1907 Sanderson Bayonet dated 1915 with 1944 scabbard
1907 Sanderson BayonetBritish issue Pattern 1907 bayonet by Sanderson dated 1915 with George V royal cypher.The right side stamped with a Broad Arrow next to various ordnance inspection and ownership marks.WW2 Scabbard Made By J. B. Brooks & Co. Ltd dated 1944Adopted in 1907 to fit the SMLE rifle the ‘07 was longer than the previous 1903 bayonet it replaced and was designed to replicate the reach of the old 1888 bayonet when fitted to the long lee rifles in combat. This it achieved but at the cost of inferior performance as a fighting knife, the blade being too long for really effective use as a knife.
