Tony Conway Posted 23 February , 2023 Share Posted 23 February , 2023 Hello Can anyone please identify this Bayonet, Found in Attic of old house we moved into I'm unable to read markings owing to condition, there is some wording on blade by hilt which appears to start Cor but can't make out rest Thank You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBsk Posted 23 February , 2023 Share Posted 23 February , 2023 I assume its a british Mk88, made by Wilkinson London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peregrinvs Posted 23 February , 2023 Share Posted 23 February , 2023 Yes a British 1888 Pattern bayonet. Extensively discussed here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 27 March , 2023 Share Posted 27 March , 2023 On 23/02/2023 at 14:29, Tony Conway said: Hello Can anyone please identify this Bayonet, Found in Attic of old house we moved into Yes indeed, a Wilkinson P.1888, a MkII to be precise, with the cleaning hole in the pommel, the origial specifications issued 19th May 1899. That looks to be a King's Crown mark on the blade, not Victoria's coronet, so post-1901 and in regular production at least until 1901 when the Mk III was inroduced. I am with Peregrinus in thinking this is the most beautiful British bayonets ever made, although I also rate some foreigners of the same general period! Sadly this looks to have been used as a fire poker...!!! Trajan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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