spike no4 bayonet

[Halo1981]

hi all,

hope everyone is ok.

I have been given this bayonet from my father in law and i wont lie bayonets i know nothing about.

i have managed to locate some maker marks after cleaning it was very dirty.

could someone help me with dating this ore anymore information please.

thanks

[Rick W]

Hi Mate,
Scabbard is a Vanden Plas (England) No 4 Mk I .
They made 950,000 of them .
Bayonet looks like a Std MkII No 4 , but I cant make out the maker markings .
Cheers Rick

[Halo1981]

would you say its ww2 era or later ?

[Alex W]

Looks like a 67 on the press stud which is the dispersal code for Singer, produced between 1943-1944. Used by the British in WW2 and various other countries / forces until at least, the latest Afghan war and probably still now.

Britain - The No. 4 Spike Bayonet