Need info on 1907 L-E bayonet*pics

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I have a 1907 Bayonet probably for n°1MK3 L-E marked australia on the grip. I

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cant take pictures right now but i'll try to describe it. The Grip is painted blue
and some spots of paint is ripped off. The scabbard isnt in a good shape like the bayonet but got some marks. MANGROVITE '42, L W(looks like graved from a pencil),a B with an ^ on it, and a W under the B

Near the round thing to attach it[on the locket], 0A is written very small. In the end of the scabbard[the chape], there is an MA written in same size as the 0A
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As for the blade, the chrome is really shiny without any trace of rust or damage.Only the point is a little rough. Markings on first side near grip are:

-CR with a crown
-1907
-12 74
-WIL.KINSOA

On the other side
-on top an arrow facing up
-An crown and under crown there is written 9C and under 9C an E
-a wierd X at the bottom
-left side of the X looks like an A3 with something on it(probably a crown).
-right side on X a crown an something written under it(cant read, looks like weird symbols.

That's every marking i saw. I hope you can help identify it :) Thanks.
 
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OA ; Orange Small Arms Factory
Mangrovite; Makers mark on WW2 Scabbards
MA; Lithgow Small Arms Factory
The X is a "bend mark" a proof mark for bayonets. They are bent over a jig and must return to the original shape

And I sure hope it looks NOTHING like your drawing or you have a sword and not a bayonet.:eek:
 
He's also wrong. Some of the depicted bayonet are, in fact, P1903 bayonets, not 1907 pattern bayonets. I count four 1903's.

You can spot them - they look like this:

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Lee-Enfield No1 Bayonets

The pictures were taken long before this subject came up. I don't think the 1893 bayonet is in any of the pictures. It looks like the 1903's but has RRCI Royal Regiment of Canadian Infantry.
Hooked Quillion in the picture is British it is the one that lies horizontal between the first and second row. I had one of the rare Lithgow 1907s with hooked quillion but it went back home to Australia. That's probably the most expensive bayonet I have ever sold, over $1000 US.
 
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I have one 1907 bayonet with the scabbard marked G.R. with a big crown on the blade what is the value of this bayonet, I paid $25 for it years ago (1987 if I'm right).
 
Lee-Enfield 1907 Bayonet Price

The condition determines the price of a bayonet.
An average 1907 bayonet would be around $75 and up. If it has had the blade sharpend it will devalue it.
 
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