UNITED KINGDOM

Baker Pattern Bayonet 

Hilt markings on Baker 

Hilt of Naval Boarding cutlass bayonet

P1855 Lancaster Pipe back blade with Brass cross guard and pommel 

Volunteer Royal Army Medical Corps stamps on pommel 

Shortened Lancaster bayonet

Normal Lancaster hilt has leather grips replaced by wood, oxidation of rivets show this to have been carried out some time ago

New grips have transverse slot for unknown reason

This is not the same as the version shown in Skennerton as the point shape is different and there is no plug in the muzzle ring

reshaped point

Lancaster Volunteer, the obvious distinction on the version is the steel cross guard rather than the normal brass one, interesting as Volunteers often went the other way around replacing a Steel cross guard with a brass one.

M1856 Enfield

Thought to be  cadet version of the bar on barrel 1856, made by Weyersberg but without any other markings. Blade is substantially lighter than the military issue item.

P1856/58 Volunteer Issue Enfield

UK 1856 Volunteer pattern

Enfield Volunteer based on 1856 

Comparison of Volunteer brass and normal issue cross guard

1856 cut down for use as cadet blade in late 1900's

heavily bushed muzzle ring of cadet, for a small calibre weapon. Tang shows multiple Birmingham repair marks. 

Birmingham repair stamps on tang

Ricasso marks 

Ricasso marks

Cadet bayonet made from cut down Volunteer 1856 copy

Bar on Barrel muzzle ring with large diameter indicating late manufacture after 1858

Jacobs bayonet for a double barrelled rifle, this came with a reproduction scabbard. The actual users of these blades is open to conjecture, many say India but it has not been confirmed. This is the longest of all the UK produced blades at 900mm overall length

Full basket hilt with leather grips

Pierced basket, with double muzzle ring

S&S makers mark for Swindurn and Son

Brass fittings on repro scabbard, unfortunately all known scabbards seem to be steel mounted. An all steel scabbard is also known

Unknown sawback bayonet. It is a volunteer item or possibly an Indian arsenal blade. item came from Scotland, hilt is very similar to the Lancaster Volunteer with steel cross guard and pommel, but is different in detail. MRD is 18mm. All steel has been highly polished and blued. Only marking is an Enfield inspection stamp on the grip, although this may just be a spare grip. Any ideas on the origin of this bayonet would be gratefully received.

1863 Whitworth 

Circular mortis slot on Whitworth bayonet

Whitworth Yataghan with Indian brass mounted scabbard

Chape shows an Anchor symbol, probably a makers mark rather than any Naval connection

Throat of Scabbard shows unit and weapon marks apparently for Medical Corps, could this be a side arm use of the blade

1870 Elcho (reproduction)

P1873 Martini Henry converted from 1856 Enfield, Tang Stamps 

P1873 Martini Henry converted from 1856 Enfield, Ricasso Stamps showing German manufacturer stamp 

P1879 Martini Henry Artillery issue - steel scabbard 

P1879 Martini Henry ricasso stamps 

P1879 Martini Henry ricasso stamps 

1887 MkIII, this is the most common of the four Marks of this bayonet and is the only one not to have blade fullers

1887 leather grips

Wilkinson 1889 manufactured bayonet

Inspection stamps and WD acceptance mark

1888 MkI 2nd Pattern made by MOLE, one of the less common makers

Manufacture date is 1899

P1888 Mk I first type

P1888 Mk1 second type

P1888 MkII

P1888 MkIII

1888 NoI MkII Naval marked with 1939 Navy pattern scabbard, point has been rounded for an unknown reason

Wilkinson London made blade

Rounded blade point is professionally carried out

1888 Mk1 type 2 Naval issue

1888 Mk1 type 2 Naval issue in WWII, "N" stamp on pommel and 1939 marks on scabbard 

Markings of 1939 made scabbard

Unmarked volunteer 1888 pattern bayonet in modified 1907 pattern scabbard

Volunteer 1888

Hand made blade, with short ricasso and flat spine on Volunteer 1888

1888 Volunteer by Greener, it has two oil holes due to the use of parts from multiple sources

Wilkinson marking on Ricasso, Patt 88 on pommel

Greener marks on Ricasso

Greener stamps on Tang of Volunteer

1888 Volunteer made by Greener, this one has both Greener made blade and Greener pattern scabbard, with throat screw

1888 MkI PtII

1898 made

RR mark indicates reduced in status, there also appears to be a partially stamped removed from service stamp (facing WD arrows)

Cancelled pommel marks indicates that the blade was issued at least twice

Tang markings on 1888

1888 with RR ricasso mark, very distinctive grinding marks on the blade

Blade is unusual in having a completely blunt blade and no signs of sharpening

Yorkshire light Infantry stamped out and remarked to Life Guards

1906 manufacture date

1903 marked scabbard

Leather frog

1903 Volunteer, completely unmarked

1903 Volunteer scabbard, again unmarked

With internal chape

1887 MkI in India pattern brass mounted scabbard

4 rivet leather grips

Pommel markings indicate blade was used by Nepal unit (but not Nepalese as these are not marked in English script)

Pattern marks and manufacture date of 1898 on ricasso

Scabbard shows a 1925 date for the leather on the scabbard

Indian pattern scabbards have brass mounts instead of steel on the scabbard.

