Original WWII Australian P1907 SMLE Bayonet dated 1943 with Scabbard by H.C. Co. Ltd. No Return Year of Manufacture: circa 1882

Year of Manufacture: circa 1882

There is just a bit of rust peppering on the original phosphate throat finish

with a dense network of bunkers

and all brass Brown Bess style mounts (not Naval)

For more information please see Watts & White's fine work THE BAYONET BOOK

Original WWII Australian P1907 SMLE Bayonet dated 1943 with Scabbard by H.C. Co. Ltd. No Return Year of Manufacture: circa 1882Original Item: Only One Available. Recently purchased at a military auction, this is an interesting Australian manufactured P 1907 Bayonet for the No. 1 MkIII Enfield rifle, often called the SHT. LE, SMLE, S. M. L. E., "Smelly" etc. This example was produced in Australia during WWII, with an original blade length of 17 inches. The Japanese forces in the Pacific still used longer bayonets, so the British, like the U. S. forces, kept the longer