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RHODESIA: RARE 1888 MK1. LEE-METFORD BAYONET
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This complete bayonet with scabbard is identified as a British 1888 MK1 Second Type Riveted Grip Bayonet .
This particular bayonet was made in July 1897 by Wilkinson of London. It comes from a very well established BSAP source and is believed to have actually been issued to the British South Africa Company Police and probably saw action in the Boer War. The hilt is stamped with a Queens Crown, the number 49 and letter W. Though showing surface rust it is otherwise in very good condition and fits very firmly into the scabbard, which itself is in excellent condition. This is a very rare item and definite item for the collector. The following was obtained from the Internet: The Bayonet Pattern1888 produced for the Lee-Metford Rifle, comprises a double edged blade of approximately 12" in length. This blade common to all variants of this bayonet. The blade is not fullered but is of distinctive shape in cross-section being almost an elongated diamond shape. The grips are of wood and the first pattern of this bayonet had these grips secured with three brass rivets. these comprised, one large rivet, and two smaller rivets were situated side by side. An oiling hole was situate just below this pair of smaller rivets. Shortly after the introduction of this bayonet, a new version was issued in which the grips were secured by only two brass rivets. The large rivet remained unchanged, but the two small rivets were now replaced by a single large rivet which was positioned below the oiling hole. Don't forget to check out our large range of books, videos and memorabilia items available on our eBay Store . The world's finest collection of Rhodesiana today - available on the web. Please contact us with any question you might have. A note on shipping : for items sent from the US to other countries our preferred method is Global Priority Mail which allows for tracking and speedy delivery, w possible. Second, by Insured Air Mail. We use similar services from our UK and SA offices. We do not recommend using surface mail and will only do so on the insistence of the buyer. Responsibility for anything going amiss or broken whilst being sent by surface mail is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Surface mail has serious limitations as to insurance, tracking and reliability of delivery and can take 4-6 weeks to arrive. Thank you. A note on availability: Though we have one item listed, the chances are that we have additional copies available at one of other offices in the US, UK or South Africa. If we do then we usually ship from the office nearest the buyers location to ensure a speedier delivery. If you have any questions concerning availability please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you. Our Guarantee: All our DVD products are fully tested before they leave our premises. We will replace any defective item within 30 days. We do ask that the original disc be returned to us first. Our DVD's are on DVD-R media, please make sure that your player is compatible with this format. Thank you. If you have questions,feel free to Skype me, my user ID on Skype is davidcushworth 
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