(Peter White)
(Retyped by Shawn Gibson 1998)
4. Sword bayonet for NSW Alexander Henry. 10. Prototype Austen SMG bayonet. 11. Prototype Lysaghts Owen bayonet for Owen SMG. 12. Winchester carbine prototype (converted blade from Martini socket type) - longer blade exists.
18. m1838 with Laukart spring catch for console tubelock and m1842 musket.
19. m1854 Lorenz Jager. 25. Werndl carbine 1867 and Extra Corps Gew m1873. Also used on the Fruwirth Gendarmerie and Tyrolese Sharpshooters carbine adopted 23re. May 1873.
28. m1884 Mannlicher trials bayonet - 5000 made.
34. m1890 for limited issue m1890 rifle.
44. Badge on bayonet is Austrian (Arms of Vienna).
48. Export version of German S71/84 made with 14mm muzzle ring for Mannlicher m1893 and with 17.5mm muzzle ring for Steyr made 71/84 Mauser and Gew 88.
51. Not Austrian. Native made in German East Africa 1914-18 by Askari troops for Jager-bushe m1871.
57. Copy of French m1838 Fusil de Rampart bayonet. Had a detachable lion-head handle.
64. ? Belgium or Italian.
65. Serbian m1880.
68. ? Italian - possibly Sardinia.
83. French m1870 Remington.
85. Probably for a Nagant rifle rather than a Mauser.
86/87. May not be Belgian. Entire bayonets have been re-worked including pommel, tang, guard.
91. Civil Guard Cyclists m1889. With a 17.5mm muzzle ring is for m1909 Civil Guard model.
93. For FN rifle supplied to Colombia.
94. Originally had a hooked guard.
95. m1924 96. No 15mm muzzle ring version made.
102/103. With 18mm muzzle ring - m1949 Saive. With 15.5mm muzzle ring - m1924 Mauser.
107. FN Type C tubular bayonet for both FN FAL and FN CAL.
108. Mark I Ross bayonet.
109. Mark II Ross bayonet.
110. Mark II Ross bayonet with re-ground blade. (Official modification).
110A. Blade length should be 200mm.
121/122/123. Type 56 SKS.
149. Georg Christensen rifle.
161. Experimental bayonet used on Madsen automatic rifle m1917.
164. A longer version of this bayonet is known.
179/180. Versions for the large bore rampart guns have 28mm socket bores.
181. m1850 for Corsican Fusil de Marine. Sabre bayonet also tried - see No. 1009.
184-1. Also known as m1856 Arcelin. also for Treville de Beaulieu carbine. (Cent Garde No 2. Close up no. 187).
184-3. For 1858 Chassepot trial musketoon.
185. Cent Garde 1st. model for Treville de Beaulieu carbine.
189. Has an internal flat - not coil spring.
191. Manceaux m1858.
197/198. May be Belgian export models.
199. School of Vincennes experimental bayonet for m1866 Chassepot rifle. Not a cadet bayonet.
204. Possibly a parade item - one example noted nickle plated. 205/206. If the bayonet has plain small steel plug in the end of pommel it is the m1886. If it has a large slotted nut it is the m1886-93. The m1886-93 also has a strengthened locking catch.
207/208. This is a hybrid - a m1886-93 with a re-placement 1886-93-16 catch.
217. Polish conversion.
219. Catalogued by Belgian Army Museum as French WWI. Lokks older and may not be French.
220. This has 336mm blade. Also made with 287mm blade for MAS 34CR39 Para rifle.
227. Swiss m1817 variation - crossguard removed.
234. Bayonet has a cast iron hilt - not steel.
235. m1857 for Pioneer 2nd. Artillery carbine.
238. OA is 640.75mm - Original MR was 21.5mm. Specimen shown bushed for m1871 Mauser.
244. The 2nd. and lighter version of this bayonet, produced 1871 and after.
247. Not marine issue. Wurttemburg customs and Gendarmerie.
253/254. Privately purchased pieces with no official markings, though a Bavarian officially marked version does exist.
