WWII British No. 5 Mk I (Jungle Carbine) Bayonet Scabbard and Webbing Frog. BAYO 483. Bayonet

There was only one variant of the No. 5 bayonet produced, which is the No. 5 Mk I bayonet. During World War II Wilkinson Sword in London produced by far the most No. 5 Mk I bayonets, producing close to 190,000. Other producers were a company called Radcliffe who made 75,000, Viners of Sheffield who made 42,000 and Elkington & Co who produced close to 10,000. Post-war manufacturing was done by the Royal Ordnance Factory in Poole. It is unknown how many they produced. This is a nice wartime No5 bayonet for the Jungle Carbine and the L2A3 Sterling sub-machine gun. The fullered blade is true, with only light age-related staining. The grips are showing very minor signs of service wear and stamped ‘RAD.12’ (Radcliffe?) to one-side and a Broad arrow to the other. See Watts & White item No 844 pages 328 & 401. The scabbard is the early No5 MkI with steel mouthpiece and has the majority of its black paint. The webbing frog has stores codes to the rear, see images. A lovely WWII example in very good condition, the price includes UK delivery. BAYO 483.