Scarce* British No9 Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 285. Bayonets

This is a very nice British No9 bayonet consisting of a No5 Bowie blade fitted on to a No4 socket. Production of these bayonets was carried out at ‘The Royal Ordnance’ factory at Poole between ‘1947 and 1949’ and the ‘Enfield’ between ‘1949 and 1956’. Figures for Poole are probably less than 200,000 making Poole marked No9’s quite scarce. Many of these bayonets were issued to the Royal Navy as the Navy continued to use the No4 rifle for some time after the introduction of the ‘L1A1’ rifle and bayonet. The Poole markings are on the ledge on the socket, forward of the muzzle hole and consist of a ‘P’ within a circle & 1949. The scabbard is a standard No5 MkI with steel mouth piece. The blade, socket and scabbard are all in excellent condition. See ‘Skennerton’ item B302 page 246. The price includes UK delivery. BO 285.