Pierce09 Posted 22 October , 2013 Share Posted 22 October , 2013 Does anyone have any pics of bayonets stamped to the Manchester regt? what abr. are they stamped with? forgive my ignorance!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectorsguide Posted 23 October , 2013 Share Posted 23 October , 2013 2. MAN. AND 1.MA. BOTH OBSERVED.BEST W, HOWARD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted 23 October , 2013 Share Posted 23 October , 2013 Here is a Type 38 Arisaka marked to 8th Manchester. Regards TonyE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Haselgrove Posted 23 October , 2013 Share Posted 23 October , 2013 Hello Pierce09, I can't provide any photographs. However, I had a look in Howard Williamson's excellent book. At page 199 he illustrates a P' 07 with hooked quillon. It has vertical markings on the pommel 4 M A N 4 6 4. He says this is for the 4th Manchester Regiment (Reserve Battalion). On page 203 he shows an Arisaka bayonet marked horizontally 9 M A N 511. In both cases the rifle number is on a separate line, as in Tony's photo above. Hope this is of interest to you. Regards, Michael H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierce09 Posted 23 October , 2013 Author Share Posted 23 October , 2013 thats awesome. thanks for the info. i'm going to try and locate a bayonet to the 2nd Manchesters. wish me luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 24 October , 2013 Share Posted 24 October , 2013 Good luck! It took me nearly 20 years to find a bayonet marked to the 1/4th Gordons.... but in the end I did (P1888) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calibre792x57.y Posted 24 October , 2013 Share Posted 24 October , 2013 I've put this scale drawing up before but it may be of interest from the point of view of Manchester Regt Markings. It is a Type 30 bayonet for the Arisaka in British Service, firstly with the 8th Manchesters and then with the Royal Marines. The Manchester serial isn't very from Tony's rifle. - SW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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