This Canadian bayonet for the Ross rifle was made by the Ross Rifle Company in Quebec in September 1915 and is in very good condition although it lacks a scabbard.
The 25.5 cm blade is clean and bright and the wooden grip scales show minimal age related wear. The wooden scales are marked on both sides with inspection stamps and the steel pommel bears the maker’s logo,” ROSS RIFLE CO. / QUEBEC / PATENTED 1907” and the obverse bears an acceptance/inspection mark, two-character designation II (for MkII); an arrowhead in a circle which is the Canadian Government Ownership Mark and an issue date of September 1915.
The .303 Ross Rifle and Bayonet were used by Canadian units in WWI from about 1914 to 1918. They were phased out by the .303 Lee-Enfield Rifle and Bayonet.
