Bayonets - British
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**1st YEAR OF PRODUCTION**Pre WW1 1908 Dated British WD 1st Pattern Hook Quillon 1907 Pattern Sword Bayonet By Sanderson Regiment marked ‘MX’ To The Middlesex Regiment Matching Date 1st Pattern Scabbard & 1915 Dated 1914 Pattern Leather Frog. Sn 23632 - 23632 1st Type 1907 pattern bayonets with hook quillon were introduced in 1908, after 1913, ‘07’ Pattern bayonets were produced without hook quillon (see page 186 of British & Commonwealth Bayonets by Skennerton). In WW1 The British Middlesex Regiment expanded dramatically from 4 regular battalions into 46 battalions, engaging in major campaigns on the Western Front, in the Middle East, and in Mesopotamia. This is an excellent, original 1st year of production, 1st type hook quillon 1907 pattern sword bayonet Regiment marked to the Middlesex Regiment with correct, original 1st pattern scabbard & 1914 Pattern leather frog. The sword bayonet has a 17” steel single edged blade with fullers which is stamped at the ricasso on one side with the King’s Crown ’9 ’08 date (September 1908) and ‘1907’ (Pattern) together with ‘Sanderson’ manufacturer’s name (one of the rarer makers). The reverse is stamped with WD inspection marks. The bayonet is fitted with 1st pattern hook quillon cross guard which incorporates a muzzle ring. The grips are secured with the correct two screw bolts. The pommel is faintly stamped ‘MX’ to the Middlesex Regiment above indistinct numbers (illustrated). The bayonet is complete with its original steel mounted brown leather 1st Pattern scabbard. The scabbard has the correct rear seam & internal chape with just the metal tip showing. The leather is impressed with WD arrow inspection marks and matching ’08 (1908) date. The scabbard is fitted with its correct original 6 rivet 1914 pattern leather frog with retaining strap and brass buckle. The rear of the frog is impressed with 1915 date and maker detail which looks like ‘Vicary & Son, Burton Abbot’. The leather also has a faint number which looks like '116'. All the stitching and leather of the scabbard & frog are clean & intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23632 £975.00 |
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RARE, British, Pattern 1863 Whitworth Rifle Yatahgan Sword Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 370 - BAYO 370 This is a good example of the rare Whitworth 1863 pattern yataghan sword bayonet and scabbard used on the Enfield Pattern 1863 Whitworth rifle. Approximately 8,206 Whitworth rifles were produced together with the bayonets making it a rare item. The 580mm heavy recurved yataghan blade has a broad, flat spine. The single edged blade is deeply fullered on both sides and terminates in a spear point. The blade is in excellent condition and is clean and bright. One side of the ricasso bears the crowned VR cypher of Queen Victoria and the obverse bears an Enfield inspection stamp. The spine is stamped with the letter J. The top of the pommel bears an Enfield inspection mark. The grips are in excellent condition and are made of chequered black leather held by steel pins. The scabbard is made of black leather with steel top mount and chape. See B174 on pages 132-3 of Skennerton's British & Commonwealth Bayonets. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 370 £595.00 |
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British L3A1 Bayonet Scabbard and Frog for the SA80 Rifle. BAYO 367 - BAYO 367 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. The bayonet 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. The bayonet can also be used as a multi-purpose knife and wire-cutter when combined with its scabbard. The scabbard also has folding saw blade. 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 and is contained in its green canvas sheath with belt loops and belt retaining hook fixings. This is a nice complete 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 U.K. delivery. (British Box 1). BAYO 367 £275.00 |
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British No 7 MK 1 Swivelling Pommel Bayonet, Scabbard & Black Frog by Poole. BAYO 366 - BAYO 366 This is an original No 7 Mk 1 bayonet with a 8” blade (12.25" overall). The bowie knife style blade is deeply fullered to both sides and is fitted with brown undamaged Tufnell grips. The blade is stamped on one side of the ricasso No7 MK1 and on the other side 1948 and P in a circle (Poole). The swivelling pommel has a crowfoot stamped into it. The bayonet is contained in a No 5 Mk2 type with a steel mouthpiece fitted. The black plastic frog has a retaining strap to secure the scabbards frog stud with a brass buckle. The frog is of riveted and sewn construction. The bayonets swivelling and locking mechanism work correctly. See Skennerton item B299 on Pages 242 to 244. The price includes UK delivery. (British Box 1). BAYO 366 £325.00 |
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**SOLD**29/7**British 1853 Pattern Socket Bayonet & Scabbard. Sn 23464 - 23464 This is a British 1853 pattern socket bayonet and scabbard for the pattern 3 band Enfield rifle and the later Snider conversions. These bayonets had a long service ife and were in use from 1853 until 1878, long after the introduction of the Snider breech loading system in 1866. The blade measures 17 184 inches long with an overall length of 20 ½ inches. The blade is stamped on the ricasso with a crown B 44. The leather scabbard is fitted with a brass locket with a round frog stud and chape retained by brass staples. The leather, stitching and metalwork on the scabbard are all in excellent condition. See Skennerton's item B145, pages 105-109). The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23464 £0.00 |
