Which Bayonet???
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Topic: Which Bayonet???
Posted By: 380mike
Subject: Which Bayonet???
Date Posted: November 27 2011 at 10:08am
| I have a British Enfield and would like to get the bayonet that matches this rifle. My question is how to find out the year of my rifle and if there were different bayonets for this rifle/year. |
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Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: November 27 2011 at 11:11am
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i see no answers , i will try to help - we need to know which rifle you have - there are so many possibilities ,
if you have an indian release they take a modified P1907 , shortened to 12" ,
if a no1 of other countries they take the original P07 ,
 or pakistani release or if you have one of the more recent no4 releases -
they take the spikes mkI to MKIII , the blades above fit the no5 and the late no4s ,
 if its an early enfield or martini you are looking for a totally different bit , you need to post a photo for specific help - or give us some very exacting data about which rifle you have
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Posted By: 380mike
Date Posted: November 27 2011 at 11:49am
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Here is what is on my rifle:
MA Lithgow S.M.L.E. III * 1944
Some more markings on the bolt side of the receiver:
IA CO SAC AUSTRALIA .303 There looks to be more markings below this, but it's behind the stock.
Does this help?
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Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: November 28 2011 at 8:37am
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you have an austrailian made [no1 type] mkIII* or SMLE , you need one of the long blades from the first photo without the hook , it is a P1907 bayonet and what you actually would prefer would be an ausie made bayo , or a brit made in the 40s , these are fairly common bayos and can be found readily most everywhere ,
the top one in my photo is a 42 dated blade with SLAZ [ausie] 44 replacement grip scales , the lower ones are pre/&/WWI dated the older has no clearing hole and the younger does , the hook is pre-WWI and a rarity , they were discontinued and de-horned in 1915 , so not a match at all to your rifle ....lucky you :>} at about $600
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Posted By: 380mike
Date Posted: November 28 2011 at 11:30am
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Cool. I was hoping the bayo that matched my rifle would be one of those. I don't care too much for the pig sticker looking ones. How long are those P1907's? They look like short swords.
Thanks for your help.
Mike
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Posted By: Bloodwyn
Date Posted: November 30 2011 at 5:26am
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This site is a great key to the proof marks and was of great help to me as I wished to appropriate the correct bayonet but I am not a collector of such so only want to shell out the cabbage once. They can be pretty pricy so be patient and wait for precisely what you want. http://www.radix.net/~bbrown/brit_bayo.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.radix.net/~bbrown/brit_bayo.html------------- This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. ~Elmer Davis~ I go armed at all times and shoot where I find it necessary as I am an American. ~Bloodwyn~ |