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Nice looking 84/98 bayonet. Dunno why but I always love the rough looking finish of the 1944 dated bayonets, always seem to have loads of character to them. I've a '44 dated Eickhorn and the blade is...

I believe that this might be one of them dealers who's descriptions are possibly best taken with a pinch of salt if the tales about them are true...

Have a read all about them here...

ps Mods,...

I found it at a local auction a few years back, it was described as a Belgium made one in the catalogue. I paid £30 for it which at the time (2014) was expensive for a No.4 spike but I figured it was...

Here you go...you've seen two now. Unfortunately it's missing its matching numbered scabbard. They are marked as MK2 but are actually 2 piece, seperate blade and socket so I guess they should...

Yeah, as mentioned above it's a Home Guard mod of the scabbard. I've a similar early type 1 US M1917 scabbard which has had the US belt attachment/frog chopped off and the British Home Guard type...

M47A was the 'secret' wartime code for BSA (think it could of been the Small Heath site? There were also M47B and M47C for the different BSA locations).

Yes I believe this is the case...a bit like the German WaA inspectors who had their own individual WaA number.

Here you go here's a page with some pictures and info about them... German SG42 Bayonet

Not sure if you like people linking to other forums but if it's ok then there is a thread on WAF all about the post war MG34's.

Post War MG34 thread...

If linking to elsewhere is frowned upon...

Here's a pic of the Israelli property mark thingy on an MG34...

This do the job...

It looks like an inspection marking of a Poole made example, 'F5' over a 'B'.

It's made by the ROF at Poole in 1949

Yes the original Pattern 1913 bayonet is as you say, but when the the the P1913 rifle was changed to .303 and renamed the P14 the bayonet wasn't changed officially to the Pattern 1914 bayonet it...

Yep identical, but as far as I know the British never used the name Pattern 1914, it was always the Pattern 1913? Even though the rifle changed to the P14, the bayonet, as far as I know anyhow,...

Probably just being a bit pedantic here but...should it not be a P1913 bayonet and M1917 bayonet rather than P1914/P14 and P1917/P17. Like I said a bit pedantic but may as well have it correct?

This any help J H Steward...

Looks like these are the same people, although the street number is different, they were on the go from 1912 to 1970. If it is the same lot then I guess the binos date...

I've looked as best I can on this screen and no matter how much I look I can't see a 'V' either in the picture. I know it's hard to judge when everyone is looking on differing quality screens etc but...

Yep I agree with the above, it's a MKII* with the '*' worn away or mis-stamped, made by Prince-Smith & Stells of Keighly, Yorkshire, one of the various maker marks they have used.

As for the SN...

I suppose you can never be 100% from pictures alone but from what I can see in the pics I'd be inclined to say it's fine. The tip looks to be ok, the front face of the socket looks correct for an...

True enough and yes I know I should respect the law and abide by it and all that but sometimes it just seems daft? Is a 1971 Lightweight Land Rover deemed safe on the older type plates? Yes,...

Yup, I'm well aware. I'm guessing the last traffic plod I seen wasn't really switched on or had better things to worry about?

Stupid rules? Well ok I'm sure they have a reason for it but why? Fair...

Some (though not that many I don't think, I've only seen a couple) MK1's had an Enfield inspection mark electro pencilled into the cruciform, maybe it's this mark?

I've just had a look at my Sterling and that was deact in 2004 and is therefore a new spec (well the older version of new spec as they seem to keep changing things) and it still has a moving selector...

Not got a Sten but the auto/semi auto button still works on my old spec MP44.