shippingsteel Posted 3 April , 2014 Share Posted 3 April , 2014 Does the blade look to have been entirely blued at some stage.? If so it is probably of Indian origin in it's not so distant past (& also the unit markings?) Cheers, S>S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 3 April , 2014 Share Posted 3 April , 2014 Hello S>S, No, there is no evidence of the blade having had a complete blue finish. khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msdt Posted 1 May , 2014 Share Posted 1 May , 2014 Photos of my Naval marked 1888 at last! Marked to the Royal Naval Brigade in WW1, Navy issue before that I guess. Note the hilt. This should have an oil hole in the grips as it is 1894. Were Naval ones different (no reissue marks)? Also note the common pattern Mk 1 scabbard with an N Naval mark under the locket (left and faint!) Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 1 May , 2014 Share Posted 1 May , 2014 Nice bayonet & scabbard khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shippingsteel Posted 1 May , 2014 Share Posted 1 May , 2014 That's a nicely marked bayonet, and I'd go along with the Royal Naval Brigade provenance/history. The set has certainly been Naval issue with both marked with the Naval letter N. It looks to have been regripped which is why the clearance hole is missing. When is harder to say. The bayonet itself shows age, wear and corrosion but the grips and rivets do not. Cheers, S>S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 2 May , 2014 Author Share Posted 2 May , 2014 Very nice find! I have read somewhere (I think Old Smithy?) that the small 'N' for naval issue on the pommel is a WWII marki9ng, but I have not seen or heard of any published reference to that effect. I have one with that 'N' mark, and like yours, it has NO re-issue marks, and so I am inclined to think that the 'N' mark is 'original', as it were - or 'period' as S>S> would prefer! Mine is in post no. 1 - an Enfield-made 1888, 10/96. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 2 May , 2014 Share Posted 2 May , 2014 .not much better than before, sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 2 May , 2014 Share Posted 2 May , 2014 . A bit better khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 2 May , 2014 Author Share Posted 2 May , 2014 On the wider subject of P 1888's, anyone want to have a go at this one here on GBF? S>S>, more your line! Check http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?358529-Patt-1888-bayonet-markings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 26 July , 2014 Share Posted 26 July , 2014 I think trying to get a clear shot of this 1903 marking may be a lost cause. khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 26 July , 2014 Author Share Posted 26 July , 2014 The size of those letters does look rather odd... And is that a number above the clearing hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 26 July , 2014 Share Posted 26 July , 2014 Yes on that side of the pommel (RHS) 338 and also 251 (double the size of the other and lined out) on the left J P (?) between the oil hole and the grip and below that, nearest the oil hole, 218 both lined out. The blade is Sanderson Sheffield dated 9.03 and reissue dates of 07 and 08, usual broad arrow, inspectors marks, E.R and bend test. I have no idea on what J P stands for. khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 26 July , 2014 Share Posted 26 July , 2014 My little book says R.N is Renfrewshire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 26 July , 2014 Author Share Posted 26 July , 2014 A stab in the dark - the JP might just be for Jhelum Police? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 26 July , 2014 Share Posted 26 July , 2014 Jhelum might be worth exploring? thanks khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 27 July , 2014 Author Share Posted 27 July , 2014 Well, a very long shot... I just have this vague memory that Jhelum (now in Pakistan) had an arsenal and was a major military base before and during and after WW1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 27 July , 2014 Share Posted 27 July , 2014 Jhelum certainly did have an armoury and manufactured bayonets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 27 July , 2014 Share Posted 27 July , 2014 Any chance of a close up of any Jhelum markings please ? khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 27 July , 2014 Share Posted 27 July , 2014 Heres a close up, poached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 27 July , 2014 Share Posted 27 July , 2014 Many thanks khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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