Pattern 1888 MkII bayonet in scabbard manufactured at the Enfield Lock Ordnance factory.
£225
A nice Edwardian Ordnance issue Pattern 1888 MkII bayonet to fit the Long Lee rifle in scabbard manufactured at the Enfield Lock Ordnance factory. Grip with rivet retained walnut scales and clearing hole to the rear in the pommel. Pommel with release catch to the left side is struck with opposed broad arrow sold from service marks, cross guard with barrel ring to the upper half to the front of the scales. Double edged spear point blade stamped to the right side with Broad Arrow EFD over a military inspectors mark and X (bending test mark) for manufacture at the Royal Manufactory Enfield. The left side stamped with a Crowned ER next to 12 ‘01 for a manufacture date of December 1901, the first year of Edward VII reign. In its correct black leather steel mounted scabbard, the leather stamped to the rear with Enfield Factory manufacture and inspection marks and sold from service opposed broad arrows. Standard issue British bayonet for the Long Lee Metford and Enfield rifles the Pattern 1888 was an effective weapon as a bayonet fitted to the rifle and when used in its own right as a fighting knife. In very good condition with good clean Enfield Ordnance marked blade, working catch and scabbard with all stitching intact. A nice turn of the century bayonet by the Governments Enfield Lock factory.
