British No7 MkI Land Service Bayonet

[latt]

I was certainly quick to jump on this one when I saw it. Now all I need is a P1903 and a nice example of a P1913 and my Enfield collection will be pretty much complete (until I find a good deal on another one).

I found an article on the Wilkinson protoypes from someone who was able to find one of the few surviving examples for reference:

http://bayonetsplus.com/Number%207.pdf

After seeing a few more examples it seems like some of the dispersal markings were done quite faintly, it’s possible mine is just a particularly bad strike from one of the makers.

[ivanjoaquin]

I have this Elkington example in my collection, I bought it in France more than forty years ago, I don't remember the price but it didn't seem expensive to me then

[Reibert]

Found these pictures on my hard drive.

The images from the "Mau Mau War" (Mau Mau uprising) are probably reversed.

The other may show a British experimental self-loading rifle (probably a predecessor of the SA80) with the No.7 Mk.I/L mounted on it.

[Anderson]

The EM-2 No.9 rifle in .280 calibre

[lithgow]

The EM2 was a post war 1950s design for a new British service rifle to replace the .303 Lee Enfield but the decision to adopt 7.62 x 54mm as the standard Nato round was the end of that.

[Jb4046]

I find it funny the Americans didn’t like the .280 cartridge for being underpowered. Only to then jump to 5.56 a decade or two later and recently decided a .277 round for their new rifle…

[Reibert]

Enfield designed EM-2 Bull-pup Rifle and prototypes

[Reibert]

Found these pictures on my hard drive.

The images from the "Mau Mau War" (Mau Mau uprising) are probably reversed.

...

A colleague who has an appropriate program edited and colored the photo for me.

One of the soldiers, (a British "Commando" ?), is armed with the "Sten Mk. V" submachine gun.