t.ryan Posted 30 January Share Posted 30 January Another new # for the RAF list and another for the short F column, RAF 1F 3056. I believe. Cheers, TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 30 January Author Share Posted 30 January Thanks for that up-dated list JMB! After a long recovery period I am now almost back into the fray... Give me another 2-3 weeks until the new term has settled in! SOS, though - three x three hour classes each week; no peace for the not entirely good or wicked, but as I approach mid-70's it is beginning to tell! Julian 8 hours ago, t.ryan said: Another new # for the RAF list and another for the short F column, RAF 1F 3056. I believe. Cheers, TR And thankee Mr. T.R.! More grist for the mill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyH Posted 10 February Share Posted 10 February (edited) JMB, What seems to be a 'new' RAF P1907, is coming up for auction by Bosley and Marlows in the U.K. on the 21st Feb. Although not shown in the two photos in the listing, the pommel is stated to be marked RAF.1.0984. The bayonet is a Sanderson dated 1919, though the month is poorly stamped and indistinct. The scabbarb throat also has the RAF stamp. Mike. Edited 10 February by MikeyH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMB1943 Posted 10 February Share Posted 10 February (edited) Mike, Thanks for spotting that new boy, good eyes! Isn’t it funny that a seller lists a description that makes the bayonet special (at a special price), and then doesn’t show photos of that very same special marking? Irritating to the max….. Regards, JMB Edited 10 February by JMB1943 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyH Posted 19 February Share Posted 19 February On 10/02/2024 at 14:23, JMB1943 said: Mike, Thanks for spotting that new boy, good eyes! Isn’t it funny that a seller lists a description that makes the bayonet special (at a special price), and then doesn’t show photos of that very same special marking? Irritating to the max….. Regards, JMB JMB, Believe it or not, some U.K. auction houses sometimes list bayonets and do not include a photo of any kind! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyH Posted 22 February Share Posted 22 February (edited) J.M.B. Another 'new' bayonet coming up for auction in the U.K. A Sanderson with an unclear date, however the R.A.F. marking is shown and very clear as:- 1.9505. The auction blurb states, 're-issued in WW11 to the Home Guard'. Regards, Mike. Edited 22 February by MikeyH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMB1943 Posted 22 February Share Posted 22 February Mike, Thanks for yet another serial, perhaps we will hit the 150 mark by year’s end. I will be sure to include it when I update the list at end of March. Regards, JMB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMB1943 Posted 15 March Share Posted 15 March R.A.F. / 1 E / 5292 , an EFD 1 16 or 18 has just come up for sale. Regards, JMB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMB1943 Posted 31 March Share Posted 31 March Here is the current, updated list of RAF-marked Patt. 1907 bayonets, with many thanks to all who have contributed! Regards, JMB Alpha-numeric 1 1 A 1 B 1 C 1 D 1 E 1 F A L UNK* 0681 0371*** 0140 0049 0871 0116 1113 5415 6701 749** 0943 0993 1175 1481 0306 2103 7409 0768 1063 1594 2013 2017 0398 3056 8029 0984 1078 1601 2202 3021 0511 6802 5 1594 1606 2406 3527 3515 0852 1712 2705/6 2994 3641 3605 0897 1735**** 4027 3157 4128 3713 1016 1878 4335 4274 4613 4379 1550 2279 4613 4607 5222 5282 1559 10 4878 6006 4650 5398 5319 1787 5003 7859 5059 6371 5546 2135 5552 8065 5652 6557 5553 2394 5806 5860 7364 5713 2440 5809 7112 7808 5868 3242 15 5860 7173 8080 6563 3881 6209 7448 9235 7390 3991 6682 7625 9303 7564 4033 1/E/K/R 6719*** 8238 9798 7600 4232 4541 6731 8757 9911 8029 4460 20 7912 8782 8082 4594 8356 9557 8490 4791 9369 8634 4840 9505 9298 5292 9957 9500 5448 25 9996 5476 6070 6206 6341 30 25 12 21 19 24 28 4 1 4 = 138 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navydoc16 Posted 4 April Share Posted 4 April One more - With brass grips and highly polished. Kind regards, g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navydoc16 Posted 4 April Share Posted 4 April and this one as well kind regards, g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMB1943 Posted 4 April Share Posted 4 April Navydoc, You boys are having too much fun downunder! Two new serials in a day and one of them with brass grips, to boot. I have seen only one other with brass grips, and it sits in my collection. It