4/26/2023 0 Comments Socket bayonette markingsThe scabbard is also an American made version identified by the ‘M.S.’ for ‘Remington’ stamped to the locket and the chape and ‘Jewell 1918’ to the leather. The wooden grips have two groove on either side to distinguish it from the ‘P1907’. The vast majority of these bayonets were made in America by ‘Remington and Winchester’ with only a few made in England by ‘Vickers’. The other side of the blade carries British inspection stamps. It is marked to the blade with ‘1913’ over ‘2 16’ (February 1916) and ‘Remington’ in a circle. 303 British cartridge, creating the Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle, and contracts were awarded to the United States arms manufacturers Winchester, Remington and Eddystone for the rifle's production.This is a great example of the 1913 bayonet. Upon the outbreak of World War I the British authorities adapted the Pattern 1913 Enfield to the. The Pattern 1913 bayonet's only functional difference from the Pattern 1907 bayonet was a longer cross guard for the muzzle ring, to fit the Pattern 1913 Enfield rifle. The Pattern 1913 bayonet was designed to be used with the experimental Pattern 1913 Enfield. *WWI British ‘1913’ Pattern Sword, Bayonet and Scabbard.
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