Australian M 1943 Mk1 Owen SMG bayonet. 1953 dated. Korean era. (ABCN407)(K125)(JN5-2)

Australian M 1943 Mk I Owen SMG. Excellent parkerized fullered blade. The ricasso is crisp marked M.A.(= Munitions Australia- Orange Arsenal), and dated:'53, and  X . Reverse side is marked /I\  0/I\1 and'54. Excellent parkerised  T-slot pommel and crossguard with muzzle ring. MRD 16,5 mm. Pommel is marked :MA. Excellent Australian type wooden grips both marked SLAZ '52. Oil hole in pommel.
Excellent Australian reddish brown leather scabbard with all stitches in tact, a round frog stud and no dents to the grey parkerised fittings, both marked OA on top mount and chape.  Leather scabbard body is marked MA53 along the seam and a large W.

During WWII there were only 19.000 Australian M 1943 Owen SMG bayonets produced. This one is made in the time frame of the Korean war.