Never imagined that there'd be so many examples. Did you ever establish what ECL indicated? I would imagine it was a Territorial/State regiment. XX Lancers ?

In my experience, the slightly shorter bayonets war caused by the crunchies throwing them into old tree-trunks etc etc.. And when it became difficult to pull out, just twisted it until the tip broke off! We would re-shape the tips on the No5's, and 7's and L1's but if they fell below 7.5"(?), they'd be scrapped.

In Australiaicon we did have 4 (or 6 ?) No1 bayonets with rounded tips and chromed that were used by the ceremonial Colour Party so that they wouldn't get caught up in the beautifully embroidered regimental colours carried by the most junior Second Lieutenant.

Re the above. The Battalions kept the No1 bayonets and rifles for the Colour Party at ceremonial events but the Colour Party rifle drills were incompatible with the L1A1 rifle drills used by the rest of the Battalion so the last of the No1's were withdrawn from that and L1A1's took over from about '67 or so. The Duty/Orderly Sergeant always wore a No1 bayonet though, out of tradition. Is it still the case anyone?