Scarce* British 2A1 Sterling Patchett Sub Machine Gun Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 405. Scarce* British 2A1 Sterling Patchett Sub Machine Gun Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 405. Bayonets

A nice hard to come by 2A1 Sterling Patchett (Although developed and made by the Sterling Engineering Co Ltd as early as 1944, the Patchett was not accepted into the British Army until after World War Two (1939-1945) once it had undergone extensive competitive trials against other sub machine guns. It was also trialled in Malaya, Kenya, Libya and Korea to cover as wide a range of climatic conditions as possible. Finally accepted in September 1953, it was a massive improvement on the Sten) bayonet and scabbard made by B.S.A. It has a bright finished fullered Bowie blade. The first 2 cm are blackened. It has a blackened riveted pommel with no oil hole. The pommel is marked with British makers trademark: BSA. Over C. It has a blackened crossguard with large muzzle ring MRD 22.5 mm. and a hole in a short quillon. There is a round No.5 mortise slot type in the pommel. It has blackened wrap around steel grips secured to the tang by two large hollow rivets. It comes with its correct blackened metal no. 5 MK1 scabbard with round frog stud. The pair are in excellent condition with only minor service wear to the muzzle ring. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 405.