1907 pattern bayonet history book

Slaz slazenger the well known cricket bat manufacturers who supplied wood parts to the lithgow factory. 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 variations in inspection stamps contains enough material for a book in itself. The bayonets were produced in the us by remington at their bridgeport works and by winchester. A standard pattern british ww1 infantry bayonet by wilkinson. The pattern 1907 bayonet is widely recognized as the bayonet used with the smle in both the first world war and world war ii. Rifle factory ishaport the blade, retaining all of its original bluing has a false edge to the tip. Early lithgow manufacture mark, with pattern acknowledgement 1907 australian manufacture mark with pattern acknowledgement, as seen on pattern 1907 and owen bayonets. So a vickers 1907 bayonet would sit well with a collection of us equipment. Originally pattern 1907 bayonets had a hooked quillion.

The pattern 1907 bayonet was used by the british and commonwealth forces throughout both the first and second world wars. Unfollow 1907 enfield bayonet to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. 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. These are often mis identified and given a wide profusion of descriptions. Millions of p1907 bayonets were produced in britain, australia, india, and the usa. The pattern 1907 bayonet was developed for british army use after the introduction of the short, magazine lee enfield rifle.

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 bayonet is in good to very good condition with wear to blade finish. A bayonet is a knife or daggershaped weapon designed to fit on or over the muzzle of a rifle or similar weapon. Regimentally marked t 7nf to 7th territorial battalion northumberland fusiliers. Pattern 1907 australian bayonet bayonets collectors. 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.

An excellent original ww1 dated 1907 pattern wilkinson made bayonet with the benefit of being regimentally marked. Blade tip is rounded so probably used as a training bayonet at a later stage. Manufacturer is sanderson and the date seems to be 12 09. The new short magazine lee enfield rifle smle was shorter than its predecessors. Represents the mark of a factory inspector at critical points during the production process. To readily distinguish it from the very similar pattern 1907, it was given two vertical grooves in the grips. The following list is based on that given by skennerton in his book on commonwealth bayonets. 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.

This is a newly made and not a converted 1907 bayonet. Initial production of the 1907 pattern blade was started in 1914 and the ricassos are marked rfi. This example was made in december 1918 by sanderson bros. 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 are the books in my library, the comments on the book are mine and reflect my opinions based on the book itself and discussions with other collectors. The 1907 bayonet was a pattern for the p bayonet for the p14 and p17 rifles. Ww1 british 1907 pattern bayonet by wilkinson, matched. Ww1 1917 dated british 1907 pattern bayonet by wilkinson complete with the correct bayonet frog. The bayonet is marked on the blade with a crown over g.

Blued blade and oa marked scabbard with wwii pattern frog stud. Typical m1917 markings include the makers name, a u. Heres the bayonet ive displayed with my australian smle. Both the english and australians stopped making them with quillions early on, and removed the quillions from. May 21, 2017 bayonet wwi wwii british 1907 pattern bayonet r. In great britain during ww2, the home guard had a tendency to paint every metal part of their weapons bayonets especially either.

Ww2 1907 pattern bayonet one of the last 1907 bayonets made by wilkinson sword co. In this blog post, peter smithurst, curator emeritus at the royal armouries traces the development of the 1907 pattern bayonet. The m1917 bayonet was identical to the british pattern 19 bayonet, except for the u. In order to unravel a more detailed history of the p1887 mk.

Unfollow bayonets 1907 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The evolution of the 1907 pattern bayonet was not a singlestep event and some wonderful rarities appeared in the process. First published in 1975 this is one of those books that every library on bayonets should have in it. 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. Ordnance eagle and the date of manufacture on the ricasso. The indians made large numbers of the 1907 pattern bayonet and variations of it. Mortars the history of the mortar from the 15th century to the p. M1907 british enfield bayonet by lithgow australia. 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. Some type 56s may also use the akm type ii bayonet. Vintage wwi ross rifle co quebec canada bayonet knife, patent 1907, look. The vertical grooves in the grip scales differentiated this bayonet from the british pattern 1907 bayonet, to avoid confusion in british service. Dated to 1911 and with numerous markings to the blade fortes.

This bayonet was for the leeenfield mk iii rifle and used in both wwi and wwii. Original british wwi p1907 enfield bayonet with scabbard by. The m1917 bayonet was used first during world war i by american soldiers on the western front. Very good original condition australian wwii bayonet. Army combat shotguns trench guns, serving into the 1980s. 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 latest chinese rifle, the qbz95, has the multipurpose knife bayonet similar to the us m9. Ima has received a small delivery of these hard to find british ww1 p 1907 bayonets for the no.

The bayonet retained the pattern 19 designation since it was not modified. M1917 bayonets command a premium over the p bayonets, even though about 2. A first world war british model 1907 pattern wilkinson bayonet. Made by oa orange arsenal, bend mark, dated february 1943 2 43. The history of the british bayonet goes back to the 17th century, and because of this the british bayonet is one of the more interesting types of militaria to collect. Unfollow 1907 bayonet scabbard to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. These were made for the royal navy to fit the lanchester machine gun. Condition is good with a good point and leather metal tipped scabbard. I bayonet, it is necessary to take a step back to the evolution of the martini henry rifle itself, along with its close.

B marks originate at rsaf birmingham, e from enfield s from solingen pre 1885 or sheffield post 1885, l from liege etc. An investigation of weights of pattern 1907 bayonets made in. This pattern bayonet began issue when the smle was introduced in 1907. Again there are some mistakes in this book but updates are available on the web for download to identify the mistakes. Pattern 1907 bayonetchapman arms and other weapons.

The lithgow 1907 bayonet would become australias staple weapon along with its counter part, the enfield no1 mark iii rifle. 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. George v, the date of the bayonets official inspection and approval for service in a numerical monthyear format, and the makers name. Can anyone let me know what these go for these days and any ideas on the best way of selling. Both stock and handguard nearly come up the muzzle, which means a bayonet can not be attached to the weapon. 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. British pattern 1907 bayonet 3rd pattern imperial war museums.