Sword bayonet

British bayonet Pattern 1913 No 3 Mk 1: Left side view
British bayonet Pattern 1913 No 3 Mk 1

Left side view

Name/Title

Sword bayonet

Entry/Object ID

98-37-02

Description

British Bayonet, Pattern 1913, No 3 Mk 1. Steel blade with wooden hand grips.

Use

Used by British and Commonwealth forces on their infantry rifles, most commonly the Lee-Enfield.

Context

Widely used during the First World War. Made by Remington Firearms for Britain in 1917. Taken over by US on entry into the war in 1917. British marks were over stamped and the bayonet was restamped with US markings

Made/Created

Date made

1917