RFI #1 mk 2-3 mix??

[Aunt Bee]

Gentlemen, (1 st post)-- I have a RFI bayonet (12 " blade) marked Mk II * but it has a Mk III square pommel & square wood grips that look like they should belong on a III. Looks like a mix. Is this common??

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[old-smithy]

Very common, blades made for the II were used on the simpler to make III hilt, I use the hilt pattern and not the blade markings as the identifier.

[Aunt Bee]

Thank you for your reply- interesting!! Aunt Bee, near USNA, Annapolis, Maryland, USA-- "GO NAVY, BEAT ARMY"

[old-smithy]

If you go to my site BAyonet Collection Presentation and look at the dedicated section for the 1907 SMLE rifle blades you will see most of the Indian Variations including some not in the books