It's really amazing to me (and yes, I might be a bit niave I suppose) that bayonets are faked! Whatever next. Who'd have thought a few years ago that they'd be faking No4 cruciforms and SMLE quillions..........

Are there any other 20th century bayonets that are being faked? You must know Old Smithy.

I remember when we used to be knee deep in old 1985 and 1986 serially numbered SA80 bayonets with bottle openers on the cast cross-piece. You just don't see them now - all the bottle openers were cut/ground off just prior to the acceptance. Even the serially numbered ones are rare birds now. Not that any squaddie would ever die of thirst for want of a bottle opener!