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<blockquote data-quote="scottb42" data-source="post: 2961089" data-attributes="member: 27603"><p>I am no expert, but I do have a nice, heavily illustrated reference book on bayonets ("Bayonets: An Illustrated History" by Martin J. Brayley) so I can make believe.</p><p></p><p>The giveaway on the 25" triangular bladed bayonet is the Broad Arrow stamp (R over a wide arrowhead over WD) which indicates it is British. Poking through the photos I have of British bayonets it looks to me like it is either a Model 1876 or a Model 1895 (the 1895 is also referred to as an 1876/95). The 1876 was used with Martini-Henry rifles and the 1895 with the .303 Martini-Enfield. The book indicates that the 1895 is simply an 1876 with a bushing in the socket to fit the smaller diameter barrel of the Martini-Enfield. I can't see a bushing in the photos you provided but that might be the camera angle, take a look and that should help you decide which one you have. Both are spec'ed at 637mm in overall length, which almost exactly matches your 25" measurement.</p><p></p><p>The cruciform bayonet, however, has thus far defied my attempts at figuring out what it is. Still looking...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scottb42, post: 2961089, member: 27603"] I am no expert, but I do have a nice, heavily illustrated reference book on bayonets ("Bayonets: An Illustrated History" by Martin J. Brayley) so I can make believe. The giveaway on the 25" triangular bladed bayonet is the Broad Arrow stamp (R over a wide arrowhead over WD) which indicates it is British. Poking through the photos I have of British bayonets it looks to me like it is either a Model 1876 or a Model 1895 (the 1895 is also referred to as an 1876/95). The 1876 was used with Martini-Henry rifles and the 1895 with the .303 Martini-Enfield. The book indicates that the 1895 is simply an 1876 with a bushing in the socket to fit the smaller diameter barrel of the Martini-Enfield. I can't see a bushing in the photos you provided but that might be the camera angle, take a look and that should help you decide which one you have. Both are spec'ed at 637mm in overall length, which almost exactly matches your 25" measurement. The cruciform bayonet, however, has thus far defied my attempts at figuring out what it is. Still looking... [/QUOTE]
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