281. Bavarian bayonet patented by Dr. Lucian Gottsche on 14th. Nov. 1914.
282. As above, but rare sawbacked version.
289. This specimen has a brokenm quillon.
303. Designated S42.
346. Artillery SG 71/84. Conversion believed done pre 1914.
348. Designated SG 1869/71. Conversion done before WWI for Bavarian army.
350. This is in fact a rehilt of No. 348. 353. Re-hilted Greek m1903.
358. Austrian export for Rumanian m1879. 361. Greek m1903 Mannlicher.
369. This is actually a conversion of No. 427. ie Type 5 not the commoner later type.
380/382/383. Infantry cadets dress sidearm m1871. 393/394. Both not police - commercial patterns, often given as markmanship prizes.
416. m1895 Gendarmerie - conversion of Lorenz socket bayonet.
423. Belgian made Uzi SMG bayonet.
427. There is a small ÔspurÕ on the hooked guard which was accidentally retouched out of photo.
440/441. Speculation as to whether these are Austrian or Italian conversions, though a photo exists of Austrian troops with these bayonets.
452. Wrong illustration - Dutch M1 shown.
453. m1880 has no notch inside muzzle ring. m1885 has a notch.
463. Type 35 (1902) not specifically issued to Marines.
434. Bayonet shown has a metal grip. A rare variation has been noted with chequered wood grips.
485. Probably a short m1936 not a m1910.
491. This is 2nd pattern 1871.
493. This is 1st pattern 1871.
494. Remington Pontoneer carbine m1892.
511. Dutch made, for New Guinea Mauser carbine.
538. Polish re-issue designated VZ92, and so stamped.
545. Muzzle ring finial re-touched from photo.
552. 2 Variants. Specimen shown from Madrid Army Museum on rifle has a slotted steel lining inside socket and steel shank from socket to brass socket, but no slot within the socket. Does not appear functional and probably replaced at some time, though museum claims it is totally authentic.
553. The blade is very thin and it is slotted transversely on both sides 2 Ò fro tip.
556. When fixed to the rifle, the edge of the pommel, which is concave, rests against the barrel, but the blade protrudes at a very awkward angle.
613. This is the export version (e.g. Used by Chile)
614. Swiss Army issue.
615. m1908 Type 51 - a longer version of this bayonet has been reported, which resembles the Japanese Type 30 except for markings on hilt grip bolts and scabbard throat.
617/618. m1902. 619. Re-furbished British p1907 Approx. 10,000 supplied with rifles by BSA in January 1920, for the unit known as ÒThe Wild Tiger CorpsÓ.
625. Speculation as to whether this is Turkish or for a Boer Republic.
626. Believed not Turkish and could be South American. Does not fit m1893 or m1895 Winchester. Only two examples known.
629. Could actually be a German modification, though for a Turkish rifle.
631. New muzzle ring added to fit m1890 and 1902 Mausers. Blade shortened even later in the 1930Õs when other earlier bayonets are believed to have been shortened (e.g. NoÕs 632,633,635).
653. Not British. French for Boudier breech loading experimental musket of 1759.
664. Believed French.
671. The sawbacks on these bayonets are all believed to have been added later - all few specimens in the Tower have ÔVRÕ cyphers. Possibly an experimental pioneer sidearm conversion.
700. Duke of Richmond musket 1794.
710/711. There is no evidence to attribute this bayonet to Scots Greys. Probably British Volunteer Napoleonic period and only two examples noted.
717. A specimen with a completely flat blade has been noted.
730. Clip point obviously added in relatively modern time.
731. E.I.C. pattern for short Light Infantry musket C1820.
743. Modern reproduction. Genuine pieces exist (see Skennerton & Richardson - ÔBritish & Commonwealth BayonetsÕ.
745/747. These are the earlier types.
