My first restoration

[Don'tkillbill]

I don't know the story behind the bayonet but I do know I remember it in the house since I was a kid so I know its looked the same for 40+ years. The The British chrome bayonets for the Enfield are tip to end and this one has chrome spike and the housing that attaches to lug has some black pain left on it. I'm guessing its a parade item.

I found a close copy on the net and it makes sense. It was made at the Long Branch factory.

http://www.collectorssource.com/lee-...arade-use.html

[Peter Laidler]

Like I said, I did one or two parades with bayonets, including as a member of the Quarterguard for the Duke of Edinburgh and guess what......... White slings and belts but we didn't have chromed anythings! And if that bayonet and scabbard are chromed, then I'm a piccollo player. It's neither hard chrome or satin chrome but just buffed up, badly, with a brillo pad. If you want one that's correct for your rifle then post '60's it and the scabbard will be black with a deep grey phosphated blade. Cheap as chips to buy and you can keep your 'chrome' bayonet as a setimental keepsake unaffected.

[Don'tkillbill]

I don't care what the bayonet looks like the guy who gave it to landed on the beaches of Normandy June 6 with the Cameron Highlanders, I know the bayonet wasn't from that war " He was a machine gunner with a big Vickers. He likely got that while peace keeping in the 50's. Anyway the gun is in Canada now so I put a proper Canadian bayonet on it . That's the way the Longbranch factory put some of them out. I know the point your making is that it truely a BSA with that Bayonet on it but that cool with me because I like the one I got.