Original British P-1888 Mk.I Bayonet for Lee-Metford & Long Lee-Enfield Rifles with Scabbard Marked to 7th Bn. Royal Scots - Dated 1888 Japanese Military Maps arriving in Halifax on 3

arriving in Halifax on 3 July

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and look to have been refinished at some time in the distant past

The overall condition of both items is quite worn

The collar button still properly depresses to allow the crosshead to be moved to the extended position

Original British P-1888 Mk.I Bayonet for Lee-Metford & Long Lee-Enfield Rifles with Scabbard Marked to 7th Bn. Royal Scots - Dated 1888 Japanese Military Maps arriving in Halifax on 3Original Item: Only One Available. This a very nice late Victorian Era British Pattern of 1888 bayonet, made originally to fit the Magazine LeeMetford (MLM) rifle, first introduced in 1888. This rifle had been designed to use a . 303 Black Powder cartridge, however smokeless powder was later introduced for a new . 303 cartridge, and the Metford rifling proved to be wholly unsuited for the more powerful propellant. As such, a new rifle was introduced