Canada, C.E.F. A Ross Rifle Bayonet, Mark II, Patent 1907, c. 1916 Auction very scarce in this size

very scarce in this size

suspended from its period original multi-coloured ribbon with horizontal pinback assembly

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while the cap also features fold-down side panels

in the use of submarine warfare and the tactics implemented at that time

Canada, C.E.F. A Ross Rifle Bayonet, Mark II, Patent 1907, c. 1916 Auction very scarce in this sizeA Mark II, 1907 Patent, Ross Rifle Bayonet, measuring 408 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 255 mm long magnetic steel blade, demonstrating a modified, hand ground tip with a very sharp blade. The ricasso is unmarked on the obverse and reverse, with an intact short quillion and full muzzle ring. The grip consists of two wedges of walnut brown wood that are held together by a series of two horizontally mounted screws.