1888Mk III???
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Topic: 1888Mk III???
Posted By: Shinglhed
Subject: 1888Mk III???
Date Posted: December 17 2023 at 8:21am
I have a bayonet that a friend of mine got while in Iraq and am having trouble identifying it, hoping some of you can help. It is marked 1871 Enfield, has the govt acceptance mark and is Marked War Dept. The other side has a crown marking that doesn't match any of the crown markings I have seen so far. Below the crown is a B which I believe means Brimingham RSAF, and below that a 32 which could mean Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry? On the pommel is the marking C308 which I think is a conversion mark but not sure? And on the quillon is a Z with a circle around it. The closest I can come up with is an 1888 Mk III but this WAY too short. Any help is appreciated.    
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Posted By: terrylee
Date Posted: December 18 2023 at 9:48am
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Neither a Pat. 1888 Mk III nor a British bayonet. I guess someone has been having fun with the markings! Photo of a Pat 1888 Mk III attached.  |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: December 18 2023 at 9:58am
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Turkish rework? ------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: Shinglhed
Date Posted: December 18 2023 at 11:57am
| Not even British? Any ideas? |
Posted By: Zed
Date Posted: December 18 2023 at 12:06pm
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Khyber Pass bayonet possibly? ------------- It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice! |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: December 18 2023 at 12:09pm
Works for me. ------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Zed wrote:Posted By: Shinglhed
Date Posted: December 18 2023 at 3:42pm
| Thank you. |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: December 18 2023 at 8:17pm
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thats was my thought at first , but that is a mauser style bayonet , basically an M1871 , these were used by numerous countries in south america , europe and the middle east , spain , yugoslavia , czechs and siberia had a version M1899 also notably egypt used these in their M1949 it does not have a quillon - were you refering to the muzzle ring ? |
Posted By: Shinglhed
Date Posted: December 19 2023 at 4:49am
| Yes, the guard. You can see it in the 4th picture. |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: December 19 2023 at 5:37am
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Made from a section of railroad iron of the locals ------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: terrylee
Date Posted: December 19 2023 at 6:03am
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I have no interest in Continental bayonets, but according to my reference material it is an M 1899/1915 Mauser bayonet. I expect that its markings were embroidered in the hope of enhancing its selling price! |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: December 19 2023 at 8:44am
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If it was offered to me I would buy it and enjoy it. ------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: December 19 2023 at 4:19pm
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actually i believe its authentic mauser and i agree with terry lee that its been remarked - most likely for the reason he stated as that muzzle ring and lock would not fit any enfield , the scabbard looks to be authentic as well , as i indicated in my initial post , basically an M1871 but the M 1899/1915 was the later version of that
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Posted By: Redman
Date Posted: April 05 2024 at 7:21pm
| looks like an Austrian 1895 Steyr bayonet. I've only been wrong twice? RED |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: April 06 2024 at 6:09pm
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that would misds the date on it but then someone [kyber pass folks] already defaced it to make it appear commonwealth so id not put it past them to missmark the date as well , the problem with that is - its easy to add markings to change the appearance it is difficult to remove originals and alter them , i did research jansens and i do see the similarity but then the times were such that many countries were using the production of another , that date would be hard to eradicate then reproduce as another , just saying ,
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Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: April 08 2024 at 4:50am
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Looking at the "Crown" stamp..just wondering...could it be DANISH? ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: Redman
Date Posted: April 08 2024 at 7:42am
| OK, GOT IT! The Z in a circle between those 2 rivets on the cross guard, screams Czech (ZB Brno Stamp), cause that's what it is! I missed that, So.. was thinking VZ24 Mauser but looks to be the shorter VZ22 For the 98/22 Mauser. Final Answer!? |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: April 08 2024 at 9:13am
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Still a very cool bayonet to own. I always look at all bayonets I see. You never know what you will find. I would be happy to find one like that. Thanks for sharing. ------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |