C24454 AUSTRALIAN M1907 BAYONET.  

A Australian pattern 1907 bayonet with its Mark I scabbard. The unsheathed bayonet has an overall length of 21 5/8". Its contoured bird’s head pommel has a stud guide and stud, and a cleaning hole drilled straight through it. Serial # with a "D" code to one side of the pommel. The age-darkened, scratched and lightly pitted, contoured wooden grips are fixed with two screws. The word "AUSTRALIA" is imprinted to one side of the grips. The contoured metal cross guard has a circular muzzle guide to its upper extension. Its 16 3/4" bright blade has wide fullers extending most of its length. To the ricasso is stamped the "broad arrow" acceptance mark used by the British government, an "X,". To the reverse ricasso is stamped " MA 1907," "4," "‘43,". The blade has age dulled, exhibits surface scratching and sharpening marks, and has, in patches, light to moderate surface spotting. The Mk l scabbard, which is 17 3/8" long, is comprised of thick, blackened leather, whose vertical seam is to its reverse, with contoured metal fittings to its top and bottom. The fitting to the top has three rivets near and securing its mouthpiece, and, near its base, a staple fixing it to the body of the scabbard, obverse and reverse. An oval 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. The brown leather body of the scabbard is in excellent condition showing light scratching & chafing.

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