ring the bayonet was only issued to troops armed with the Sten V. However, it did continue to see ceremonial service fitted to the No4 rifle. As can be seen the blade is a "Bowie" style in bright steel. The grips were generally a red bakelite but could also be found in black as this one is. Marked to the pommel with ‘M47A’ which denotes manufacture by Birmingham Small Arms Ltd. The scabbard and frog are in good order, with the frog being dated ‘1943’. See page 243 of Skennerton for reference. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 399. (Box 3) £375.00 |
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*Very Good* WWI Dated British P1907 Bayonet by Chapman Scabbard and Later Frog by Mills. BAYO 398. - BAYO 398 Approximately 5,000,000 Pattern 1907 bayonets were made in Britain during World War I. The makers were Wilkinson Sword, Sanderson Brothers & Newbould Ltd, James A. Chapman, Robert Mole & Sons, and Vickers Ltd. Additionally, Remington UMC produced approximately 100,000 during the war. The Pattern 1907 bayonet, officially called the Sword bayonet, pattern 1907 (Mark I), is an out-of-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 bayonet consists of a one-piece steel blade and tang, with a crossguard and pommel made from wrought iron or mild steel, and a wooden grip of walnut secured to the tang by two screws. The ricasso is stamped with inspection marks, ‘1907’ Chapman and the date of manufacture ‘11 ‘16’ (November 1916) with numerous inspection marks to the obverse. See pages 323-393 of Watts & White No 820 for reference. The brown 1916 dated leather scabbard with teardrop frog stud is in very good order. The blade has an etched finish. The stitching and furniture are intact. The frog is stamped and dated to the rear ‘1921’ M.E.CO. & The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 398. (07 Box 1) £375.00 |
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**SOLD**10/4**Early German Made Chinese M1907 Bayonet Scabbard and Leather Frog. BAYO 397. - BAYO 397 Information concerning Chinese bayonets is and will probably always be sparse. The Imperial Army of the mid-19tgh century China was medieval in contrast to the European armies of the time. However, after 1871 it would seem that some steps were taken to modernise the archaic forces. It can be seen that China used a most confusing and vast array of various weapons. Some bayonets were made especially for China and indeed, the crude nature of some of the bayonets known to have been used by the Chinese poses the question whether some of the pre-Mao era bayonets are in fact products of China. Definite proof is needed in many cases, but the problem of the origin is interesting and complex. A much higher quality of workmanship is found on the M1907 bayonet. These bayonets were made in Germany and are the only Chinese bayonets of individual style with a known model date. See pages 47/48 of Watts and White for reference. This example is unfullered with an unmarked double edged 10” blade (14 ½ “OA). The wooden slab grips are held with two rivets. The release catch works as it should. The steel scabbard has light age related staining. The leather frog with integrated belt loop is in good order. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 397. (Other Countries Box 2) £0.00 |
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*Scarce* French Foreign Legion Paratroopers Fighting Knife Converted from 1917 Dated Remington U.S. Army Pattern 1913 Bayonet with Scabbard. BAYO 396. - BAYO 396 A rare example of the French Foreign Legion fighting knife officially made after WW2 by converting a Pattern 1913 U.S. Army Remington bayonet. It was a stop gap issue to their Paratroopers before they were issued the M3 fighting knife. The scabbard was suitably altered by the addition of a leather belt frog. Used as late as 1978 in Zaire these are very scarce knives. Fully documented and photographed in Ron Flooks booklet, 'A Photographic Primer of Military Knifes'. The bayonets slab wood grips with grooves are secured by the correct screw bolts. It’s sprung bayonet lug button works correctly. The shortened fullered blade measures 7 ¼” length (12 ¼” overall). The blade is blackened. The cross guard has correctly had its muzzle ring removed leaving a small finger guard. One side of the blade has 1913 (pattern) above Remington roundel and ‘4 ’17 date (April 1917). The reverse has ‘C2A’ and inspection marks. The shortened steel mounted leather scabbards leather frog is absent but has the belt loop. The leather of the scabbard has original green paint finish. The price for this rare fighting knife includes UK delivery. BAYO 396. (Fighting Knives/Hunting Daggers) £395.00 |
