Lot 3 - A British Wilkinson Pattern 1907 Sword Bayonet, for use with the Short Magazine Lee Enfield Rifle, with steel & leather scabbard and frog; with ���Wilkinson��� stamp to ricasso, accompanied by ���1907���, 58cm
A British Wilkinson Pattern 1907 Sword Bayonet, for use with the Short Magazine Lee Enfield Rifle, with steel & leather scabbard and frog; with ���Wilkinson��� stamp to ricasso, accompanied by ���1907��� and indistinct marks, with ���X��� bend test to reverse with two British Cyphers: a crown above ���A6/E��� and a crown above ���X/E���. There is an additional mark above the blackened ricasso, possibly a ���DX���.
The pommel features a regimental mark: ���O.T.C. / AMP / 125��� presumably for the Officer���s Training Corps, with a designation possibly for the Universities of Southampton, Wolverhampton, Northampton, or Roehampton.
Interestingly, the timber grip seems to have been switched, potentially, with the M1917 Bayonet also found within this auction and hailing from the same collection, and with British marks. The two notches (transverse cuts) to the grip were considered an integral feature of the M1917 to help distinguish it from other bayonets in low light.
The Bayonet is approx. 55.5cm in Length, with the entire blade in scabbard approx. 58cm.
Auction 830 - A Cutting-Edge Auction: Blades, Swords, and Knives (Part 1 of 2) |
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A British Wilkinson Pattern 1907 Sword Bayonet, for use with the Short Magazine Lee Enfield Rifle, with steel & leather scabbard and frog; with ���Wilkinson��� stamp to ricasso, accompanied by ���1907���, 58cm
A British Wilkinson Pattern 1907 Sword Bayonet, for use with the Short Magazine Lee Enfield Rifle, with steel & leather scabbard and frog; with ���Wilkinson��� stamp to ricasso, accompanied by ���1907��� and indistinct marks, with ���X��� bend test to reverse with two British Cyphers: a crown above ���A6/E��� and a crown above ���X/E���. There is an additional mark above the blackened ricasso, possibly a ���DX���.
The pommel features a regimental mark: ���O.T.C. / AMP / 125��� presumably for the Officer���s Training Corps, with a designation possibly for the Universities of Southampton, Wolverhampton, Northampton, or Roehampton.
Interestingly, the timber grip seems to have been switched, potentially, with the M1917 Bayonet also found within this auction and hailing from the same collection, and with British marks. The two notches (transverse cuts) to the grip were considered an integral feature of the M1917 to help distinguish it from other bayonets in low light.
The Bayonet is approx. 55.5cm in Length, with the entire blade in scabbard approx. 58cm.
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