WW1 1915 British WD Webley & Scott Ltd British Army Bayonet Training Fencing ‘Musket’. A 594 Antiques & Militaria

WW1 1915 British WD Webley & Scott Ltd British Army Bayonet Training Fencing ‘Musket’. A 594 - A 594

This is an excellent original WW1 dated British Army Bayonet Training Fencing Musket. These pieces of equipment were used to train recruits in the art of offensive and defensive bayonet techniques (WW1 era British Soldiers engaged in bayonet training similar training muskets is illustrated in image 1). The Musket shaped device has a sprung steel fore end tube with round flat end cap which retracts into a steel sleeve to cushion impact during training. The ‘Musket’ has a wood stock with stippled steel butt plate. The stock is impressed with WD arrow, maker deiail ‘Webley & Scott Ltd London & Birmingham’ and 1915 WW1 date. The wood is also marked with ‘F’ (possibly Fencing armoury) and ‘1.16’ date (January 1916). The ‘Musket’ measures 63 ½” overall. The fore end spring mechanism works correctly. The steel wrist block with stippled steel grip tang has WD inspection marks. The price for this nicely marked, fully functional British WW1 dated bayonet training piece includes UK delivery. A 594

£475.00