Original WWII Australian P1907 SMLE Bayonet Dated 1942 with Scabbard by Lithgow Armory Lock Assembly weighing 78 Lbs in orbit

weighing 78 Lbs in orbit

We have looked at several period photographs of this piece on a BF-109

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Ink stamped on the interior lining with Gill's laundry number G4358

In the Royal Tank Regiment

Original WWII Australian P1907 SMLE Bayonet Dated 1942 with Scabbard by Lithgow Armory Lock Assembly weighing 78 Lbs in orbitOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an interesting Australian manufactured P 1907 Bayonet for the No. 1 MkIII Enfield rifle, often called the SHT. LE, SMLE, S. M. L. E., "Smelly" etc. This example was produced in Australia during WWII, with an original blade length of 17 inches. The Japanese forces in the Pacific still used longer bayonets, so the British, like the U. S. forces, kept the longer bayonets. The blade markings on this example are