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No. 4 Mk. II
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Spike bayonet for use with the Lee-Enfield No. 4 .303 caliber rifle. These saw extensive use during WWII and into the 1950s, when the Lee-Enfield was superseded by the FN-FAL assault rifle.
This example was made by the Crown Corporation Small Arms Ltd., Long Branch, Ontario, Canada According to Skennerton, Longbranch made approximately 910,000 bayonets.
The Mk. I scabbard is British, displaying the broad arrow proofmark and "N64", identifying Sheffield Steel Products as the maker. Sheffield was the place where steel was invented and became renowned for producing fine cutlery and swords.
The "M" inside a circle identifies the scabbard throat as having been made out of Mazak, a zinc alloy.
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7.875
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9.875
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.595
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Socket: "No 4 Mk II" over a superimposed "LB"
Scabbard: "M" inside a circle and "N64" and broad arrow proofmark.
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No. 4 Mk. II
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This example is one of a small number of No. 4 Mk. II bayonets, approx. 5,000, made in a special production run during the Korean War.
These were the last No. 4 spike bayonets produced and the only No. 4’s to carry the distinctive Canadian Arsenals Ltd. logo.
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7.875
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9.875
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.595
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Socket (left): "No. 4 Mk. II" and nested "C" "A" (Canadian Arsenals Ltd. logo).
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Pattern 1925 Web Belt Frog
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Carter # 190, Pattern 1925 web belt frog for carrying the No. 4 spike bayonet. Olive green. Measures 5.5 inches (140 mm) long and 1.5 inches (38 mm) wide.
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Illegible maker's mark and "1952"
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