British Pattern 1907 Sword Bayonet. Dated August 1915.
Description
Sword bayonet for use with the .303 caliber Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield No. I Mk. III (SMLE) Service Rifle. The Pattern 1907 bayonet is widely recognized as the bayonet used with the SMLE in both the First World War and World War II.
Millions of P1907 bayonets were produced in Britain, Australia, India, and the USA. This example was made in August 1915 by Sanderson Bros. & Newbould Ltd. of Sheffield.
The scabbard pictured is a No. I Mk. II scabbard with the teardrop frog stud. Some scabbard producers adopted a round frog stud, which was approved in 1915.
