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Asking the experts...
I recently purchased an Enfield No.4 spike bayonet.
I thought it was just your run of the mill spike bayonet until I looked closer. It appears to have two makers marks, one set of markings on each side of the socket.
Left Side...Why would it marked in this manner and who is the maker?
T.R.M. (...possibly "T.R.M. 1")
J.W.(S) Ltd
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Right Side...
No.4 MK II*
PS&S Ltd
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Brad
Brad
PS&S Ltd - Prince-Smith & Stells, Keighley,Yorkshire England - they were assemblers of the bayonet using components supplied by other companies. They delivered 1,067,039 No 4 MkII* bayonets.
J.W.(S) Ltd - John Wilson Ltd of Sheffield, Yorkshire - responsible for forging the socket.
T.R.M.1 - thought to be a sub-contractor used by Wilson (+ others).
Hope this helps - the information is from "Spirit of the pike - British socket bayonets of the Twentieth Century"" by Graham Priest
Regards
Richie