Lee Enfield 1907 Pattern info wanted

[MA107]

old-smithy, you are right it will take a lot of work, but I may just buy another 303 with full wood stock, and make sure it has the bracket that holds the bayonet in place, there really cheap old rifles, and really good, 303 would have to be one of my favored rifles. Another question I have, are you able to sharpen these bayonets? Or do they leave the factory with a slight edge like my one has, There is also another marking on the wooden handle, it looks to be SIAZ42 or SLAZ42 it's a bit hard to work out in different light angles.
Cheers

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Kiwi, thanks for that, I'll buy a full wood stock 303, the Rifle I have now is a BSA 1918, not a lee enfield as I thought, it looks like one, there are 3 of them in the cabinet, I'll upload some pictures sometime soon. And I'll PM you when I've got a new rifle, for advice, and parts if it needs any. Do you have any pictures of your rifles on this website?
Cheers

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[Colonel Enfield]

old-smithy, you are right it will take a lot of work, but I may just buy another 303 with full wood stock, and make sure it has the bracket that holds the bayonet in place, there really cheap old rifles, and really good, 303 would have to be one of my favored rifles. Another question I have, are you able to sharpen these bayonets? Or do they leave the factory with a slight edge like my one has, There is also another marking on the wooden handle, it looks to be SIAZ42 or SLAZ42 it's a bit hard to work out in different light angles.
Cheers

---------- Post added at 01:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:24 PM ----------

Kiwi, thanks for that, I'll buy a full wood stock 303, the Rifle I have now is a BSA 1918, not a lee enfield as I thought, it looks like one, there are 3 of them in the cabinet, I'll upload some pictures sometime soon. And I'll PM you when I've got a new rifle, for advice, and parts if it needs any. Do you have any pictures of your rifles on this website?
Cheers

SLAZ 42 is Slazenger (as in the sportsgoods company, who made rifle stocks and bayonet during WWII), year 1942.

Despite being made by BSA, your rifle is still a Lee-Enfield. Lee refers to the action (designed by James Paris Lee), while Enfield refers to the rifling type (developed at the Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield).

Rifles of that design (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III/Mk III*, or SMLE for short) are still Lee-Enfields regardless of whether they're made at RSAF Enfield, BSA, SAF Lithgow (Australia) or the Ishapore Arsenal in India, if that makes sense.

[old-smithy]

THe only officially sharpened 07's i know of were done by Australia at the latter part of WWII there should be a picture on my site as i know its on my CD of bayonets for the SMLE. I am sure soem were sharpened but the 07 is too long to use as a knife even in the shorter Indian ones, and it would be against regulation and possibley get you into trouble. Bayonets are not typically sharped as they are thrustign weapons and dont need an edge, also they are not sharp to prevent people cutting themselves

[browningautorifle]

Bayonets are not typically sharped as they are thrustign weapons and dont need an edge, also they are not sharp to prevent people cutting themselves

This of course is old school thought Carl. Examination of the bayonets for the AK, AR M7 M9 and specially the newest Eichhorn bayonets testifies to a different train of thought. Even older ones like the M5 and M6 are sharp.

[old-smithy]

This of course is old school thought Carl. Examination of the bayonets for the AK, AR M7 M9 and specially the newest Eichhorn bayonets testifies to a different train of thought. Even older ones like the M5 and M6 are sharp.

Very true, but the new AK and SA80 bayonets are completely blunt as well. Modern bayonets post and make the 1907 look sharp ;-) Knife bayonets are sharp, and i have one Socket that nearly opened me up the edges were so sharp. I woudl say the new US bayonets are both very sharp and can take a good edge as so bayonets liek the Strider ZT-1 and the ITalian Extreme Ratio is as well. But these are dual purpose blades being used as a knife as well as a bayonet.

[browningautorifle]

these are dual purpose blades being used as a knife as well as a bayonet.

Agreed.