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C044185 BRITISH "LEE-METFORD" M1888 MKI COMBAT BAYONET.  

A British pattern 1888 bayonet. Very rare 1st pattern with 3 rivets in the handle which very few were made before being replaced by the MKI Type II with two rivets in the handle. The unsheathed bayonet has an overall length of 42cm. Its contoured bird’s head pommel has a stud guide and stud. The contoured wooden grips are fixed with three rivets. The contoured metal cross guard has a circular muzzle guide to its upper extension. Its 30cm bright blade is double edged with no fullers. Blade is still quite bright & has the expected runner marks. Ricasso is stamped the "WD broad arrow" acceptance mark used by the British government. Other side is ,maker marked with Crown & VR markings. The scabbard, which is 32cm long, is comprised of thick, blackened leather, whose vertical seam is to its reverse, with contoured metal fittings to its top and bottom. A staple fixing it to the body of the scabbard, obverse and reverse. An lug is to its obverse center. The bottom fitting also has securing staples, but near its scalloped top, obverse and reverse, and it tapers to its rounded base. Rare bayonet!

GRADE ****                             PRICE $1,200.00 (Or Best Offer)

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