X8 Trials rifle Bayonet

[bayo_madness]

Your X2E1 bayonet is serial numbered 11877, well above any Canadian rifle.

I could only speculate on the e-penned number - but it definitely isn't Canadian.

given a reminder or 2 I will dig out a couple Canadian and Brit bayonets - and maybe both of my "type 2" (T-48) bayos

I had thought the numerals along side the X2 E1 stamp related to the original Canadian Defense order from the Brits.

This will be good to further investigate as reference material I hold indicates the the Canadian Serial numbers where placed on the pommel with the example I have shown appearing to hold a correct serial number range in the electric stencil format.

I have few other X2 E1 examples as well and will pull them out to cross check ... One other Canadian (or so I believe), a British and unconfirmed (partly confirmed without evidence) Australian example.

Cheers,
Dane

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[Lee Enfield]

I had thought the numerals along side the X2 E1 stamp related to the original Canadian Defense order from the Brits.

This will be good to further investigate as reference material I hold indicates the the Canadian Serial numbers where placed on the pommel with the example I have shown appearing to hold a correct serial number range in the electric stencil format.

I have few other X2 E1 examples as well and will pull them out to cross check ... One other Canadian (or so I believe), a British and unconfirmed (partly confirmed without evidence) Australian example.

Cheers,
Dane

Canada did not order anything from the Brits.

Canada ordered the 2000 Ex1 & Ex2 rifles from FN in June/July 1953 well before the UK and USA ordered their Trials Rifles in Dec 1953.

The Ex1 & X2E1 bayonets were manufactured by FN in Belgium.

This is why the commercial FAL was termed FAL - Canada until the German G1 sight and gas block redesign c.1958.