Original WWII Australian P1907 SMLE Bayonet Dated 1942 with Scabbard by Lithgow Armory Lock Assembly SAARBRUCKEN

SAARBRUCKEN

weighing 78 Lbs in orbit

Ink stamped on the interior lining with Gill's laundry number G4358

We have looked at several period photographs of this piece on a BF-109

Original WWII Australian P1907 SMLE Bayonet Dated 1942 with Scabbard by Lithgow Armory Lock Assembly SAARBRUCKENOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an interesting Australian manufactured P 1907 Bayonet for the No. 1 MkIII Enfield rifle, often called the SHT. LE, SMLE, S. M. L. E., "Smelly" etc. This example was produced in Australia during WWII, with an original blade length of 17 inches. The Japanese forces in the Pacific still used longer bayonets, so the British, like the U. S. forces, kept the longer bayonets. The blade markings on this example are