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    Posted: July 08 2021 at 1:27pm
I have a Lithgow 1907 bayonet manufactured in 1914, EXCEPT it is a straight quillion, not a hooked quillion.  Skennerton mentioned the hooked quillion was phased out in 1915.  So how can this be??

I own it, so let's hope I have the rarest of unicorns, not a rookie purchase mistake!  It's interesting, I have had this for a while in storage, and something has been niggling me about it so I finally checked today.  Duh! The scabbard is also problematic.   I knew it wasn't a match, but it has a tear drop lock stud on a 1944 sheath and a OA marked nosecap.  It looks as though a WWI locket was stapled to a WWII sheath? 

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I'm no expert on the bayonets but I believe the quillion was removed (ground off) from bayonets still in service once the change was accepted. That would account for your early bayonet with no quillion. Looking at your first photo, it almost appears as though it's been ground or modified where the quillion would have been. It also explains why hooked quillion bayonets are so hard to find and so ridiculously expensive. The scabbards were also rebuilt and repaired in service which could account for the mixed parts on yours. That's still a very nice early Lithgow bayonet you have there Thumbs Up
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that would be correct - most all "in service" were cut , they look just like the later non-quillon items , those that survived would be the rare ones , so what you have is a really nice example of a bayonet that served past the quillon era , sorry not a more valuable than standard at this point but still a fine example in great shape for its age , 
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From what I remember there's actually a subtle difference in the shape of the remaining part of the quillion between the "Hookies" that were docked & the later ones made without one.
The later ones were strait sided albeit with a taper, but the originals inwardly were curved IIRC.
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one thing is clear - this is not a fake , its a real bayonet of that date , not a hookie anymore but a fine example 
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I had a 1911 dated enfield hookie...was a decent piece. I almost kept it but it had seen Australian service and was marked so , and traded it off. Got a gorgeous sanderson hookie to take it's place. Been trying to find am English only issue hookie dated 1911 for my 1911 SMLE , or one marked to the K.R.R.   My sanderson I think was marked to the scots guards then over stamped to the Irish guards on the pommel. I always joked it was pilfered by an Irishman from the scots to my Irish relatives.
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As usual thanks for the great input. Potential disappointment has turned it into an even more interesting bayonet.  I had no idea they de-hooked the quillion! In a way it makes sense as I imagine the hook just got in the way.  The photo's do show some slight marks which look like vice marks which may have been from the removal/grinding process. I do have a really nice 1942 and I will compare the shapes of the quillion to see if I can detect the difference - I'll post photo's if I can detect the difference.

Very cool.  Thanks gents. 
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mine is marked 1910 and was a mole mfgr , served with the royal irish rifles , also the royal dublin fusiliers in its life , the cancellations are a line out without loosing the markings , some of these did a lot of duty not that any of this relates to yours 
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it’s all interesting Asquare. :)

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I've heard, but can't confirm, that they were removed because the tangled in barbed wire way too much.
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"...it’s all interesting Asquare. :)

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yes indeed and if they could only talk , i very much enjoyed researching mine over the years , its sad so much is lost to the ages but what we can find is always fun 
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Thanks for the ID "Bayo500"!

I promised to do a side by side of the ground hookie and a non-hookie.  My photo skills are not great, but I took a few angles and you can definitely tell it was ground down.  Great insight from the board.  I compared the 1914 with the 1942 and marked the photos accordingly. 

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Thanks. That really shows the different profiles.
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Originally posted by Shamu Shamu wrote:

From what I remember there's actually a subtle difference in the shape of the remaining part of the quillion between the "Hookies" that were docked & the later ones made without one.
The later ones were strait sided albeit with a taper, but the originals inwardly were curved IIRC.
https://www.bygoneblades.com/images/products/british-p1907-first-pattern-hooked-quillon-bayonet-enfield-1912_8.jpg

Howdy y’all; I do believe you are correct ole cobber & here (hopefully photo shows up ok) are 3 more for reference to your post.
L-R 1919 Lithgow non Hooky,1908 EFD Hooky,1915 Lithgow Ex-Hooky.
Cheer’s all.
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Great, thanks.
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