Canada, C.E.F. A Ross Rifle Bayonet, Mark II, Patent 1907, c. 1916 Auction Archive engraved with issue number “1003”

engraved with issue number “1003”

measuring 218 mm (w) x 285 mm (h) x 26 mm (d)

Dundas and Glengarry United Counties

raised platform with dual recessed medal beds

with integral loops affixed to the lower edge of the three and nine o’clock arms to accommodate a multi-link chain

Canada, C.E.F. A Ross Rifle Bayonet, Mark II, Patent 1907, c. 1916 Auction Archive engraved with issue number “1003”A 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.