Lee enfield bayonet
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Yep. The No.5 uses a very different bayonet. There are a few on Ebay currently. They usually go for around $200 USD on Ebay, from what I've seen. Here is one:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-Britis...48e6bef8b9:g:A1oAAOSw8nte3Qpv&redirect=mobile
There are also reproductions in the U.S. for around $55 USD. Atlanta Cutlery, WW2 Gear sell them:
https://www.ww2gear.com/p-9364-jungle-carbine-bayonet.aspx
https://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-Britis...48e6bef8b9:g:A1oAAOSw8nte3Qpv&redirect=mobile
There are also reproductions in the U.S. for around $55 USD. Atlanta Cutlery, WW2 Gear sell them:
https://www.ww2gear.com/p-9364-jungle-carbine-bayonet.aspx
The bayonet for the No 5 is the same bayonet used on the L2A3 SMG - many, many bayonets were shipped back when it went out of service, as I have been told there was a requirement to ship an equal number of bayonets as SMG's.
No.4 bayonet is a socket bayonet, that fits over the muzzle onto lugs milled into the barrel. The No.5 bayonet is a more traditional bayonet, that mounts onto a lug under the barrel - that was a one piece mount that included the flash hider/front sight with a muzzle ring.
No.4 bayonets are anything but rare, generally. The exception being the No.4 Mk.I variant - which commands a much higher price. No.5 bayonets, especially wartime production are rarer than average - and command a price point around $350CAD. A proper wartime production scabbard will be marked S294 (Wilkinson) and will not have the large brass throat piece that is associated with the post war scabbards.
There are the cheap reproduction "RFI" marked No.5s around, they look like crap as far as I'm concerned but could act as a sort of stand-in... The Sterling SMG bayonets are a reasonable facsimile of the No.5, except for the ever so slightly smaller muzzle ring diameter, and the lack of a clearing hole - although I believe they're somewhat rare as well.
No.4 bayonets are anything but rare, generally. The exception being the No.4 Mk.I variant - which commands a much higher price. No.5 bayonets, especially wartime production are rarer than average - and command a price point around $350CAD. A proper wartime production scabbard will be marked S294 (Wilkinson) and will not have the large brass throat piece that is associated with the post war scabbards.
There are the cheap reproduction "RFI" marked No.5s around, they look like crap as far as I'm concerned but could act as a sort of stand-in... The Sterling SMG bayonets are a reasonable facsimile of the No.5, except for the ever so slightly smaller muzzle ring diameter, and the lack of a clearing hole - although I believe they're somewhat rare as well.
There are also "made in India" bayonets for the No. 5's that the Indian Army used. They weren't made for resale.
As an aside, there are "Export Model" bayonets that originally fit Turkish Mausers and were modified to fit M1 Garands.
I have one of each.
As an aside, there are "Export Model" bayonets that originally fit Turkish Mausers and were modified to fit M1 Garands.
I have one of each.
