104-C-156 UK Patt 1907 Knife Bayonet in Scabbard

Sword bayonet for use with the .303 caliber Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield No.1 MK3 (S.M.L.E.) rifle. The Pattern 1907 bayonet was modeled closely after the Japanese Type 30 bayonet, which Britain had obtained in 1906 for trials. British production began in 1908. As originally produced, the Pattern 1907 bayonet had a hooked lower quillon as did the Type 30. In service, the lower quillon was unpopular. In Britain, the lower quillon was officially deleted in 1913. The lower quillon was removed from the majority of early bayonets during refurbishment.