has a gloss-black painted pommel & cross guard and the locket & chape were both painted RAF-blue. I determined that it was most likely derived from a mid-East honour guard. Regards, JMB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navydoc16 Posted 5 April Share Posted 5 April On 20/01/2024 at 05:08, JMB1943 said: Navydoc, See below for the Article that Trajan and I (mostly Trajan) wrote on these RAF-marked bayos. There are several marked 1 / S D / month year, that we had interpreted as Stores Depot. https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JVTVS7ECYFSEN9NGCNGG/full?target=10.1080/17416124.2022.2134288 Regards, JMB It was a while ago but I was referring to the markings on the under side of the pommel- that is something that is not common? kind regards g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navydoc16 Posted 5 April Share Posted 5 April 10 hours ago, JMB1943 said: Navydoc, You boys are having too much fun downunder! Two new serials in a day and one of them with brass grips, to boot. I have seen only one other with brass grips, and it sits in my collection. It has a gloss-black painted pommel & cross guard and the locket & chape were both painted RAF-blue. I determined that it was most likely derived from a mid-East honour guard. Regards, JMB I got bored at lunch, please find: 1D 6641 1D 9219 1E or 1F 3187 (if you go by description) or 1E or 1F 318X King regards g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMB1943 Posted 5 April Share Posted 5 April 14 hours ago, navydoc16 said: It was a while ago but I was referring to the markings on the under side of the pommel- that is something that is not common? kind regards g Navydoc, Sorry, my misunderstanding. We have so far recorded about 137 serials, and of those only one, IIRC, had any marking on the curved underside of the pommel. In my book that would be rated as rare. If we were to eventually record, say 2-3 in 150 I would call it uncommon. Regards, JMB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMB1943 Posted 5 April Share Posted 5 April 14 hours ago, navydoc16 said: I got bored at lunch, please find: 1D 6641 1D 9219 1E or 1F 3187 (if you go by description) or 1E or 1F 318X King regards g Navydoc, Thanks for being bored at lunchtime…… 1D 6641 and 1D 9219 are acceptable, but the other is a little too debatable and will have to play in the Second XI. Regards, JMB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navydoc16 Posted 9 April Share Posted 9 April (edited) 1B. 7173 - Of note refurbished '23 Edited 9 April by navydoc16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navydoc16 Posted 9 April Share Posted 9 April 1.E. 4044 1.E. 4341 1.E. 4442 1.E. 6802 I believe these are new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navydoc16 Posted 9 April Share Posted 9 April 1C. 6371 - is already in the list but also I noted has a witness ‘20 Kind regards g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navydoc16 Posted 9 April Share Posted 9 April (edited) 1.E. 4285 Edited 9 April by navydoc16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navydoc16 Posted 9 April Share Posted 9 April (edited) I.C. 4032 Edited 9 April by navydoc16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navydoc16 Posted 9 April Share Posted 9 April (edited) 1.E. 4950 i edited the photo real bad to just see that first number “4” Edited 9 April by navydoc16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.ryan Posted 9 April Share Posted 9 April Will have to let JMB sort this lot out but it is interesting to see the early 1915 Lithgow bayonet with the RAF markings, a first I believe. I think 1C 3527, 1D 2017 and 1E4950 have been listed already. Would have to give that last photo a miss, not even an outer 2 !!!. Cheers, TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navydoc16 Posted 9 April Share Posted 9 April 1 minute ago, t.ryan said: Will have to let JMB sort this lot out but it is interesting to see the early 1915 Lithgow bayonet with the RAF markings, a first I believe. I think 1C 3527, 1D 2017 and 1E4950 have been listed already. Would have to give that last photo a miss, not even an outer 2 !!!. Cheers, TR So that last 2 blury ones are the same bayonet edited, we can see "X950" and then I edited it so we can see the "4" - We get 4950 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.ryan Posted 9 April Share Posted 9 April You done well, begger that it was already listed. Cheers, TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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