1st ANZAC Posted 12 June , 2014 Share Posted 12 June , 2014 Experts. What are we looking at? https://www.dropbox.com/sh/txugrowbfr607ax/AAAwsvP2Ijv9s-acyaISo9CZa Cheers Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Drill Posted 12 June , 2014 Share Posted 12 June , 2014 I'm no expert, but surely it's an 1888 bayonet with an Enfield mark, and "sold out of service" crowfoots ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st ANZAC Posted 12 June , 2014 Author Share Posted 12 June , 2014 What does "sold out of service" mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Drill Posted 12 June , 2014 Share Posted 12 June , 2014 Oh, when it gets sold as "Government Surplus". The mark is two broad arrows point to point, which looks like an asterisk or a sort of crows foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 12 June , 2014 Share Posted 12 June , 2014 Lee Metford bayonet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Drill Posted 12 June , 2014 Share Posted 12 June , 2014 Out of my comfort zone here . . . but I'll take a punt for fun before the experts get here: MkI second model (two rivets on hilt, no clearance hole ?) Could be fitted to Martinis, Metfords and the Long Enfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 12 June , 2014 Share Posted 12 June , 2014 Out of my comfort zone here . . . but I'll take a punt for fun before the experts get here: MkI second model (two rivets on hilt, no clearance hole ?) I agree, except that the Pattern 1888 Mk.I 2nd Type did have a clearance hole, which is located just above the rim of the top brass rivet, through the grip. Darren's example is particularly nice having a desirable ' C.G. ' pommel Regimental Mark for the Coldstream Guards. The Pattern 1888 Mk.I 2nd Type bayonet was approved on 25th February, 1890, with some 575,000 being made at Enfield, of which Darren's bayonet was one. On the later Mk.II model, the clearance hole was in the pommel, and the 2 grip rivets were spaced wider apart. Regards, LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawdoc34 Posted 12 June , 2014 Share Posted 12 June , 2014 Nice bayonet you have there Darren, congrats on your find Like the markings, never came across 1 that was regimentally marked with a broad arrow between the initials before, it certainly is a 1 of a kind. Does it have any numbers anywhere on the pommel? Aleck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msdt Posted 12 June , 2014 Share Posted 12 June , 2014 Hi Darren, Clean bayonet in very collectable condition, June 1893 Acceptance Date by the look of things with no re-issue dates. What you have, I think, is a Cape Government weapon, this being the marking prior to the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910. Very nice indeed, real Boer War material!!! Cheers, Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 12 June , 2014 Share Posted 12 June , 2014 What you have, I think, is a Cape Government weapon, this being the marking prior to the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910. Very nice indeed, real Boer War material!!! Tony Tony, Yes, you are correct, Cape Government, South Africa pommel mark ( C^G ). I was only thinking of British markings, so I incorrectly assumed ' C.G. ' Coldstream Guards, but thought it was very unusual to have the ' ^ ' Broad Arrow mark between the letters. Regards, LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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