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    Jungle Carbine Bayonet.

    Trying to complete my collection of WWII No. 5 bayonets with an example made by Viners (N79). I don't recall ever coming across one. According to Skennertonicon in Britishicon Small Arms of WWII they made around 42000. I would like to know how they are marked,if anyone has one?
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    Quote Originally Posted by husk View Post
    Trying to complete my collection of WWII No. 5 bayonets with an example made by Viners (N79). I don't recall ever coming across one. According to Skennertonicon in Britishicon Small Arms of WWII they made around 42000. I would like to know how they are marked,if anyone has one?
    Don't know if this helps or adds any knowledge, scroll down to the No5 Bayonet.

    Bayonets of Britain: Second World War and Post-War

    "Viners bayonets marked VNS or N79"
    Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...

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    Sorry for the delay, hope this helps.

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    To be as complete, as I can, here are the rest.
    Elkington M/78 10,000 made
    Radcliffe N187 75,000 made
    Wilkerson WSC S294 188,000 made
    Poole (P) 1947 unknown made, 1946 examples too, larger font
    RFI unknown made, many fakes
    Sterling unknown quantity, some were new, some basically FTR'd from other production. Wood, steel, plastic grips (I am still hunting for plastic grips with rivets and with screws, have yet to find a reasonably priced examples).
    Unknown No. 5, no markings at all.....

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    Thanks for the pics, Lance. Not having seen a Viners bayonet before, I wasn’t sure if it was marked on the blade like a Radcliffe or on the pommel like the Elkington. Looks like I still need a 1947 Poole as well!

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    I wish I'd known that there was such a thing as in-depth collecting of these bayonets as I had a totally rusted out but still identifiable wreck of a No5 bayonet, with the brass mouthpiece ring still attached to the rusty X-piece. It was taken from the burned out wreck of the Sir Galahad in Bluff Cove Bay as it was being cleared of unexploded ordnance/ammo prior to being towed out to be scuttled at sea. I think I gave it away a few years ago.......

    Incidentally, does anyone have an RFI long bladed No5 bayonet

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
    a No5 bayonet, with the brass mouthpiece ring still attached to the rusty X-piece
    That's one I've never seen...
    Regards, Jim

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    I have yet to see a long blade No. 5 in the flesh. Closest I have is the long blade for the L1A1.

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