Quote Originally Posted by Bruce_in_Oz View Post
"Apparently it was used for bayonet practice by the mounties "

I thought that the only "issue" LM/LE carbine that took a bayonet was the Royal Irish Constabulary model; these being LECs that had extra timber grafted onto the fore-end to support a LE nose-cap / bayonet standard for the P-88 bayonet.

Obviously bayonets on carbines came back into vogue with the No5, (Oz) No 6 series and the Canadianicon J5550 "super-lightweight". At least they didn't bring back the outrageous Yataghan and Elcho "sword-length" bayonets for WW2, though the Oz No6 with a Patt '07 "full" length blade looks pretty wild.
Can't confirm what the guy told me and I bought it so cheap if was literally free. When I bought it I wasn't going to argue as he told me what he was told or believed he was told and i totally trust the guy.

As Peter Laidlericon says, buy the gun now the story and I bought the gun, even offered him more than he asked but he was happy it was going to a good home. Also got a 1950 Long Branch No4 with transit case that appears to be unissued. He also had a No1 in .410 that was well "scorched" as I know there was a fire at the RCMP Depot in Regina years ago. I think my LEC is a little "dark" and was in the same room, just not damaged.