£110
British Military Pattern 1903 sword bayonet, with scabbard. A fine example with two piece wooden grips. Steel pommel with oil hole. Short steel cross guard with muzzle ring. Housed in its leather and steel mounted scabbard. The blade is marked with crowned ER cipher, Wilkinson London and various other numbers and devices.
The Pattern 1903 bayonet was introduced in conjunction with the Short, Magazine Lee Enfield Rifle. It was essentially a version of the existing Pattern 1888 bayonet redesigned to conform with the new rifle. It was not long before concerns arose about the overall length of the SMLE and its bayonet. It was feared that British troops might be at a disadvantage in bayonet combat with enemies equipped with longer weapons. As a result the Pattern 1907 bayonet was designed and introduced. However, the Pattern 1903 remained in service in the Indian Army until the First World War.
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