#5/Mk1 Jungle Carbine Bayonet
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Topic: #5/Mk1 Jungle Carbine Bayonet
Posted By: Canuck
Subject: #5/Mk1 Jungle Carbine Bayonet
Date Posted: February 11 2016 at 6:34pm
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I just wanted to share my excitement at FINALLY purchasing said bayonet for my #5. Not cheap, that's for sure but it is mint. Here is the write up written by the vendor. (My #5 is a 1947 BSA). "British, No.5 Jungle Carbine Bayonet (Poole 1947), MK VI Scabbard By S294 (Wilkinson) And Frog. Sn 11873 - 11873 This is an excellent original British No.5 Jungle Carbine Bayonet and Scabbard With Frog. The bayonet with 8" Bowie style clean blade ( 12" overall) has muzzle ring, cross guard and pommel with lug button that has a good strong spring action. It has undamaged slab wood grips secured by 2 srew bolts. The ricasso is stamped 'P' (Royal Ordnance Factory Poole) and dated '1947'. The pommel is stamped with WD arrow over ‘F5’ and ‘B’ together with ‘C2’ over ‘B’. The bayonet is complete with its MK VI steel scabbard with steel mouthpiece and is marked above the frog stud ‘S294’ denoting Wilkinson manufacture which is undamaged with original black paint finish and webbing frog the rear of which is ink stamped with unreadable numbers. No figures are available for poole’s production but they were only made for a couple of years so figures would be small compared to Wilkinson for example who made approx. 188,354 (see pages 238-40 of Skennerton’s book British & Commonwealth Bayonets)."  Hoadie, I inquired for you about availability of a #5 bayonet for you and got a response that they do get them in quite often so check out this link JC Militaria. Hoadie, check your incoming messages.------------- Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually |
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Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: February 11 2016 at 8:01pm
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congrats she looks really nice , you have been looking for some time and im very pleased to see you got one , very pleased , mine is a poole 47 as well , [a very good year] my rifle is a faz , they are well matched |
Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: February 11 2016 at 8:24pm
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Thanks A Square 10! ------------- Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: February 11 2016 at 8:36pm
| i am really pleased you found this fine example , you put a lot of time and effort into the search , |
Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: February 11 2016 at 8:57pm
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Searched everywhere online. Gun shows in my area were a futile attempt. I almost bought a re-pro but that went against my grain so I held out for the real McCoy. I hope Hoadie finds one as well, I sent him a link. I'll post pics of the rifle with the bayonet attached on this thread. ------------- Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually |
Posted By: Bear43
Date Posted: February 12 2016 at 1:09am
Nice fined, Canuck. Wait 'till Hoadie sees... He may have an aneurysm on this one  |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: February 12 2016 at 3:12am
ACK!!  That's BOOTIFUL!!I a-feared about how much u paid. Thanx fer the link..I'm asking for more info on it, cuz there is no markings visable, its nowhere as clean as the one you got..& I get the impression the frog is a re-pro. (Not to mention the name "DEREK" cut crudely into the handle) ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: Tony
Date Posted: February 12 2016 at 3:42am
Hoadie stop trying to get hold of bayonets!! You know your psychiatrist has banned you from having anything sharp! ------------- Rottie (PitBulls dad.) “If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons Born free taxed to death!!! |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: February 12 2016 at 7:10am
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..That was SCISSORS he was talking about!(Seems I get this uncontrollable urge to run thru the house when I get scissors in me hands...bin like that since I was a kid & crashed into my Grandpa with 'em open.) ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: Tony
Date Posted: February 12 2016 at 7:42am
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Found a couple of bayonets for a #5 carbine over here but a he!! of a price 1 at £185 stirling, and 1 at £245 stirling way over the top in my opinion. ------------- Rottie (PitBulls dad.) “If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons Born free taxed to death!!! |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: February 12 2016 at 8:49am
Hoadie, let's tell the whole story. You where send out side to play with scissors. Now you have a fixation with bayonets. It is a good thing you where not sent out to hang up your sister's clothes on the clothesline. ------------- 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. |
hoadie wrote:Posted By: Tony
Date Posted: February 12 2016 at 3:46pm
He wouldn't hang his sisters clothes on the line! HE'D WEAR THEM!  ------------- Rottie (PitBulls dad.) “If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons Born free taxed to death!!! |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: February 12 2016 at 5:19pm
..NO I WOULDN'T!!  (Well, maybe the panties...)  ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: February 12 2016 at 5:48pm
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LOFL! I couldn't find a picture of a gnome wearing panties otherwise I would have posted such....you guys are too funny! ------------- Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: February 12 2016 at 9:55pm
What and go out in public with a bra! Some people would call you a hussy. ------------- 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: February 12 2016 at 11:10pm
| i think hes been out in public without the bra and folks are still thinking that .... |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: February 13 2016 at 3:45am
..I put fur inside my undies for the winter months...ball to ball carpeting is much warmer!  ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: February 13 2016 at 9:33am
That is a photo that I do not want to see. Hoadie running by with scissors and braless. ------------- 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: Bear43
Date Posted: February 13 2016 at 1:55pm
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Oh, this had devolved into a TMI post You guys crack me up! |
Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: February 13 2016 at 6:46pm
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TMI? as in too much information? ------------- Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: February 14 2016 at 4:24am
..dude! If ya don't want us to pass on tips to keep warm during winter months on the frozen tundra..say so. Just tryin ta help..  ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: February 14 2016 at 7:16am
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I'm NOT Googling for "Gnome in undies & a fur lined Bra"! There's no way I'm gonna not be blind after seeing that search result!  ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: February 14 2016 at 7:58am
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i think ill not check that one out then ................my eyesight is bad enough already ,
not that it relates to the topic - except that it brings us back to pointy bits - for fun viewing http://s1034.photobucket.com/user/watabmike/media/mikesphotos-2096_zps0e235cc0.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: February 14 2016 at 9:13am
