Scarce* WWII British Lee Enfield No 4 MK 1 Cruciform Spike Bayonet By ‘SM’ (Singer Manufacturing Co) With Mk 1 Scabbard and Webbing Frog.. BAYO 292. Bayonets

An excellent, original, Lee Enfield No.4 MK 1 spike bayonet with cruciform blade in its original scabbard. The socket is stamped No. 4 MK.1 and by the manufacturer 'SM' The Singer Manufacturing Co (The first No 4 bayonet manufacturer was a branch of the Singer Manufacturing Company in Clydebank near Glasgow in Scotland. Singer normally made Sewing machines. Singer was the first company contracted to make No 4 bayonets and produced the No 4 Mk I and No 4 Mk II bayonets. The No 4 Mk I bayonet was exclusively produced by Singer in relatively small quantities they produced only 75,000 of them). Its 8” cruciform blade is undamaged and its ribbed locking catch works as it should *slight surface rust*. The bayonet's scabbard is in similar excellent condition with no dents as is the webbing frog *stitching intact-thread showing in areas*. See ‘Skennerton’ pages 214-215 – ‘B266’. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 292.