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Some bayonets for the No4Mk1 Lee Enfield rifle.

No. 4 Spike bayonet. 

The No. 4 spike bayonet was the result of a desire to find a lighter, handier substitute for the venerable Pattern 1907 bayonet.  Although described as having many advantages over the Pattern 1907, the No. 4 Mk. I bayonet was essentially a throwback, since with the exception of Russia, socket bayonets had long gone out of fashion in modern armies. It was approved in November 1939,with the Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk. I rifle. During WWII nearly 5 million No.4 bayonets were produced. 

The No. 7 Mk. I/L 

The No. 7 was a very innovative and complex design. With a unique swiveling pommel, part knife bayonet and part socket bayonet, the No. 7 Mk. I/L could be both knife and bayonet unlike the No. 4. It can mount on both the Lee Enfield No. 4 rifleand the Mk. V Sten submachine gun. The design was perfected by the Wilkinson Sword Co., who produced 1,000 bayonets in 1944. Mass production was carried out by four other manufacturers from 1945–1948 (Birmingham Small Arms, Ltd. —25,000; Elkington & Co. Ltd., Birmingham —20,000; Royal Ordnance Factory, Poole —30,000,Royal Ordnance Factory, and Newport —100,000). Although very innovative they were only ever issued as ceremonial gear. In total 176,000 No. 7 Mk. I/L bayonets were produced. 

No. 9Mk1 blade bayonet. 

ERA (Eddystone Remington Arms) Pattern 1914 rifle dated to 1916. This rifle has gone through re-arsenaling in preparation for WWII, but it seems to retain it’s original parts.

BSA SHT LE III* 1918. Again this rifle shows signs of re-arsenaling in preparation for WWII, but again it seems to have retained it’s original parts. 

BSA SHT LE III* 1918

Lithgow “DP” SMLE III* 1941

Lithgow SMLE III 1941

Savage No4Mk1* 1942