Australian used M1913 (No.3) bayonet with false edge by REMINGTON USA.(ABCN1039-3)(K 321)(JN 223-1)
Lee Enfield M1914 (No.3)rifle. No.3 Mk I bayonet.(Pattern 1913) Excellent++ blackened fullered blade with US makers logo: REMINGTON in a circle over model: 1913, ? '18 and a tiny Australian /I\ on the ricasso. False edge. On the reverse side is a US inspection marking: /I\ over Crown over C3 over A, Excellent blackened pommel with no oil hole and crossguard with muzzle ring MRD 15,5 mm.
Excellent walnut wooden grips with two nuts secured to the blade tang by two screws.
Excellent+ Australian brown leather scabbard with all stitches intact. Olive shaped frog stud and three rivets on blackened top mount. Leather body is Remington marked: RE over '17. and both mounts are also Remington marked: RE in a circle. No dents to the mounts.
According to Ian Skennerton the Pattern 1914 (no.3) rifle and its bayonet known as the No.3 Mk I, were issued in very a limited quantity in Australia during WWII and are quite rare!. The official modification of sharpening a portion of the back edge to the tip, creating a false edge was introduced in 1944. In the same period this example must have been arsenal refurbished and brought to Australian WWII standards: All steel parts blackened and a browned scabbard.
Hard to find Australian P 13 bayonet with a false edge in an outstanding condition!
