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I purchased these as a group with the thought of selecting a few of the best and trading off the duplicates. Looks like the Singers are the odd trade fodder. Any opinions of those more educated than I would be appreciated.
1 x FF&S chromed
2 x Longbranch
4 x Singer
1 x Baird Enginering
1 x No 9 Poole 1949
That chromed one looks nasty. I thought it was one of the drop forged late war ones when I first looked at it.
The chrome and the Bairds are MkII*. The singers are MkII's.
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Definitely keep the Baird Engineering made MkII*. The Baird-made bayonet is scarce, the others are common..
"FF&S" is not the name of the maker of the chromed bayonet. FF&S (Fred Fisher & Sons) forged the socket and they supplied them to several makers. The maker's name will probably be visible under the chrome.
For an accurate online tutorial on the N0.4 bayonet see:
Britain - No. 4 Spike Bayonet
No * on either one the chrome one has no M II probably chromed over. The Baird is well marked. Would they still be * based on the maker?Quote:
Originally Posted by gsimmons
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The chrome is warn in spots.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aragorn243
What makes it a MkII* is the blade and socket were two separate pieces rather than one piece like the MkI and II.
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I have them here and you are correct two piece. Can the No 4 Bayonets be disassembled? A couple are pretty rough and I thought I might have a go at restoring one.Quote:
Originally Posted by gsimmons
Thanks for expanding my knowledge as happens each time I visit here.
No, they weren't ever meant to come apart. It was a manufacturing expedient.
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they just kept loooking to make them cheaper and faster , by the time they got to the mkIII they were welding the bits together for the sockets , very crude ,