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I like them. I like "hookers" on Valentine's Day. ------------- 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: February 14 2016 at 9:52am
| yes - its the pattern 1907 hookie and its inspiration - the japanese T-30 , i gifted that japanese bayonet to my FFL of many years to go with his T-99 that his grandfather had gifted him , he transfered more weapons to me free of charge than i can even count [i have always followed the law in buying and selling guns] |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: February 14 2016 at 10:08pm
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What came first, the British or the Japanese hooker? I guess it is like the old question on what came first, the chicken or the egg. It was the roster that came first. ------------- 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: February 15 2016 at 8:17pm
| the japanese was first - the pattern 1907 hookie was the clone , we all learn from those that go before us , must admit it is an elegant piece |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: February 16 2016 at 9:49am
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My British hooker came out a bucket of Japanese bayonet. Knowage is power. ------------- 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: hoadie
Date Posted: February 16 2016 at 12:22pm
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..hey-got a question. I've been eyeing a bayo for the carbine on a link that Canuck sent me...they claim its original.(Doesn't look anywhere near as nice as Canuck's). Anyway - there is NO stamps on it anywhere..yet they still claim its original. Can that be right? I always thot maybe incorrectly - that manufacture for D o D had to have your stamp on it. What say you? ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: February 16 2016 at 7:37pm
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these can be seemingly lacking in markings but will have it there somewhere , mine is a poole - the marking is a small P in a circle , the more wear the more difficult to see , in general the wilkinson ones are better marked , these saw hard service in some cases in the jungles - this would not deter me , in fact my BSA no5 had a Wilkinson blade that showed a lot of wear and tear , i traded it for other things and retained my FAZ with the poole bayonet , i cannot speak to the radecliffe who assembled and finished or the viners or elkington as ive never seen one of either of those mfgrs , but i believe that as wilkinsons were marked WSC or S294 [their war code] viners would have used VNS or N79 , and elkington probably used their war code M78 , sorry i cant show any photos - i never took any over the years ,
FYI - the early no5 had a single screw thru the grip scales , later had two , the ones made in india generally have very clear markings GRI / RFI - these are generally called out as the repros but im not certain that is a good name for them , i would be more leary of one that had lots of traditional markings - that would be uncommon for these , |
Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: February 20 2016 at 7:48pm
As promised pictures of said bayonet and host rifle, ready for action!    ------------- Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually |
Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: February 20 2016 at 7:50pm
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Pics won't upload, dang it all!Files likely too large for this site, I'll try re-sizing them.Guys, please let me know if you can view them on your end, thx. ------------- Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: February 22 2016 at 6:19pm
| yes please , im wanting to see them , |
Posted By: Xpert16
Date Posted: March 28 2016 at 6:01pm
Ive been looking for one for quite a while myself. Thought I had found one at the Birmingham, AL gun show a couple of weeks ago but the seller would not split up his bayonet and rifle. I attended the TN Military Collectors Association show in Nashville this past weekend and this was on the second table I visited. The exhibitor said he had just acquired it in a collection he bought. Bayonet is pretty close to new condition. 1946 Poole. Not sure if the frog is the appropriate version and the blade has some hardened black paint-like substance in spots, possibly Suncorite from the sheath. Anyone know what would dissolve that stuff with damaging the blade? |
Posted By: Xpert16
Date Posted: March 28 2016 at 6:05pm
No5 Bayonet blade
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Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: March 28 2016 at 7:01pm
| if it wont come off with regular gun solvent dont clean that off IMHO , its not hurtin nuthin , the frog is fine and a 46 poole is a very nice find , |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: March 28 2016 at 8:44pm
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OK - How much you askin? ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: March 29 2016 at 5:13am
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Most blades look like that, don't make the mistake of over purifying when restoring. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: March 29 2016 at 7:48pm
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yup - as shamu says the more you do the less value you retain in one that nice , |
Posted By: Xpert16
Date Posted: March 31 2016 at 6:58pm
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Yes, that's good advice. I didn't want to get too aggressive with it. |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: March 31 2016 at 7:13pm
| congrats on a fine example of the no 5 , one to be proud of |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: April 01 2016 at 3:44am
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Phooey!...always the "other" guy. But it sure is a nice piece! ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: April 01 2016 at 8:27am
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You will find one I am sure Hoadie. One of your gnomes will bring you one as a tribute. ------------- 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: Shamu
Date Posted: April 01 2016 at 8:33am
You rang? ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: April 01 2016 at 8:50am
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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. |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: April 05 2016 at 7:38pm
| me too |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: April 06 2016 at 5:23am
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heathens! ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: April 06 2016 at 9:46am
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Hoadie, you maybe be the King of the Gmomes but I am the world standard for real CRAB! ------------- 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: hoadie
Date Posted: April 06 2016 at 2:45pm
..would that be: Blue, apellio, baridis, snow, King, or Coconut crab?  ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: April 06 2016 at 5:50pm
| im known in the family as the curmudgeon |
Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: April 06 2016 at 8:08pm
One of his gnomes ??? Bring him one ???? LOL!!! Not a Chance !! they mad at him for getting hit by the beer bottles !!!! He throws them at the gnomes when he empties them !!!! LOL!!! Either that or they get relieved on .... told them not to hide behind the swimming pool !!!! ------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: April 06 2016 at 10:04pm
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Sounds like things are not well with the King and his people. ------------- 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. |