Mattr82 Posted 5 May , 2022 Share Posted 5 May , 2022 The auction gods have been smiling in my favour. Got this during the week. 3 HQs in my collection now. Along with the '09 year of manufacture is a '10, '11 and '12 reissue dates. A nice piece of history yet unsure how it's ended up in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 5 May , 2022 Share Posted 5 May , 2022 2 hours ago, Mattr82 said: The auction gods have been smiling in my favour. Got this during the week. 3 HQs in my collection now. Along with the '09 year of manufacture is a '10, '11 and '12 reissue dates. A nice piece of history yet unsure how it's ended up in Australia. Nice one! There are a load of Sanderson 1909 bayonets with SOS and/or Australian markings out there, so I would guess that is how to come your way. That '09' font is SO distinctive on these. By way of contrast, IIRC 1910 Sanderson's went to NZ. Double check the pommel on yours though for a scrubbed-out SOS mark - there are indications of what might be one in your second photograph. Julian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattr82 Posted 5 May , 2022 Author Share Posted 5 May , 2022 2 hours ago, trajan said: Nice one! There are a load of Sanderson 1909 bayonets with SOS and/or Australian markings out there, so I would guess that is how to come your way. That '09' font is SO distinctive on these. By way of contrast, IIRC 1910 Sanderson's went to NZ. Double check the pommel on yours though for a scrubbed-out SOS mark - there are indications of what might be one in your second photograph. Julian I'll check it again tomorrow. I don't think there's any SoS stamp on it unlike my other 2 HQs. No Australian markings at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thBatt Posted 11 May , 2022 Share Posted 11 May , 2022 On 05/05/2022 at 23:18, trajan said: Nice one! There are a load of Sanderson 1909 bayonets with SOS and/or Australian markings out there, so I would guess that is how to come your way. That '09' font is SO distinctive on these. By way of contrast, IIRC 1910 Sanderson's went to NZ. Double check the pommel on yours though for a scrubbed-out SOS mark - there are indications of what might be one in your second photograph. Julian Re the 1910 Sandersons in NZ I attended a auction at the weekend to purchase a NZ 1910 Sanderson but unfortunately it looked a bit dodgy as in being rehooked, not to bothered missing out as 2 of my NZ hookies are NZ issue 1910 Sandersons Fwiw i got a 1873 Winchester SRC "trapper" instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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