A Sterling bayonet?

[Peter Laidler]

Talking of which....... come a bit closer as I don't want the rest of the bayonet collectors in the world to know this but a little birdie has made it known to me that someone has a little stash of No5 and/or L1A1 cross-pieces from one of the last UK Military contracts. It has just been confirmed - and there are just a few No5 types. Come back if you're interested and I'll put you in touch. But when they're gone, that's it......... And in a years time, when you've bought a cheap hard-to resist-at-the-price broken No5 bayonet you'll be reminding yourself about how you should have bought one when they were cheap!

That bayonet could just do with a easily made wood grips plus the grip screws and nuts and you'll have yourself the correct No5 bayonet that we all know. BUT........
It might be that when you get the grips off, the tang/blade is cast to take the steel grips from the L1A1 bayonet. The grip rivet centres suggest that it'll be a No5 type blade.