VERY EARLY**1908 & 1909 Dated Canadian Ross Rifle Company MK1 Bayonet & WW1 1916 MKII Leather Scabbard With Integral Frog Bayonets

**VERY EARLY**1908 & 1909 Dated Canadian Ross Rifle Company MK1 Bayonet & WW1 1916 MKII Leather Scabbard With Integral Frog. Sn 20109 - 20109

This is a very early 1st Pattern Ross bayonet with the stepped back muzzle ring which has a smaller muzzle ring diameter and a split annual spring inside the muzzle ring. This acts against the muzzle and ring to provide a rattle free and positive fit. This bayonet fitted the first pattern of Ross rifle but on the introduction of the MK II rifle the bayonet was altered with a larger muzzle ring diameter, no step back on the muzzle ring and the muzzle spring was deleted. This bayonet was made in 1908 & has May 1909 inspection mark. It is date stamped ‘5-09’ on the pommel with the Canadian WD acceptance mark alongside - Click here to reveal phone number - inspection stamps and Ross maker detail ‘Ross Rifle Co Quebec Patent 1907’. The MK1 was only made from 1909-1910 whereas the MK 2 was produced from 1911-1917. The slab wood grips are secured with two screw bolts. The wood has knocks bumps and bruises consistent with age and service use. The push button release on the pommel works as it should. The grips have small inspection marks. The bayonet measures 14 ½” overall and has a 10” single edged sharp blade. The blade has staining consistent with age. It is contained in its brown leather scabbard with integral frog. The tip of the scabbard is dated ‘1916’ and has ‘MK II’ designation. The scabbard & belt loop have WD inspection marks. A small piece of leather is absent from one side of the tip of the scabbard which can be seen in image 3. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20109

£345.00