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The Pattern 1907 bayonet, officially called the Sword bayonet, pattern 1907 (Mark I), is an out-of-production British bayonet designed to be used with the Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) rifle. The Pattern 1907 bayonet was used by the British and Commonwealth forces throughout both the First and Second World Wars .
Place of creation: London: Credit line: Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, W2507: Notes: British Pattern 1907 bayonet for SMLE No 1 (with leather scabbard) (WW1 period) maker- Wilkinson, England, August 1908 Note- Quillon has long hook and see note from scrap of paper- this type of bayonet with long hook is rare.
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The No. 4 bayonet was created to replace the current bayonet at the time in service which was the World War I vintage Pattern 1907 bayonet. [2] It was the result of the British search for a new bayonet to replace the Pattern 1907 which began just after World War I which came to the conclusion around the beginning of World War II that the best replacement for the pattern 1907 bayonet would be a ...
The Webley-Wilkinson (1884 to 1914) A revolver manufactured by Webley, sold by Wilkinson Sword company. The Mars Automatic Pistol (1900) The Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver (1900) The Webley Self-Loading Pistol (1910) The Webley Mark I Air Pistol (1924) The Webley Mark II Air Rifle (1929) The Webley Mark III Air Rifle; The Webley Hawk Mark ...
The No. 5 bayonet was the bayonet used with the No. 5 Lee-Enfield which was nicknamed the "Jungle carbine". [2] The bayonet was a blade which marked a return of the British Army to using blade type bayonets like the Pattern 1907 bayonet instead of socket bayonets such as the No. 4 bayonets used on the No. 4 Lee-Enfield. [3]
The Pattern 1908 cavalry trooper's sword (and the 1912 Pattern, the equivalent for officers) was the last service sword issued to the cavalry of the British Army.It has been called [3] [4] the most effective cavalry sword ever designed, although its introduction occurred as swords finally became obsolete as military weapons.
In 1973, Wilkinson Sword merged with the British Match Corporation to form Wilkinson Match. [1] This was intended to create a stronger company, with a larger advertising budget that would enable the company to fight its American rival in the consumer shaving market, the Gillette Company , and its British subsidiary, also called Gillette.