No.7Mk1/L Bayonet with Black Grips?

[Douglas Kerley]

I have had several of these but always with the goofy red grips. You guys ever seen one with black grips? Doug

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[Strangely Brown]

I have had several of these but always with the goofy red grips. You guys ever seen one with black grips? Doug

Not that common in the UK; all the later examples I have seen for the EM-2 project had been in black.

From memory the grip material had the commercial name of "Tufnel", can anybody confirm this please?

[Thunderbox]

I've got a couple of the black grip version.

[Peter Laidler]

The material was called PAXOLIN. It was a linen impregnated variant of tufnol that was a bit more pliable, easy to mould but difficult (?) to machine.

There was talk of using it to mould L1A1 handguards in the early/mid 60's. It even got to the trials stage but the laminated ply versions were the quickest out of the blocks

[Douglas Kerley]

Any idea of the ebay value? This one is missing a grip screw. Is that screw common with any other type and or available anywhere? The screw is parkerized gray. Took one off a Lithgow No1 bayonet and it is perfect but a little long. I just ordered a scabbard from Sarco for $9.95. Doug

[bearhunter]

Some of the No7 bayos actually came with cut down P13/14/17 scabbards, painted green. I have one of each. The red handled one has a metal scabbard and the black handled one has the leather/metal scabbard. At first I thought some one had bubbaed a scabbard but it is correct.

[Douglas Kerley]

Weird. Yeah, I would figure it was Bubbaed too. Thought the green ones were the US ones. I'll just stick with the cheapie metal one. I just hate knives with out scabbards. Thanks. Doug

[Douglas Kerley]

EM-2 Project? Wow? That's really far out of the box. Didn't figure those for a bayonet at all. Thanks Love the Nome De Gurre. Right out of Kipling? Doug

[Peter Laidler]

As a matter of interest, they were NEVER issued from UK Military Ordnance with cut down scabbards of any description. It came with the SCABBARD, bayonet, No5 Mk1 or the Mk2 version

[Brit plumber]

Both my red and black handled versions came with the No5 Mk1 scabbard. I need to repaint one as the scabbard was quite rusty so I removed all the rust and now its too chrome like!