Singer cruciform rare?

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Peter, The CORRECT MKI Should have either the small stylised crown & GR on the socket, OR, a larger finely impressed & detailed crown & GR. The fakes were usualy made from MKII's with flutes machined onto the spike. ANY spike made after a MKI will NOT officially have been stamped with this crown & Royal inistials.

Ah but there are No.4 MkII Singer made bayonets with the "G crown R" marking on the socket, I have one. It came out of a large box of otherwise unremarkable grease covered No.4 bayonets about 10 years ago. If I can talk my daughter into taking a picture I will post it. It is simply an early MkII. and was purchased with scabbard for $2.50, the same price as all the others in the box.