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WWI Dated British P1907 Bayonet Scabbard and Frog Made by Sanderson. BAYO 395. - BAYO 395 Approximately 5,000,000 Pattern 1907 bayonets were made in Britain during World War I. The makers were Wilkinson Sword, Sanderson Brothers & Newbould Ltd, James A. Chapman, Robert Mole & Sons, and Vickers Ltd. Additionally, Remington UMC produced approximately 100,000 during the war. The Pattern 1907 bayonet, officially called the Sword bayonet, pattern 1907 (Mark I), is an out-of-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 bayonet consists of a one-piece steel blade and tang, with a crossguard and pommel made from wrought iron or mild steel, and a wooden grip of walnut secured to the tang by two screws. The ricasso is stamped with inspection marks, ‘1907’ Sanderson and the date of manufacture ‘2 ‘16’ (February 1916). See pages 323-393 of Watts & White No 820 for reference. The brown leather scabbard with teardrop frog stud is in very good order. The blade has an etched finish. The stitching and furniture are intact *minor play in the chape*. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 395. (07 Box 1) £325.00 |
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WWII 1943 Dated India Pattern No 1 MK.II* Bayonet Scabbard and Frog R.F.I. Marked (Royal Factory Ishapore). BAYO 394. - BAYO 394 This is a nice WW2, 1943 dated Indian Pattern No. 1 MK II* bayonet and leather scabbard. This is one on the many variations of these bayonets and a large collection could be amassed of all the different patterns and variations with this pattern bayonet. This bayonet has a false edge tip to the blade and the ricasso carries 7 43 (July 1943 manufacture) over R.F.I. (Royal Factory Ishapore). And crown over ‘G.R.I.’. See Skennerton item 154 on page 349 for similar and pages 346 – 351 for full descriptions of all the variations. The rounded pommel has the correct release button which operates smoothly, and it has a clearance hole. The scabbard is a cut down No1 with steel mounts and a black leather body dated ‘1942’. The green webbing frog is in good order *see images* The price includes UK Delivery. BAYO 394. (British Box 1) £245.00 |
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British 1946 Dated No7 Mk1L Bayonet Scabbard and Frog. BAYO 393. - BAYO 393 This is a British No7 Mk1L bayonet with brown tufnol grips. The No7 bayonet was only approve for land service hence the suffix L to the bayonet designation No7 Mk1l. This is stamped faintly on the blade ricasso, along with ‘1946’. These bayonets were mainly issued to the Guards and occasional use with the Mk5 Sten gun. The bayonet has a swivelling pommel which allowed it to be fixed to the No4 rifle and the Sten sub machine gun. The blade is the standard bowie shape as used on the No5 jungle carbine and successive marks including the No9 and L1A1 series. The scabbard is the standard No5 Mk2 with a brass mouthpiece and the frog is a buff version with markings to the rear *see images*. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 393. £325.00 |
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Indian 1907 Pattern, Sanderson Bayonet Dated 1914 Scabbard and Leather Frog. BAYO 392. - BAYO 392 An Indian 1907 Pattern, Sanderson bayonet dated August 1917 with sharpened tip (False Edge) and leather scabbard. This bayonet has been re-issued in WWII. 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 polished 17" blade with fullers. The ricasso is stamped with Indian inspection marks ‘24’ and on the other side with ‘1907 10’14 -Oct 1914 manufacture’. The blade is in excellent condition. 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, and is stamped ‘L.D.VN. 456’. The scabbard has a round frog stud and has a metal chape and locket. It is leather and in good condition. (see page 346, item 149 in Skennerton's 'British & Commonwealth Bayonets book). The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 392. (07 Box 1) £325.00 |
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