Original WWII Australian P1907 SMLE Bayonet Dated 1942 with Scabbard by Lithgow Armory Ancient most of the recruits in

most of the recruits in this company had no prior experience with Japanese

Whether this is some sort of rack number or unit marking we are unsure of

and more comfortable to wear than the previous designs

- USS Pennsylvania Pearl Harbor Veterans Association material

with many of the others in "seal script"

Original WWII Australian P1907 SMLE Bayonet Dated 1942 with Scabbard by Lithgow Armory Ancient most of the recruits inOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an interesting Australian manufactured P 1907 Bayonet for the No. 1 MkIII Enfield rifle, often called the SHT. LE, SMLE, S. M. L. E., "Smelly" etc. This example was produced in Australia during WWII, with an original blade length of 17 inches. The Japanese forces in the Pacific still used longer bayonets, so the British, like the U. S. forces, kept the longer bayonets. The blade markings on this example are