Is this an Australian 1907 Bayonet?

[smith3006]

Photos of both sides of the pommel (handle ends) would be good. You may have an Australian contact bayonet but need the photos to be sure. There may be specific markings. CINDERS probably nailed that it is not an Australian WW1 used/contracted bayonet as it is a British refurbishing marking in 1921 ('21). How the bayonet ended up in Australian stores is unknown but definitely at some stage used by an Australian soldier.
Your bayonet was in a lot of around four thousand surplus bayonets sold by the Australian government to the USA under contract in the 1980s. It is the USA that required the country of origin to be shown on goods and that's why you see AUSTRALIA stamped into the grips and for no other reason. Sometimes I have seen ENGLAND stamped into the pommel of No7 bayonets and for the same reason.

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[Flying10uk]

It is the USA that required the country of origin to be shown on goods and that's why you see Australia stamped into the grips and for no other reason.

I have seen "Australia" stamped on 1907 grips here in the UK which doesn't require the country of origin to be shown.

[smith3006]

I guess the bayonet found its way to the UK from the USA, eBay has a funny habit of doing that. There are now hundreds and hundreds here in Australia as well because we have been bringing them home ever since. A few of us collectors were involved in the export but not me as I was on the wrong side of the country unfortunately.

[ceetee]

Hey thanks for the extra information. I think I have enough info for what I need on the above one, namely it's not made in Australia, but if you would like me to post some extra photos for your own curiosity I'm happy to. I can see that the value of these has gone up, I just bid on one and lost out at AU$650! I'm just after one for myself, I have posted a WTB in the in the forum, so if anyone would like to sell me one, it would go to a good home. Thanks again.

[Flying10uk]

I just bid on one and lost out at AU$650!

That seems like a ridiculous price unless, of course, it was covered in gold leaf.

[ceetee]

I only bid that high thinking that it wouldn't go for that price, leaving me the highest bidder. kind of glad I got outbid. I have done nuclear bids before, sure glad I didn't make an insane nuclear bid with this one.
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