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Nation : British
Local Price : £195.00

British Lee Enfield 1907 Pattern Bayonet, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Straight single-fullered knife blade, steel hilt with muzzle ring, wood slab grips secured by two screws, steel beaked pommel with oil hole and locking button. Black leather No. 1 Mk 2 scabbard with steel locket & teardrop frog stud and steel chape piece. Khaki canvas frog with retaining loop. The ricasso is stamped on one side with a crown over ‘GR’, 1907 (the pattern) ‘11 ‘18’, indicating the manufacture date of November 1918, the manufacturer’s mark ‘SANDERSON’, a crown inspection stamp and a reissue stamp dated ’21. On the other side it is stamped with a ‘broad arrow’ War Department stores mark, three crown inspection marks with ‘E’ indicating the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, and an ‘X’ indicating that it passed a manufacturer’s bending test. The pommel is stamped with ‘R S F’, indicating issue to the Royal Scots Fusiliers, above ‘R534’, probably a rack number. The throat and chape pieces of the scabbard are both stamped with ‘RE’ within a circle, indicating the manufacturer Remington. The leather of the scabbard is stamped next to the seam with another crown inspection mark and the manufacture date ’17, these marks being faint from rubbing. The rear of the frog is inked with a faint maker’s mark, the manufacture date ‘1939’ and a broad arrow. Given the manufacture date I would not class this bayonet as WW1 issue, but from its reissue stamps it clearly did see some service with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in the interwar period. The regular battalions of that regiment continued to be deployed overseas during this period: the 1st Battalion spending time in Ireland, Palestine and India while the 2nd Battalion was deployed to the Black Sea region as part of the wider Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War that lasted from 1917-22, then to India and China. The blade is bright with a few spots of light patination, some grinding marks and small nicks to its edge near the tip. The wood grips have only a few light dents and remain quite glossy with little handling wear. The hilt, pommel and scabbard fittings are bright with a few spots of light patination. The leather body of the scabbard has some surface abrasions, shallow dents and thin shallow cuts. One crack to the lower section near the chape piece, running from one edge of the seam to the near side edge, then branching to run down that edge for about 2cm. This has had the effect of slightly kinking the chape end to one side. This does not prevent sheathing and drawing and the scabbard remains solid, though one should take care when the blade is withdrawn. The scabbard’s stitching remains intact.

Nation : Swiss
Local Price : £140.00

Swiss M1918 Schmidt Rubin Bayonet by Elsener (Victorinox). Double-edged spear-pointed blade, wood slab grips secured by two steel rivets to the exposed tang, crossbar hilt with muzzle ring and lower lobe quillon, steel scabbard with frog hook and leather frog strap, leather frog with buckle. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with ‘ELSENER SCHWYZ’. Karl Elsener was a Swiss knifemaker who opened his own factory in the village of Ibach in the Swiss canton of Schwyz in 1884 making knives and surgical instruments, including military contracts. He invented the Swiss Army Knife in 1891 and later renamed the company Victorinox, which still makes knives in Isbach to this day, run by his great-grandson. The old name indicates that this is a pre-1950 example. The hilt is stamped on one side with the serial number ‘55659’. Its lobe quillon is stamped on the blade side with a small Swiss cross and a circle. The rear side of the leather frog is stamped with several marks faint from rubbing, including a square cartouche (which would have contained a letter but this is too faint to make out), the maker’s mark ‘____BUHE REINACH / BASEL’ - this would have been a saddlery/leatherwork firm contracted to produce the frog, based in the town of Reinach in the canton of Basel at the northern edge of Switzerland - and ‘44’, probably an item number. This bayonet fits the M1911 (K11) and M1931 (K31) rifles and the M41, M43, M41/44 and M43/44 submachine guns. Some tiny spots of patination to the blade, no edge damage, track marks from sheathing and drawing. Likewise some spots of light patination to the hilt, tang and pommel. The wood grips have a few very light dents. The blued finish of the scabbard has worn in places exposing bright steel, particularly where it rubs against the frog, that section not visible without disassembly.

