SOUTH AFRICA

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uk 1888 mkii
 
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1888 MkII as used in SA by 2 inf and stamped as such

 

 

Pommel stamp on 1888

1888
 
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 South African made 1888, previously seen in photographs from another collector, this is now part of my 1888 Collection. Made by South African railways in 1942

1907 australian
 
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Australian made 1907

 

Lithgow makers marks

1907
 
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South Africa 1907 UK made.jpg (82355 bytes)South Africa 1907 UK made SA frog.jpg (96596 bytes)

Enfield made 1907 stamped for South African service

 

South African made frog with 1941 date.

1907
 
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South African pommel mark and MA ricasso stamps 

 

Australian markings on ricasso and scabbard. Grips are SLAZ 41, blade is MA 42 and scabbard is Mangrovite 43 

1907 sap marked
 
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Australian made 1907 pattern bayonet

 

SAP for South African Police issue

 

 

South African made Frog from 1942

1907 SAR made
 
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South Afirica 1907 SAR stamp.jpg (101687 bytes)

South African Railways made UK1907 pattern bayonet

 

SAR marking on the ricasso , and South African army acceptance stamp on the frog. It is thought the P stamp is for Police. 

1907 aeco made
 
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AECO Made version. South African made 1907's are little know outside South Africa and are not common

1907
 
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Australian made 1907 pattern bayonet

 

SAP for South African Police issue

 

 

South African made Frog from 1942

 

uk no9
 
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South African Mk9.jpg (111392 bytes)

UK Mk9 knife blade issued to SA forces blade still has original grease cover (not rust) 

no9 with uzi blade
 
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 A true No 9 South African with UZI style blade 

r4
 
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R4 bayonet, a modification of the FN FAL to fit the Gallil series of assault rifles, this is possibly the rarest of the production versions with only 1000 reputedly made

 

Modification consists of a new locking method using an extended bar locking approximately half way down the tube. Note South African acceptance mark on the "pommel"

 

 

A steel sleeve in the tube covers the flash ports in the original tube

uzi
 991
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UZI

fn fal type B - m1
 
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South Africa M1 Police.jpg (84445 bytes)

M1 bayonet for the FN FAL rifle. similar blades are used by many FAL users

 

 

South Africa Police stamp

fn fal type c - R1
 
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R1 bayonet. This is the tubular version of the FN FAL bayonet, again similar blades are used by many countries

 

Military acceptance mark