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British 1879 Martini-Henry Artillery Carbine Sawtooth Sword Bayonet. #2603006
Scarce British 1879 pattern Saw-backed sword bayonet for the Martini-Henry artillery carbine Mk1.
The 656mm blade is double-edged for the last 220mm and terminates in a spear point. The blade is in worn condition, clean and bright with patches of stabilised pitting.
The spine has 20 pairs of offset saw teeth above a short fuller ending with a medial ridge towards the point. The blade was service sharpened. The saw teeth remain extremely sharp.
The ricasso bears the War Department stamp and broad arrow, a bend test cross and two Enfield inspection stamp. The obverse ricasso bears a faint VR cipher and the manufacture date of 1895. There are two additional Birmingham stamps, dated 1899 and 1902, probably for service during the Anglo-Boer Wars. The spine is marked with an Enfield factory inspection stamp and an “R” (repair/reissue stamp?). Interestingly, there is also a “W” stamp. I am unsure as to what this stamp means.
These artillery sword bayonets saw intense service and were present in every British campaign from 1879 into the early 1900’s including India, Afghanistan, Egypt, The Sudan, South Africa (Boer Wars) and China (Boxer Rebellion) to name but a few.
The steel D-guard is bright with speckles of tarnish and small patches of shallow pitting. The knurled leather grips are in fair condition with age and use-related wear. The press-stud and external leaf spring mechanism work perfectly. The spine of the tang bears an Enfield inspection mark and two Birmingham repair marks among others.
The bayonet is complete with its original steel mounted black leather scabbard. The leather is in worn condition with small marks consistent with its age and use and a tear at the bottom above the chape. The locket and chape are bright with some speckled tarnish and shallow pitting.
The mouth of the scabbard is unit marked for the 3rd Battery of the (Edinburgh?) Royal Artillery, issue number 593. The sword bayonet sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.
This is a worn but honest example of a scarce P1879 artillery carbine sword bayonet with stamps suggesting Boer War issue.
£395.00
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