Nation : British
Local Price : £135.00

Argentine Type C Socket Bayonet for the FN FAL with Tempex Frog, Falklands War. Tubular steel one-piece bayonet with flash ports and spear-pointed blade with semicircular profile. Blade length 6½ inches (16.5cm), 11 3/8 inches (28.9cm) overall. Black plastic scabbard with eyelet chape, circular frog stud and steel throat piece, green nylon frog with retaining strap, plastic belt grip and wire hanger. The bayonet is faintly stamped on the blade with the serial number ’01-76943’. The scabbard is unmarked. The FN FAL infantry rifle and its bayonet were adopted by Argentina in the late 1950s, initially purchased from FN in Belgium but later made domestically by Argentine manufacturers. Several types of bayonet and webbing attachments were used by the Argentinean Army and Marines during the Falklands conflict: the tubular model was the ‘Type C’, compatible with later models of the FAL (post 1962) which had a 22mm muzzle device. This was used side by side with the ‘Type A’ knife bayonet, which fitted to the early FALs. The scabbards are not interchangeable between Types, the blades being of different shapes. Belt frogs for these bayonets are made of either green leather or nylon fabric: the ‘Correaje Argentino de Cuero’ (Argentine Leather Belting) load-bearing system was introduced around 1970, but incorporated some preexisting elements including leather frogs and pistol holsters, which were then painted green to match. The nylon ‘Correaje Tempex’ (Tempex Belting) was introduced in the early 1980s to replace it which included a new frog. Both forms of load-bearing system were still in use by 1982 so both were carried in the Falklands. Either frog will fit either Type of bayonet. After Argentine forces surrendered to the British on June 14 1982 their small arms were piled up by the thousand in the Islands’ capital Port Stanley, where most Argentine forces had been deployed or driven back to. A large quantity of arms had also been captured earlier at Goose Green, which was a key ammunition dump for the Argentine forces, and still more were gathered later from unengaged Argentine garrisons on the island of West Falkland. The FAL rifles became British government property and were either brought to the UK or dumped at sea, while bayonets and the short machete-like officer’s sidearms frequently became personal trophies or souvenirs for British soldiers as they would not be illegal to own in civilian life. This example is most likely one such ‘bring-back’. The bayonet retains some of its original blued finish, with some wear and rust spotting to the socket. The blade is free of rust, protected by its scabbard, with some wear to the tip. The locking catch of the bayonet and the frog stud & throat piece of the scabbard have some wear to their black lacquer. Minor rubbing and scratching to the plastic scabbard body and belt grip. Light rust to some of the scabbard rivets and wire hanger.

