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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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