Bayonet Bonanza

[Aragorn243]

I think the one on the right is a cruciform and yes, I did find one at a flea market, one of only 12 known to exist, so they are out there.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

I think the one on the right is a cruciform and yes, I did find one at a flea market, one of only 12 known to exist, so they are out there.

I was wondering if you would pick up on my jelous sarcasm. I remember your thread well.
A M39 was purchaced recently for south of $30.00. Yes the zeros & decimals are in the correct place. One problem someone saw it before I did.

[CINDERS]

Some of my bayonets, standard No.4s LB in there as well as the cruciform some MK I & II Savage ones the No.9 has just above the blade on front face a broad arrow and P above 18 on top it has a P inside a circle and 1949 they are very indistinct markings (Which maker is it !)and the last is the Non red gripped No.7 that Peter talked about.

[browningautorifle]

Glory be! Finally the black handled #7 blade...

[Time Bandit]

the No.9 has just above the blade on front face a broad arrow and P above 18 on top it has a P inside a circle and 1949 they are very indistinct markings (Which maker is it !)

It's made by the ROF at Poole in 1949

[porterkids]

one of only 12 known to exist.

Could you elaborate on this, please?

[Peter Laidler]

We blackened them to an inch below the crosspiece. The units always sent in about 50 of the worst at a time of course. The blades were left phosphated officially. If they requested that they be left polished, we could sort of half-accommodate them by leaving the blade 1" down bead blasted/silver/frosted and hang only the grip part in the phos tank. But they always seemed to polish them....... I mean....., as if the crunchies didn't have better things to do!!!!! That said, it's clear that pre L1A1 type, they came INTO service from the makers with polished blades. L1A1 and later production No5, grey phosphate blades

[browningautorifle]

as if the crunchies didn't have better things to do!!!!!

You must understand Peter, we were under direct orders...like the color party bayonets you had made with walnut handles, just an exercise in narcissism.

[Peter Laidler]

The RSM told me to do it BAR! And if he told you to do it, guess what you did..........

[Flying10uk]

The picture of Cinder's cruciform No4 pigsticker shows what look likes "3 M" on the bottom row of markings; does any-one know what this means please? One of my cruciform pigstickers has S M for Singer Manufacturing and the other example I have I believe to have been refinished with different markings.