Original WWII Australian P1907 SMLE Bayonet dated 1945 with Scabbard by Lithgow Armory German Navy - Kreigsmarine leaving a lovely mustard patina

leaving a lovely mustard patina

Seeing the regiment's vulnerable position

Of all steel and brass construction it was launched using a special wood tipped cartridge that could effectively lob a grenade from one trench across No-Mans Land into the Trenches of the enemy

Frogs have tarnished copper rivets/studs these are already well on the way to being genuine antiques

It is a fine Solingen-Produced totally original WWII German 2nd Model Naval Dagger by Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co

Original WWII Australian P1907 SMLE Bayonet dated 1945 with Scabbard by Lithgow Armory German Navy - Kreigsmarine leaving a lovely mustard patinaOriginal Item: Only One Available. Recently purchased at a military auction, 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