WW1 Pattern 1913 British Ordnance issue bayonet by Remington in its Remington scabbard.
£175
WW1 dated Pattern 1913 British Ordnance issue bayonet to fit the Pattern 1914 service rifle by Remington in its Remington manufactured steel mounted scabbard. Hilt with release button to the left side has bolt retained walnut grip scales cut with two grooves to differentiate the P13 from the more common Patt ’07 SMLE bayonet in service. Fullered blade struck to the left side with REMINGTON and 1913 over 1 16 for manufacture in January of 1916 and to the right with British military inspection stamps and Broad Arrow ordnance ownership mark over the large X bending test mark. In its correct RE marked steel mounted leather scabbard by Remington. Designed to fit the abortive Pattern 1913 rifle project before WW1 the Patt ‘13 bayonet was adopted for rear unit service after the Patt ‘13 rifle was produced for the British in America as the .303” Pattern 1914 during WW1. Unfortunately the rifles were not made as interchangeable arms and so could not be issued to front line regiments, but they and the bayonets did go on to see wide service in the hands of the home guard during WW2. In good condition with a good clean blade in a nice scabbard with intact stitching, a very nice example of the classic WW2 ‘Dads Army’ bayonet.
