Wilkinson Bayonets

British 1917 '07' Bayonet for the S.M.L.E. Stamped to Ampleforth College Officer's Training Corps. By Wilkinson & Scabbard. Bayo 14 - Bayo 14

British 1917 '07' bayonet for the S.M.L.E. which is stamped to Ampleforth College Officer's Training Corps. by Wilkinson and complete with it's leather scabbard. The bayonet has an excellent condition single edged blade which is 17" long. It has a central fuller. The blade is stamped on the ricasso with "1907 33 8 17 Wilkinson" on one side and ordnance marks on the other. The cross guard is straight and has a full muzzle ring. It has wood slab grips secured with two screw bolts. One grip is nicely stamped. The steel pommel has the hole drilled just below the release button, the hole was drilled right through the pommel to pass through the locking slot. This idea was to release accumulated dirt in the groove which allowed the bayonet to lock onto the rifle. This dates the bayonet after 1916. The pommel is stamped "O T C AMP 57" (Officer Training Corps Ampleforth). The bayonet comes with it's original leather scabbard which has a blackened metal top and chape. The scabbard has a metal belt hook. (Please see pages 323 and 393 in The Bayonet Book by White). The price includes UK delivery. Bayo 14

£245.00