1907 pattern bayonet history book

Can anyone let me know what these go for these days and any ideas on the best way of selling. George v, the date of the bayonets official inspection and approval for service in a numerical monthyear format, and the makers name. Nov 18, 2017 the 1907 pattern bayonet first active saw service at the start of the first world war or the great war as it was known at the time. Jun 09, 2018 winchester bayonet, remington bayonet, p17, m1917 enfield bayonet, p17 bayonet, p bayonet, enfield p19, m1917 vietnam bayonet, trench shotgun bayonet, enfield bayonet, winchester m1917 enfield. Again there are some mistakes in this book but updates are available on the web for download to identify the mistakes. So a vickers 1907 bayonet would sit well with a collection of us equipment. Early lithgow manufacture mark, with pattern acknowledgement 1907 australian manufacture mark with pattern acknowledgement, as seen on pattern 1907 and owen bayonets. I am a happy owner of the lithgow 1907 bayonet the bayonet was designed at the lithgow small arms factory in australia starting around 19, just prior to wwi. The ak47 assault rifle was copied by china as the type 56 assault rifle and include an integral folding spike bayonet, similar to the sks rifle. The new short magazine lee enfield rifle smle was shorter than its predecessors.

Its evolution can be traced to a certain extent to a fortuitous accident. Original british wwi p1907 enfield bayonet with scabbard by. The 1907 bayonet was a pattern for the p bayonet for the p14 and p17 rifles. The vertical grooves in the grip scales differentiated this bayonet from the british pattern 1907 bayonet, to avoid confusion in british service. Very good original condition australian wwii bayonet. It was decided to introduce a long sword bayonet, as the existing pattern 1888 and 1903 bayonets were not considered to offer sufficient reach in combination with the new short rifle. The pattern 1907 bayonet, officially called the sword bayonet, pattern 1907, was a british bayonet designed to be used with the short magazine lee enfield rifle. First published in 1975 this is one of those books that every library on bayonets should have in it. The bayonet is marked on the blade with a crown over g. The bayonets were produced in the us by remington at their bridgeport works and by winchester. I bayonet, it is necessary to take a step back to the evolution of the martini henry rifle itself, along with its close. A standard pattern british ww1 infantry bayonet by wilkinson.

An investigation of weights of pattern 1907 bayonets made in. In this blog post, peter smithurst, curator emeritus at the royal armouries traces the development of the 1907 pattern bayonet. In great britain during ww2, the home guard had a tendency to paint every metal part of their weapons bayonets especially either. M1917 bayonets command a premium over the p bayonets, even though about 2. Both the english and australians stopped making them with quillions early on, and removed the quillions from. Mortars the history of the mortar from the 15th century to the p. In order to unravel a more detailed history of the p1887 mk. The pattern 1907 bayonet, officially called the sword bayonet, pattern 1907 mark i, was a british bayonet designed to be used with the short magazine lee enfield smle rifle. The variations in inspection stamps contains enough material for a book in itself. Regimentally marked t 7nf to 7th territorial battalion northumberland fusiliers. Initial production of the 1907 pattern blade was started in 1914 and the ricassos are marked rfi. Millions of p1907 bayonets were produced in britain, australia, india, and the usa. Dated to 1911 and with numerous markings to the blade fortes.

Vintage wwi ross rifle co quebec canada bayonet knife, patent 1907, look. B marks originate at rsaf birmingham, e from enfield s from solingen pre 1885 or sheffield post 1885, l from liege etc. The indians made large numbers of the 1907 pattern bayonet and variations of it. The lithgow 1907 bayonet would become australias staple weapon along with its counter part, the enfield no1 mark iii rifle. These are often mis identified and given a wide profusion of descriptions. Slaz slazenger the well known cricket bat manufacturers who supplied wood parts to the lithgow factory. M1907 british enfield bayonet by lithgow australia.

The evolution of the 1907 pattern bayonet was not a singlestep event and some wonderful rarities appeared in the process. The bayonet is in good to very good condition with wear to blade finish. The pattern 1907 bayonet was developed for british army use after the introduction of the short, magazine lee enfield rifle. A first world war british model 1907 pattern wilkinson bayonet. A sword bayonet design, the m1917 bayonet design was based on the british pattern 19 bayonet, itself derived from the pattern 1907 bayonet, which incorporated a long 17inch blade. The following list is based on that given by skennerton in his book on commonwealth bayonets. Made by oa orange arsenal, bend mark, dated february 1943 2 43.

Blade tip is rounded so probably used as a training bayonet at a later stage. The bayonet retained the pattern 19 designation since it was not modified. With it they issued the standard 12 bladed double edged knife bayonet similar to that of the 12 blade style of the lee metford and long lee enfield rifle bayonet which was known as the pattern 1903 or p1903 bayonet. The m1917 bayonet was used first during world war i by american soldiers on the western front. Ww1 1917 dated british 1907 pattern bayonet by wilkinson complete with the correct bayonet frog. Pattern 1907 bayonetchapman arms and other weapons. Condition is good with a good point and leather metal tipped scabbard.

Unfollow 1907 enfield bayonet to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. These were made for the royal navy to fit the lanchester machine gun. The pattern 1907 bayonet is widely recognized as the bayonet used with the smle in both the first world war and world war ii. The m1917 bayonet was identical to the british pattern 19 bayonet, except for the u. Prices where quoted are those that i have seen for sale and indicate an average price and are only for out of print books and reflects top price for books in almost mint condition. Rifle factory ishaport the blade, retaining all of its original bluing has a false edge to the tip. British pattern 1907 bayonet 3rd pattern imperial war museums. Blued blade and oa marked scabbard with wwii pattern frog stud. An excellent original ww1 dated 1907 pattern wilkinson made bayonet with the benefit of being regimentally marked. Ima has received a small delivery of these hard to find british ww1 p 1907 bayonets for the no. Manufacturer is sanderson and the date seems to be 12 09. Ordnance eagle and the date of manufacture on the ricasso.

Heres the bayonet ive displayed with my australian smle. A bayonet is a knife or daggershaped weapon designed to fit on or over the muzzle of a rifle or similar weapon. Unfollow 1907 bayonet scabbard to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This example was made in december 1918 by sanderson bros. The p 1907 replaced the earlier p1903 bayonet, which was a double edged bayonet based on the p1888 bayonet of the leemetford rifle. May 21, 2017 bayonet wwi wwii british 1907 pattern bayonet r. Typical m1917 markings include the makers name, a u. The latest chinese rifle, the qbz95, has the multipurpose knife bayonet similar to the us m9. Ww1 british 1907 pattern bayonet by wilkinson, matched.

This bayonet was for the leeenfield mk iii rifle and used in both wwi and wwii. Ww2 1907 pattern bayonet one of the last 1907 bayonets made by wilkinson sword co. Both stock and handguard nearly come up the muzzle, which means a bayonet can not be attached to the weapon. I have been collecting the british pattern 1907 sword bayonet for a number of decades now, and have come across what you describe on many an occasion. This pattern bayonet began issue when the smle was introduced in 1907.