Nation : British
Local Price : £135.00

Argentine Type A Knife Bayonet for the FN FAL with Tempex Frog, Falklands War. Spear-pointed knife blade with partial false edge. Blade 7¾ inches in length, the bayonet 12½ inches overall. Steel hilt with muzzle ring and integral flash-hider prongs, ribbed black plastic grip scales held by two screws, exposed tang, steel pommel. Steel scabbard with throat piece and oval frog stud, green nylon canvas frog with retaining strap, plastic belt grip and wire hanger. The bayonet is stamped on the pommel with the serial number ’03697’. The scabbard body is stamped with the serial number ‘41897’, slightly obscured by paint. The FN FAL infantry rifle and its bayonet were adopted by Argentina in the late 1950s, initially purchased from FN in Belgium but later made domestically by Argentine manufacturers. Several types of bayonet and webbing attachments were used by the Argentinean Army and Marines during the Falklands conflict: the knife model with distinctive flash-hider ‘prongs’ on its muzzle ring was the ‘Type A’ bayonet, which fitted to the early FALs. Its blade was based upon the US M4. This was used side by side with the tubular ‘Type C’ model, which was introduced when a 22mm muzzle device was added to the FAL in 1962. The scabbards are not interchangeable between Types, the blades being of different shapes. Belt frogs for these bayonets are made of either green leather or nylon fabric: the ‘Correaje Argentino de Cuero’ (Argentine Leather Belting) load-bearing system was introduced around 1970, but incorporated some preexisting elements including leather frogs and pistol holsters, which were then painted green to match. The nylon ‘Correaje Tempex’ (Tempex Belting) was introduced in the early 1980s to replace it which included a new frog. Both forms of load-bearing system were still in use by 1982 so both were carried in the Falklands. Either frog will fit either Type of bayonet. After Argentine forces surrendered to the British on June 14 1982 their small arms were piled up by the thousand in the Islands’ capital Port Stanley, where most Argentine forces had been deployed or driven back to. A large quantity of arms had also been captured earlier at Goose Green, which was a key ammunition dump for the Argentine forces, and still more were gathered later from unengaged Argentine garrisons on the island of West Falkland. The FAL rifles became British government property and were either brought to the UK or dumped at sea, while bayonets and the short machete-like officer’s sidearms frequently became personal trophies or souvenirs for British soldiers as they would not be illegal to own in civilian life. This example is most likely one such ‘bring-back’. The blade is very sharp with visible grinding marks, some undulation to its true edge which suggests that nicks or chips have been partly sharpened out. The tip has rounded, the sharpening runs right up to it but with no attempt to repoint. Some frosting and small spots of light patination. The hilt and scabbard retain most of their original black paint, especially where the scabbard was protected by its frog, some chipping to the paint on edges and raised areas like the frog stud exposing steel with some rust spots. The pommel and tang have a heavy grey patina. The plastic grips have only light handling wear and one small (7mm) scrape on one side. The frog has some heavy patination to its steel and brass, very minor fray to the nylon at the top corners but no loss of integrity, its buttons work and frog hook moves freely.

Nation : Unknown
Local Price : £185.00

An 1821 Pattern Militia Artillery Officers Sword..

Nation : Norwegian
Local Price : £185.00

Norwegian M1894 Bayonet Converted for the M1 Carbine. Unfullered spear-pointed blade, wood slab grips secured by a single screw, steel one-piece hilt, backstrap and pommel with integral sprung locking mechanism in the hilt, that both locks the bayonet to its scabbard and locks it onto a rifle. Muzzle ring attached by brazing, 1.45cm in diameter. Steel scabbard with projecting hook on the throat piece to engage with the locking mechanism, integral green canvas frog with wire loop webbing hooks and buttoned retaining strap, also attached by brazing to the scabbard body. Blade 21.3cm in length, the bayonet 33.5cm overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with the crown and cypher of King Haakon VII, and on the other side with a crown and ‘K’, the maker’s mark of Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (Kongsberg Weapons Factory). The hilt is stamped with the serial number ‘9750’. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped with the serial number ‘74894’. Norway received rifles from the United States under its Military Assistance Program from 1950 until 1963, with nearly 100,000 M1 and M2 Carbines delivered. The M1 was designated the Selvladekarabin M1 (Self-loading Carbine M1) in Norwegian service. Some US-made M4 bayonets for these rifles were delivered but were clearly insufficient in number, as Norway manufactured its own copy of the M4 bayonet at the Kongsberg arsenal, then opted to convert some of its existing stocks of M1894 bayonets made for the Krag Jorgensen rifle to fit the M1. Norway had an oversupply of this bayonet due to a new production run ordered in 1943 during their occupation by Nazi Germany. 30,000 bayonets were modified in 1956-57, probably at Kongsberg, by brazing on a new muzzle ring and modifying the locking mechanism in the mortise. A further 1,000 were converted by the Hærens Våpentekniske Korps. This is not one of the wartime production run (which have Waffenamt stamps, and lack a ball finial on the scabbard), but an original M1894, made between 1912 and 1926. The blade has some nicks to its edge, which is unsharpened. All metal parts have a blued finish, which shows little wear. The wood grip scales have only a few tiny dents. Some scratching to the reverse side of the scabbard, no denting.

