EGYPT

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1867/70 Remington 

 

 Ricasso stamp

 

Comparison of Remington Hilt with French Chassepot hilt 

1867/70 Remington. with Arabic script

 

on both sides of bayonet

 

and on the pommel

 

Remington slot without chamfer found on the French 1866 Chassepot. Note B  in slot, significance of this is not yet known

Snider bayonet, found with two different muzzle rings and with both forward and reward facing Quillions, blade is a Yataghan style. Scabbard is brass mounted leather. These bayonets are often quoted as Confederate Slab side bayonet but are from a period after the end of the American Civil war.

Snider bayonet, this is the smaller muzzle ring variation with a diameter of 19.8mm.  There are no marks on this bayonet. Grips are two brass grips riveted to a steel cross guard. Examples can be found with PDL made blades

These bayonets are often quoted as Confederate Slab side bayonet but are from a period after the end of the American Civil war.

Snider bayonet large muzzle ring variation with a diameter of  22.5mm. There are no marks on this bayonet. Grips are two brass grips riveted to a steel cross guard. Examples can be found with PDL made blades, this one has only a C mark on the ricasso

UK 1876 modified to fit a Lee Enfield 303

 

 

Scabbard is brown leather with brass mounts

 

Egyptian markings on the blade

 

 

Egyptian markings on the blade two faces are marked

 

Bushed socket to fit 303

 

 

UK markings on the top of the blade

Remington Yataghan modified to fit 303 rifle

 

 

Conversion for Enfield rifle involved sectioning the original cross guard and fitting a new section with the new muzzle ring

 

German manufacturer mark

1914, as 1867 with a new made crossguard for the 303 rifle, many of thes are marked for police use but this one only has the pommel marks in Arabiec

Arabic serial on pommel of UK 1903, thought to be Egyptian
Arabic serial on pommel of UK 1907, thought to be Egyptian

 

 

Ricasso marks on 1907 show it to be new made in 1928 by Sanderson and blued to old original style not UK style of period

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1949 FN made by Belgium 

 

Hilt markings on FN blade 

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Hakim as Swedish Mauser with wooden grips

AKM type II made by the MAADI factory in Egypt showing the distinctive chocolate brown grips

 

 

Matching numbers and milk chocolate grips