Socket bayonet in leather and copper alloy case

Identifier

2011-05-0006-01
2011-05-0006-02

Title

Socket bayonet in leather and copper alloy case

Type

Weapon Bayonet

Description

Scabbard: black triangular leather stitched and adhered on underside with two rivets on top side ferrous metal support along inside length of scabbard copper alloy tip and base mounting with rivets inscription on top of metal base '56 / [government mark] / WD / [mark] / E / 39'; top mount '[government mark] / WD'

Bayonet: ferrous metal socket (see reference) silver coloured metal blade possibly coated inscription on base of blade '[mark] / [government mark] / W / [mark] / E / 27 / 2/85'

Coverage

United Kingdom

Format

Scabbard: 545 x 42 x 30 mm

Bayonet: 640 x 65 x 24 mm

Audience

Cabinet 1

References

http://www.radix.net/~bbrown/brit_bayo.html