Nation : British
Local Price : £185.00

British L1A4 Bayonet by Hopkinson, Chromed Parade Order. Straight single fullered blade with clipped Bowie point. Steel hilt with muzzle ring, black painted sheet steel slab grips secured by two rivets around concealed tang. Steel pommel riveted to the tang, with locking button. Steel scabbard with round frog stud. Black rubber frog with buckled retaining strap. The pommel is stamped with ‘C’ within a square on one side and ‘H’ within a square on the other. The grips are stamped on one side with ‘L.1.A.4. 9600259 S.M.’, L1A4 being the model number, 9600259 being the NATO item number for the L1A4 bayonet, and S.M. being the manufacturer code for Hopkinson. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with an indistinct mark, obscured by the chrome. The scabbard is stamped at the throat above the frog stud with a broad arrow War Department stamp. The L1A4 bayonet for the SLR rifle was sealed as a pattern in 1958 but not actually produced until the 1970s by the firm Hopkinson based in Sheffield. It has some minor simplifications in construction compared to its predecessor the L1A3. This example has had the metal parts of both bayonet & scabbard chromed to be worn on parade and is paired with the correct glossy black frog that would also have been worn. The bayonet’s chromed finish is in good condition with a few spots of wear around the muzzle ring, in the recesses for the grip rivets & locking button, and on the scabbard body. Some small dents to a grip scale on one side. The tip of the blade is missing, this was probably deliberately blunted to make it safer for parade handling. No damage to the edge. One significant dent to the scabbard on the reverse side, with some pitting to the recesses of the dent – this does not interfere with sheathing and drawing. A screw near the throat of the scabbard is missing. The frog’s rubber retaining strap is broken where it should thread into the buckle – the scabbard stays in place anyway due to the rigidity and friction of the rubber but the strap cannot be done up to secure it.

Nation : British
Local Price : £185.00

British 1876 Pattern Socket Bayonet, Egyptian Conversion for the Citadel Martini-Enfield, Dated 1888. Socket bayonet for the Egyptian .303 conversions of the Martini-Henry rifle, with fullered triangular blade and black leather scabbard with brass throat and chape pieces, the throat piece with teardrop frog stud. Blade 22 inches in length, muzzle ring diameter 16.5mm. The blade is stamped at the forte on its broadest face with a broad arrow and ‘WD’ War Department mark, a crown inspection stamp with ‘E’ for the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, the manufacture date ‘6/88’ for June 1888, and two broad arrows point-to-point indicating equipment that was declared obsolete or to be sold off. Another face of the blade is stamped at the forte with an Egyptian mark: the numerals ۲۲۲. This is the Eastern Arabic numeral system (common to Farsi, Urdu, Pashto, Arabic and Kurdish) and means ‘222’, probably a serial number. The third face of the blade is stamped with some indistinct markings, probably more numerals, which have been cancelled with strikethroughs. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped with another broad arrow and ‘WD’ War Department mark, and another crown inspection stamp with ‘E’. The frog stud is stamped with what may be a broad arrow. The leather scabbard body is stamped with two broad arrows point-to-point. Following the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882 Britain gained effective political control of Egypt and to maintain order across the country it supplied local police and guard units with small arms. By 1903 the British army was rapidly reequipping with magazine-fed rifles and single-shot rifles like the Martini-Henry were available in large quantities. Martini frames were shipped to Egypt along with the tooling necessary to fit new barrels, converting them to fire the .303 cartridge instead of the original .577/.450. The rifles were rebuilt at the Arsenal of the Cairo Citadel between 1903 and 1908 by Egyptian gunsmiths and were issued to Egyptian police and prison guards. The converted rifles needed suitable bayonets – this is one of the 1876 Pattern socket bayonets also modified at the Citadel in the same period to fit the slimmer barrel and higher sights of the .303 conversions. This required modification of the sight bridge on the socket – in this case a channel has been cut through it to allow the sight to pass. The bayonets typically bear both their original British markings and added Egyptian ones. The blade is bright with some patches of light patination and speckled cleaned light pitting in one fuller. Its tip is intact. The socket was originally blued, this finish is present on the shank but has mostly rubbed off the socket except in recessed areas. The throat piece of the scabbard has some scratches. A previous owner also applied an adhesive label to it which created a visibly brighter patch on the brass. Some rubbing to the scabbard leather, all of its stitching is intact.