Knife Bayonets British Commonwealth

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Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Malaya, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa,

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AUSTRALIA
	Owen Machine gun Bayonet made from 1907 blade as original stamps just visible
	Sold as a "rare" WWII commando fighting knife
	Shortened 1907 blade uses "point" of blade rather than more common tang/ricasso portion of broken blade. Crude welding of blade to cross guard
	Original pommel markings left intact
	L1A2 with pouch type "frog"
	L1A2 Steel grips, round ended fullers, and extended button, compare with UK L1A1, 3 and 4. Much higher quality than the UK made versions

CANADA
	Ross MkI with extended muzzle ring containing the retaining spring. Complete with correct MkI scabbard Slightly bent muzzle ring still contains the internal anti-rattle spring, ease of damage is very evident Canadian acceptance mark on grips August 1908 manufacture date MkI scabbard with 1915 date
	1910 Ross Mk11 pattern 1
	1910 Ross Mk 11 pattern 2 with ground point
	L1A2 bayonet a made by the Canadian Arms company for use by Canada

INDIA
	1956 marked rework of a Wilkinson 1907, converted into a MkI** FR 56 mark shows last work to have been carried out in 1956 Original makers marks are still visible on ricasso
	Shortened GRI* marked for Drill purposes Ricasso stamps
	MkII
	NWR made No1 MkII made by North West Railways
	Previously unrecorded in the books a MIL made MKII without a false edge.
	No1 MkII* made by MIL
	NoI MkII JU makers mark Scabbard made in 1942 so is probably original to blade Makers marks on chape
	MkIII without a false edge based on an RFI made MkII blade. Distinctive MkIII pommel is used as decider on bayonet designation
	SLR bayonet with long bowie blade RFI made in 1985 Has wooden wrap around grips rather than the plastic ones used by the UK Comparison of blade lengths between normal (upper) and long bowie blade. Comparison is with UK No8 but blade is common to SLR, No9 and N07 bayonets
	INSAS AKM, of note is the very poor finish of this blade compared to western standards (and even the normal Eastern block finish)

MALAYA

No5 with blade ground to depth of fullers, in received condition showing original cosmoline and paper wrapping

After cleaning, flat blade is clearly visible

Side view shows extent of material removal. The reason for this is unknown. Blade is an original UK issue blade with the remains of a 1946 date on ricasso

NEPAL
	Kukri style bayonet (fake)

NEW ZEALAND
	No4 MkII, no markings to indicate NZ use but many were not marked
	No4 MkII with the leather retainer used by New Zealand Units in WWII

PAKISTAN
	Short hilt G3 for the MP5 SMG
	Commercial G3 bayonet with no markings to indicate Pakistan manufacture
	G3 bayonet for the HK rifle

SOUTH AFRICA
	1888 MkII as used in SA by 2 inf and stamped as such Pommel stamp on 1888
	South African made 1888, previously seen in photographs from another collector, this is now part of my 1888 Collection. Made by South African railways in 1942
	M1 bayonet for the FN FAL rifle. similar blades are used by many FAL users South Africa Police stamp
	R1 bayonet. This is the tubular version of the FN FAL bayonet, again similar blades are used by many countries Military acceptance mark

UNITED KINGDOM
	Vivian Carbine Bayonet made for the Vivian double barrelled carbine and used by Constabulary units. Baker style bayonet mount and regular impact marks on modern made FAKE modern stamps on pommel
	Converted French Gras reportedly for use by the Home Guard. It is identified as this by Kiesling tentatively and stated as such by ABC. Can anyone confirm this or offer a better identification Bushed muzzle ring to 15mm and modified frog stud on shortened scabbard
	Ross bayonet with 1WOL grip marks. Scabbard is marked to 255th Battalion of the CEF (Canadian Expeditionary Force), pommel has Canadian acceptance mark Throat of scabbard has serial number Cross guard has Enfield inspection stamp and WD arrow
	UK WWI production 1907 cut down to 10" complete with scabbard, the purpose and provenance is unknown Enfield EFD marking on spine of cut down bayonet
	No 5 MkII Jungle Carbine, made for shortened Enfield with large flash hider. MkI has only a single screw in the pommel. A similar blade with a small muzzle ring is the No8
	Commercial No 5 with plastic riveted grips, there is also a version of this marked with STERLING in the fuller Close up of plastic grips
	Chromed L1A3 for parade use
	No 7 with swivelling socket with standard fitting for SMLE, limited use only, i.e. guards regiments
	No7 with black grips, I have yet to find a reason for the two colours but cannot believe that it is due to manufacturing variations and believe it must be for units or contracts.
	UK No8 one of only 2400 trials blades made Similar to the No5 but it has a small diameter muzzle ring Made in Poole in 1946 Pommel has Singer markings Scabbard has brass throat
	Trials FN bayonet X2E1, this was not selected and the L1A1 bayonet was adopted as the bayonet for the British SLR version of the FN FAL
	L1A1 for the British SLR rifle. The A1 version originally had a protruding press stud, these were later modified with a flush stud like the L1A3. There are long and short fuller versions of this blade
	L1A3. The L1A2 was a used by the Australians and Canadians. The A3 has a flush press stud and other minor modifications over the A1
	L1A4 The final version of this bayonet with changes to ease and speed production
	Hilt markings of L1A4
	L3A1 for SA 80. The L2A1 was only trialed
	L1A3 short fuller version in dress frog 1966 date of manufacture
	Composite trials scabbard for L1A1 in plastic dress frog Composite scabbard has a steel throat Body is of hard "plastic"
	L3A1 scabbards. top is dress version and lower is nylon replacement for plastic issue using the same spring clip mount

IRELAND

Rumanian made Irish Mannlicher, from the 10,000 made for the UVF, this UVF is not the same as the paramilitary UVF of the later Irish problems

Humpbacked grips of the 1893/1904 Rumanian. The 1893 has the Rumanian eagle on the pommel the 1904 hasn't this is the only variation between the two models

OEWG makers mark on the ricasso shows Austrian Steyr manufacture of bayonets supplied to Rumanian for onward sale

3 digit serial on the cross guard is typical of those on the UVF blades and is usually the only marking. The UVF red hand was applied locally and most are unmarked

1904 or "Irish Mannlicher" part of a contract for 10,000 blades supplied to the UVF in Northern Ireland

Austrian made but supplied through Rumania

lack of Rumanian markings indicates that this is the 1904 not the 1893 which is otherwise identical

3 digit serial typical of the Irish contract blades