Record ID: WILT-771785
Object type: BAYONET
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Late Post Medieval sword bayonet with iron handle and blade. It is old broken on both ends and severely corroded. It is possible to identify the bayonet as a Pattern 1907 (P1907), introduced, together with the rifle Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III, on 26 January 1907. Both the rifle and the bayonet were in use by the British Army during First World War. Milions of P1907 bayonets were produced in Britain, Australia, India and USA. They usually show a marking near the crossguard, but in this case the mark is not visible due to the corrosion patina. The bayonet is com…
Created on: Tuesday 26th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 29th September 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-09B257
Object type: BAYONET
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Post Medieval to Modern damaged sword bayonet with a brass handle and iron blade. The 'beak' of the pommel area is of typical, but not exclusively, French design for sword bayonets of the period. Probably a French Chassepot M1866 "yataghan" or possibly a Remington M1869 or similar sword bayonet. The blade is almost entirely lost to rust and there is corrosion on the guard and elements of the hilt. Dates to between c1850 and c1918 AD. The length is 178mm, the width 104mm, and the thickness 30mm.
Created on: Wednesday 12th March 2014
Last updated: Sunday 13th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thornton', grid reference and parish protected.