Lee Enfield No4 MK I* Longbranch bayonet info needed

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Hi folks,

I need some clear information, if at all possible. I have scoured the web and cannot find a clear answer to the following:

I own a 1945 No.4 Mk I* Longbranch and am trying to find the matching bayonet for it.

I have found a couple of No.4 Mk I Cruciform style, made by Singer. However, my research indicates that this is the original, made for the Mk I. The Mk I* is of later production than the Mk I, of course.

So, further research found the Mk II spikes. Well, enough said - not a MK I nor Mk I *.

The issue that I have is I cannot find definitive information that tells me exactly the type of bayonet originally used on the Mk I*. Did they use the Mk. I Cruciform Blades? Was there a specific Mk. I* bayonet? Did they use the Mk II spike ("pig sticker")? Since mine was 1945 Longbranch, what would it have used?

I have found a couple of Longbranch branded MK II bayonets that I know would fit my Mk I*, but I try to keep original accessories matching correctly to the firearm.

Thanks in advance!
 
The Mark of bayonet has nothing to do with the rifle. MK II bayonets would be issued with a MkI or MkI* rifle. Long Branch didn't make that many MkI rifles, the vast majority being MkI*.

If you've found a couple, buy them both. They're cheap any then you'll have to buy another rifle. :D
 
As others have said, you want the LB marked Mk II spike bayonet. They're usually about $15-$20 with scabbard.

Not exactly my favourite bayonet, the famous pig sticker, but there you have it, that's the right bayonet for your rifle. The other ones for the No 4 weren't used by Canada.
 
The two I have are stamped

NC4MKII
P.S.K.

S4 MKII*
P S K

There is no George REX mark that I can see. It is hard to read some of the marks and I didn't want to sand off the paint. I am not sure about the "S"ahead of the MKII on the second one. I think the dots are between the PSK on the second one just can't see for sure. There is also a centre punch mark. On the first one it is between the 4 and MKII, on the second one it is one space above the II

If I had cursored down to the following pages of the webpage, I would have found the maker of the ones I have before posting. Does anyone want to trade me for a Long Branch 1942-44 pattern?
 
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NC4MKII
P.S.K.

S4 MKII*
P S K

PSK (Prince-Smith and Stells at Keighley ). Both are British made bayonets, pretty common ones PSK made a large number of bayonets.
 
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Count yourself LUCKY that you have TWO cruciform bayonets! They are the rarest of the series. Your rifle would have had the standard spike, or even possibly the "blacksmiths wonder" The all stamped and welded bayonet.
Bayonets were an accessory, just as slings were.
 
John Sukey said:
Count yourself LUCKY that you have TWO cruciform bayonets! They are the rarest of the series. Your rifle would have had the standard spike, or even possibly the "blacksmiths wonder" The all stamped and welded bayonet.
Bayonets were an accessory, just as slings were.
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Nope, these are plain round spikes, one piece I think.
 
How odd are the ones with the twisting-reversing handles and blades? I don't know much about these.

I have one of those, a cruciform and a pig sticker.
 
lawn gnome said:
How odd are the ones with the twisting-reversing handles and blades? I don't know much about these.

I have one of those, a cruciform and a pig sticker.
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That's the No 7 bayonet. They're not common but they are out there. I haven't seen one at a gun show for a fair while.

There's the

cruciform spike
spike
No 7
No 9 blade bayonet-they're fairly common.
 
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