1950 Enfield #1 Mk4

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Are these the same spike bayonets that ,i've heard, have a lot of fakes floating around?.

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[stencollector]

Are these the same spike bayonets that ,i've heard, have a lot of fakes floating around?.

The only ones that are usually faked are the no4mk1 bayonet, which was the cruciform bayonet.
By milling a few grooves down the length of the blade, you turn a $3 bayonet into a $125 bayonet.

Things ot watch for on the cruciform is that it should be a Singer, and I believe there is a slight difference in the overall length.

[A square 10]

fake can aften be noted by the flutes as well , in how they are cut , the shape of the turnout and tip , the mkI as noted were only made by singer and with only 75000 made in early to mid 1941 , they would be the least likely to have been mated to your `1950' LB and also as stated with the mkII being the only one made outside britan [ie; canada & us] it would be best suited