No 7 Mk I / L bayonet (image heavy)

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No 7 Mk I / L bayonet (image heavy)

Post by joseyclosey » Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:57 am

Picked up this No 7 Mk I recently, the unusual black composite grips caught my attention as normally they are a reddish brown colour.

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Approval date was 21st January 1945, List of Changes para C2197.

Intended for the Mk 5 Sten gun, it was though, developed with the No 4 rifle in mind.

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The large muzzle ring is not a true muzzle ring when attached to a No4. It carries a No5 blade, and the unusual swivelling pommel allows use as a knife or bayonet.

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No 7 Mk I /L . It was only approved for Land service hence the L suffix.
The M78 denotes manufacture by Elkington who manufactured approximately 100,000 of the type, contract date 3.2.45.

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Other manufacturers were, ROF Poole, ROF Newport, and BSA (M47A).

The No7 bayonet was not widely issued and was soon superseded by the No9 bayonet although the No7 soldiered on into the 1970s with some Guards regiment bandsmen still wearing this bayonet.


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The black composite grip bayonets were, so i have been told, used as parade bayonets. True or not? i dont know.

I will finish with a gratuitous shot of my weaver scoped No4 Mk II Fazakerly.

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Re: No 7 Mk I / L bayonet (image heavy)

Post by Serenity » Fri Apr 09, 2010 4:13 am

hay joe found this answers the question from lastnight :D
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Re: No 7 Mk I / L bayonet (image heavy)

Post by joseyclosey » Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:49 am

Heres a slightly larger pic Damon, obviously answers the attachment to the sten question as you say.

How about some pics of your latest acquisition?

Joe ;)

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