German made bayonet for the Enfield?

[finloq]

What is wrong with this picture.

BRITISH EARLY ENFIELD BAYONET NO SCABBARD GERMAN MADE ? - eBay (item 300450686604 end time Aug-04-10 14:04:54 PDT)

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[marysdad]

It's a Turkish M1874 sword bayonet, used with the Peabody-Martini rifle. They were made in the USA, by the Providence Tool Co. of Providence RI. This example was converted into a sidearm, by removing the press catch and replacing the rotted leather grips with wooden ones. Sidearm conversions of these are fairly common. The one I have is somewhat more tastefully done. This one is pictured in later revisions of Dennis Ottobre's book, Observations on Turkish Bayonets.

[finloq]

You mean that some poor sot, didn't get the deal of a lifetime on a hooked quillon P1907?

[marysdad]

Unfortunately, not. The photo angle makes the bayonet look much shorter than it really is. It's actually a little larger than a French M1866 Chassepot bayonet. Notice the leaf spring slot on the hilt photo, how stout the quillion is, and that it has a ball finial. The P1907 had a coil spring press stud, the quillion was fairly thin (like the Japanese Type 30, from which it was copied), and had no ball finial.

[finloq]

Nice website, that.

http://www.worldbayonets.com/