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British, 1876 Pattern Martini Henry Rifle Socket Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 365 - BAYO 365 This is a nicely marked 1876 pattern Martini Henry rifle socket bayonet with original British markings to the blade. The blade is stamped on the ricasso R over a crowfoot WD a crown E (Enfield) 46. 331 (struck out). The socket retains most of its original blued finish and is complete with its blued locking ring. The mark II scabbard has brass fittings and has 2 rivets in the leather body to hold the internal spring. The locker is stamped with a crowfoot WD a crown E (Enfield) 18. The chape is stamped with a crowfoot and WD. The leather, stitching and metalwork are all in good condition. See Skennerton item B187 on Pages 145 and 147. The price for this bayonet includes UK delivery. (Armoury tub). BAYO 365 £375.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (26/07) **Rare** British, Pattern 1907, 1908 Dated, Hooked Quillon Bayonet and Scabbard by RSAF Enfield to the Royal Irish Regiment. Sn 23484:120 - 23484:120 This is a British pattern 1907 bayonet with hooked quillon made at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield in July 1908. The left hand side of the ricasso is stamped with the kings crown over & 1907 7 ’08 (July 1908 manufacture date) EFD (Royal Small Arms factory at Enfield). The other side is stamped with a crowfoot, EFD and the X bend test mark. The bayonet has a nice undamaged bright blade and is fitted with wooden grips with cross bolts which are in good condition. The pommel is stamped RIR R 540 (Royal Irish regiment, Reserve weapon number 540). The bayonet is contained in a mark II scabbard and the leather, stitching and metalwork are all in good condition. See Skennerton item B234 page 186 & 187. The price includes UK delivery. (07 Box 2). Sn 23484:120 £0.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 20/07) **RARE**WW1 Era British Officer's Private Purchase Pritchard Greener 1916 Patent Trench Fighting Bayonet For Webley MK VI .455 Service Revolvers With Scabbard & Leather Frog. Sn 23498 - 23498 Designed by Lieutenant Arthur Pritchard of the British 3rd Royal Berkshire Regiment these bayonets were originally produced by the Arms Company W.W. Greener in Birmingham for Private Purchase by Officers serving on the Western Front. Constructed with a custom brass hilt which attaches to the standard .455 calibre Webley MK VI Revolver these weapons utilised the front portion of the "T" cross section French Gras Model 1874 Bayonets which were very available during WW1. This is an excellent Pritchard Greener bayonet, as with most surviving examples, made post WW1 using original WW1 parts found in the Greener factory when it closed. It has the correct brass hilt crisply stamped with the 1916 patent detail 'Patent No.17143/16'. It has the correct sprung steel locking catch incorporated into the cross guard. The ‘T’ form blade measures 8 ¼” length (just over 12 ½” overall). It is complete with steel scabbard and leather frog with belt strap loop & buckle. The price for this rare bayonet includes UK delivery. Sn 23498 (NB The deactivated WW1 Webley MK VI Revolver illustrated in the images is not included but is available separately on this website with holster & inert rounds stock number Sn 23410)**bayonet in British box 1** £0.00 |
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*Scarce* British, 1903 Pattern SMLE Rifle Bayonet Converted From Pattern 1888 Sword Bayonet, Scabbard & Frog. Sn 23478:106 - 23478:106 The Pattern 1903 bayonet was issued to the first SMLE rifles and combined the Pattern 1888 blade and cross piece with a new pommel design. Many 1903 pattern bayonets were converted from pattern 1888 bayonets to cover a shortfall in production. This bayonet is a good example of a converted pattern 1888 bayonet, scabbard and frog. The double edged blade has a length of 30cm. One side of the ricasso is stamped is stamped with a crowfoot a& EFD (Enfield) and the other side is stamped crown over S 28 Edwards crown over VR 11 ’98 (original date of manufacture November 1898) 1903 (pattern 1903 bayonet). The ricasso is regimentally stamped N&I 229. The wooden grip scales are in good condition retained by 2 screw bolts. The bayonet is contained in its original leather scabbard with steel mounts. See Skennerton, item B230, pages 181 & 182. The brown leather mark 2 frog has a rivet and stitching construction with a securing buckle. (See item 127 on page 32 in Bayonet Belt Frogs Part I by Anthony Carter). The press-stud locking mechanism works well. The price includes UK delivery. (British Bayonets Box 1) Sn 23478:106 £475.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (17/07) British, Martini Henry Rifle, Pattern 1856/58 Yatahgan Sword Bayonet Converted by Bushing & Scabbard by Enfield. Sn 23478:104 - 23478:104 This is a good example of an original pattern1856/58 yataghan sword bayonet converted by bushing for the Martin Henry rifle and scabbard made at Enfield. From 1858 the use of more machinery enabled closer tolerances to make bayonets and in doing so made the bayonets interchangeable instead of bayonets being individually fitted to a particular rifle. This bayonet has a slightly longer leaf spring for the locking bolt and was secured by a screw and not as previously with a rivet on the P 1856 bayonet. The bayonet is 27.9 inches long with a blade length of 22.8 inches. This blade carries the Enfield inspection on the ricasso and stamps on the top of the spine. The blade is in excellent condition and the spine on the handle carries various inspection stamps including ORR (The Queen's Royal Regiment, West Surrey) NF FB together with Enfield and Birmingham stamps. The grips are in excellent condition and are made of chequered black leather held by 4 steel pins. The scabbard is made of black leather with steel top mount and chape. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23478:104 £0.00 |
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