303 bayonets

Woftam · Post by **Woftam** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 3:38 pm

My modest collection of the pointy bits what goes on Lee Enfields to make them just that little bit more unattractive to the opposition.

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stripperclip · Post by **stripperclip** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:55 pm

very nice collection you have there.

joseyclosey · Post by **joseyclosey** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:00 am

Good collection, I see you have a nice No. 7 bayonet in there, I just missed out on a very nice example of one at the range yesterday.

Joe

Woftam · Post by **Woftam** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:49 pm

Shall I depress you further by saying the No7 was a $50AUD (20 GBP) backyard special. Should I see another I'll keep you in mind.

joseyclosey · Post by **joseyclosey** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:59 pm

I would appreciate that Woftam, the one i saw went for £80, but it was a minter.

Joe

Tom-May · Post by **Tom-May** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:32 pm

I thought I'd add my own humble collection to the display, unfortunately, it's nowhere as extensive as Woftam's..

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b313/ ... yonet2.jpg[/pic]

From Left to Right:

1913 Remington (for my P 14);

1907 (later pattern) - 1917 (SMLE No.Mk III*);

1907 (earlier pattern - quillon) - 1908 (SMLE No.I Mk III);

1903 - no date# (shares the No.1 Mk III);

1888 Lee-Metford/Long Lee Enfield bayonet.....Damn, I've got to buy a rifle to fit that one.

Regards

Tom

# A slightly strange one this, the scabbard has no means to fasten it to a soldier's equipment and there is Arabic script along the back strap of the hilt.

Could one of the mods please resize the picture

Woftam · Post by **Woftam** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:50 pm

Maybe not as many but certainly a couple I find desirable. Namely the 1888 and especially the hooked quillion. Also need the Remington but not as expensive or hard to find as the hooked quillion. With any luck I may get one before I head back to Aussie. Don't suppose any of yours are for sale ?

Tom-May · Post by **Tom-May** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:12 pm

Hi Woftam ,

Sorry, mine aren't for sale (at the moment*), I've spent too long trying to find them, however, if you look slippy there is an 1888 for sale on e-Bay at

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... RK:MEWA:IT

It looks to be in resonable nick and very cheap at £32.00 (About AU$76), but you'll have to move fast, the auction ends 01-Nov-05 16:23:14 GMT (about 13 hours from the time of this post).

If that fails, I might have an 1888 for sale, depending on the one arriving from the USA for me (I've also got a spare 1888 and 1903, but neither have scabbards and are exceedingly pitted - I seriously doubt you'll want either of those, the locks still function, but the blades are very pitted+).

1903s are suddenly turning up on e-Bay, I think a batch may have come to light or a collection is being broken (they all seem slightly different).

IMA ( http://www.ima-usa.com/ ) have modern made reproductions of the quillion bayonet which may fill a gap in the collection while you're chasing the real thing (The only thing I can see wrong from the photos is that the quillion section seems too square). Those are priced at US$ 59.95 ( approx AU$ 80).

Good Hunting.

Tom

p.s: Remington '13s are turning up on e-Bay (I've seen three since I bought mine), but I don't have the addresses.

* I have a new 1888 Mk II arriving from the USA, hopefully the condition will be better than my present one.

+ Drop me an e-mail address and I'll get a couple of photos to you if you can't find better.

A square 10 · Post by **A square 10** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:52 pm

my humble holdings match yours in these early ones [the hookie being a 1910 mole] but i do have an assortment of the pointy bits for the no4 as well , these of coarse are much more reasonably priced , youre well rounded in your accumulation from what i see - alas the first photo is gone or inaccessable for me and i do wish i could have seen it , this voyerism is one of my vices

A square 10 · Post by **A square 10** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:53 pm

my humble holdings match yours in these early ones [the hookie being a 1910 mole] but i do have an assortment of the pointy bits for the no4 as well , adding the photos

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r188 ... ETS012.jpg[/pic]

m1917s & p1913

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r188 ... ETS007.jpg[/pic]

no4s

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r188 ... ETS005.jpg[/pic]

p1907s

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r188 ... ETS003.jpg[/pic]

p1888 & p1903