Early Christmas Part 2, Ultra rare South African

[Terrylee]

The archival information on the number of South African locally manufactured Pat 1907 & Pat 1913 bayonets actually produced is somewhat contradictory but it is recorded that 14.000 and 11,000 were respectively ordered. It would appear that production of the 1907s was halted when a batch of these bayonets was received from Australia. The minutes of the Small Arms Committee dated 02.07.1943 indicate that a total of 500 1907s were manufactured. However, minutes dated 15.09.1944 (Attached) give the final figures for the 1907s and 1913s as being 375 of each.