746. Believed to be late order with 1856 type sword bayonet features.
766. Snider Convict Civil Guard carbine, approved 24 Sept. 1867.
773. Westley Richards breech loading rifle. About 2,100 issued experimentally 1861-63.
774. Though of Irish Constabulary pattern, this bayonet is by Kirschbaum, Solingen and all have Birmingham view marks. 2000 ordered by New Zealand in 1871 for Snider short rifle.
778. Commercial issue types - often used in the Colonies. Bayonets with 20-21mm muzzle rings for Alexander Henry - used particularly in Australia.
806. The commercial 1888 types are still the source of much speculation. Could well be for Volunteer Training Corps and export to Ulster during WWI period. Besides the usual 1888 type muzzle ring, some have smaller diameters and fit commercial Martini Enfield Artillery carbines. (See also no. 815 below).
812. Lockyer experimental bayonet Type C of 1902.
813. 1902 Trials bayonet with long blade. 815. Commercial bayonet - comments to 806 apply 821. This example made in 1922 and presented to S.Rouse, a Wilkinson swordsmith who made the Stalingrad Sword presented by UK to USSR after WW2.
826. Though most of these bayonets were made in the USA, about 1,500 were made in UK by Vickers.
830. Experimental bayonet for Sten Mk2 SMG.
831. Experimental Veseley machine carbine C1942-1943.
838. Ditto but later type.
843. Some No. 5 bayonets have appeared from RFI India of cruder construction. The No. 5 blade can also be found with a G# hilt (Pakistan).
845. Bayonet No.6 made in 1944.
847. 1st. Prototype EM2 bayonet.
848. 3rd. type EM2 bayonet. the second type had a similar re-enforced muzzle ring but no flashprongs.
850. For the 7.92mm experimental rifle. About 2,400 assembled at Poole Arsenal in 1946. 855. Israeli for British SMLE rifle.
858-860. All commercial manufacture.
881. These have been reproduced in recent years. One specimen noted marked ÒBrown & TetleyÓ when it should have been ÒBownÓ.
886. The few pieces circulating are now regarded as suspect.
889. Dalgrens have been reproduced without scabbards. Originally the repros had ÔMade in JapanÕ stamped in the mortise slot.
895. There is much speculation regarding this German made (S&K) bayonet. One Belgian marked scabbard has been noted, but the associated rifle is still unknown.
903. These are now believed to have been reproduced C1964.
918. Illustration shows a reproduction using a Swiss m1889 hilt.
945. This piece is believed Austrian manufacture for captured rifles.
951. Two variations known.
957/958. Both used with SVD and AK rifles. No. 957 is the earlier pattern. Polish versions have no sawbacks.
975. Possibly for an Indian matchlock.
978. Cut down English sword bladed plug bayonet.
988. There is also an awl in the grip.
991. Danish M1791.
998. British Sea Service bayonet c1750.
1008. Shown in ÔGuns ReviewÕ April 1973 with rifle as ÔHollandÕ.
1009. French m1850 experimental, for same rifle as no. 181.
1010. Swiss Weidmesser m1817.
1011. Swiss variation of 1010.
1012. French hunting bayonet.
1013. Believed Austrian.
1014. Austrian hirschfanger (There are many of these in Culzean Castle).
1017. Could be Russian.
1018. Swiss Weidmesser c1830.
1025/1026. French National Defence Force m1870. Converted from short swords.
1027. Spanish Remington.
1029/1030. Both types used on Egyptian Snider rifle.
1029/1030. Listed by Keisling as Dutch Nave m1854.
1033. Stll the subject of speculation and origin still uncertain.
1040/1041. Both pieces converted as fighting knives only.
1046. m1912 Steyr made Mauser for Mexico.
1047. Belgian FN bayonet used in UK trials.
1051. Italian Beretta conversion of Garand rifle. Bayonet made by Horster of Solingen.
1052. Made by Eikhorn.