No 7 Bayonet rareity...

[B.East]

On a earlier thread the No.7 was the topic. It was said approximately 100,000copies were made. Of those copies, IIRC I read they had either a brown or orange-red colored handles. Which would be rarer, brown or orange-red.

My No.7 has the orange-red handles, with a No 7 MK1/L on left side of blade at the hilt. And M/78,Arrowhead on the rightside at hilt. Also M/78 is on the left side of the swiveling barrel attachment.

Also an estimated price of 100LBS was given, by Alan de Enfield. Sorry for being a mere colonial, but does that convert to about $250.00 US.

And lastly, to Mr. Alan de Enfield, your photos of the Royal Enfield were very nice, they brought back good memories. By the way Alan, British bikes have far more class than a hauteur Harley-Davidson.

Respectfully to All,Bob East

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[Alan de Enfield]

100 GB Pounds = US$165

Something about British Bikes - they leak oil, they dont charge the battery properly, they are 'antiquated' but good fun.

I dont know the production numbers by 'colour / color' but here's a picture of mine :

[Peter Laidler]

The grips varied in colour between almost red to browny-red to sort of reddy-brown to an almost brown sort of colour. They were made from a linen impregnated early resin called PAXOLIN. So should be easy to replicate when someone finds a few thousand gripless No7 bayonets. But don't bother, the grips are readily available. My friend Robbo, a now retired wartime trained 50's and early 60's Armourer told me that someone invented them as a joke. There were just sooooooo many things that could and did go wrong with them. The real rub is that I lost one in the post recently but it was an EM2 variant so it hurt a bit!

I got my 750 Norton Commando virtually oil tight.......... but not quite!

[Thunderbox]

Was there a seperate part number for the black grips?

I guess these black-hilted No7s were used by bandsmen and woodentops....?

[Peter Laidler]

There wasn't a separate part number for black grips Thunder, it was all the same part number but you got what came. I don't know, but I presume that 'black' was in fact the deepest shade of brown..., the colour of the resin. It's the same as was used ages ago for insulating things electrical!

The grips were still available as spare until the mid 80's as I seem to remember and the Guards Depot at Pirbright, where the bands were based had about 10 bayonets in stock for each bandsman!

Thinking about it, maybe that was the best use for them, the band!

[bradtx]

B. East, Seems the darker handles are more rare. There aren't all that many No.7s available anyway. Mine only fits on a couple of my rifles, was this a common problem, Peter?

Brit bikes 'learned' how to not leak and no longer require cleanched teeth to bust the ton.

Brad

My two:

[Peter Laidler]

The darker composition grips were not as common but we'd still see plenty of them. They would fail to attach to plenty of No4's too but the Sten barrel was a lot more forgiving so they fitted the Stens OK

What are those two Bikes Brad? Are they new Truimphs?

[bradtx]

Peter, Thanks for the info. Both are Triumph 955 Daytonas. On the left is a 2004 model and on the right a 1998 model. Both are triples.

Brad

[goo]

ultra rare classic monster bayo
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[villiers]

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