1887 MkIV made by converting one of the few 1886 pattern blades made

Bending mark and inspection stamps on right ricasso

Left ricasso shows original 86 pattern mark, and the C91 indicates the conversion date of 1891

1888 Volunteer model

Of interest on this model is the complete lack of cleaning hole

1888 Volunteer with the rare small muzzle ring

Brown skin scabbard and unmarked bayonet except for L seen on many of these, the only difference is the muzzle ring

1903 Volunteer model

Mole made version of blade, has no acceptance or date stamps, often volunteer blades are even without makers marks

Grips do show Enfield inspection marks

Scabbard is leather covered (pig skin) wood, with copper washed locket with only single rivet (instead of normal 3)

Internal chape

Japanese Arisaka trials bayonet. Japanese blades were bought and the pommel crossguard, and scabbard were re-blued. 150,000 were ordered but most were shipped onto Russia during WWI. UK marked ones are uncommon

London Regiment pommel markings

Original Japanese pommel serial are still on the pommel end

and the original Japanese makers marks are evident on the ricasso

1903 produced using 1888 blade, with dark blued blade

'00 manufacture date on the 1903

M1903

Canadian Ross made for UK issue, these have a straight blade rather than the hollow ground blade found on the Canadian issue bayonets

UK acceptance marks on Tang

Frog has brass button to fix it onto the belt

Enfield 1913 made quillioned 1907 in original MkI scabbard with internal chape

Internal chape and Kings Royal Rifle corps pommel markings

Original Buff leather frog

1907 with Quillion

Relic condition 1907 with quillion

Ricasso mark showing April 1908 manufacture date

Pommel marks XXX over R.X 

1911 produced 1907 with re-sharpened broken blade

Broken point has been re-sharpened

Ricasso marks, pommel mark indicate its use by a Nottinghamshire? regiment 1 NOT

Fake 1907 quillioned bayonet with original WWI scabbard and frog 

WSC 44 marks

Added quillion

M1907 with second pattern scabbard

1907 pattern made by Wilkinson 

1907 pattern, top has a false edge added and is marked as Drill pattern (DP mark on crossguard). The lower is a 1944 made Admiralty contract blade. 

False edge ground onto blade tip

Markings on Pommel of false edged blade

Chapman made 1907 with modified pommel

Grinding on pommel supposedly for home guard use

Top view of grinding

RAF markings on a 1907 bayonet

added 2/10/02

Enfield 1913 made quillioned 1907 in original MkI scabbard with internal chape

Internal chape and Kings Royal Rifle corps pommel markings

Original Buff leather frog

Mole manufactured 1907

MOLE makers stamp lightly impressed on ricasso

WSC 1942 made 1907, which has been chromed for parade use

Ricasso marks the WSC is not combined with the more common S294

Remington made 1907 with chromed/nickled blade and black painted scabbard, possibly for parade use.

Remington Ricasso markings showing late 1915 makers date

JAC made 1907 with RR stamps, there are no manufacture dates on this blade and the RR stamp is unusual for a 1907

opposite ricasso of 1907 shows no issue stamps either, if never issued why then reduced in status

M44 makers stamp on throat piece on 1907 scabbard

Late date of manufacture of this scabbard is evident form the compression marks on the throat rather than the more normal riveted fixings

JAC marked 1907

Beech grips on JAC bayonet

Remington 1917 fitted with home guard frog and 1 OTC pommel marks

Home guard frog on US pattern 1917 scabbard

RAF marked Sanderson made bayonet, like the Remington this has been highly polished

RAF stamp on scabbard throat, these were used by airfield security troops of the RAF regiment

Home Guard frog

Green Web 37 pattern

White web 37 pattern

1913 Winchester made with Winchester Ricasso marks and partial blade blue

Winchester inspection marks on 1913

Non standard grips with additional grooving to normal 2 grooves of the pattern

Remington made 1913 with original Brown waxed Remington made scabbard

Ricasso markings and RE (Remington) makers mark on throat piece

1913 markings

M1913 Remington made with rare double stitched scabbard

Interesting conversion of a P13/P17 to fit a SMLE rifle, all ricasso markings have been removed and the original cross guard modified by removing and re-welding the muzzle ring appropriate to the 1907 location. Close examination of the cross guard shows that it is modified rather than a 1907 cross guard as in the case of the Indian conversions (which also retain their ricasso marks).

Additionally the fixed frog has been modified, these alterations most probably indicate that the whole conversion was done for home guard use in WWII

VTC bayonet has a 1888 style pommel and a 1907 style blade although the latter is not a 1907 blade. There are several variations to the scabbard pattern