Hey guys, I just moved to Nanaimo and had a chance to walk around and check out the Pawn Shops. In one I found a few Ross Rifle Bayonets, and I picked up the nicest one they had.
Can anyone tell me what those markings mean? I'm pretty sure the 10/14 means it was made in October of 1914, and I'm fairly certain that that's the C Broad Arrow. But I'm unsure about the rest. Are the numbers carved into the wood unit numbers? One of the Bayonets that was there said 61st Battalion on it's handle, I'm Pretty sure they were from Winnipeg.
And one final question, the other two Ross Bayos that were there had their barrel rings ripped open. I thought I remembered reading in Tim Cook's At The Sharp End: Canadians Fighting the First World War 1914-1916 that one of the Ross's issues was that when you fired the rifle it might sheer metal off the bayonet, but I couldn't find the quote for this post. Am I misremembering? If not could that be why the barrel ring was ripped? Is it safe to fire a Ross today with the bayonet fixed?
Thanks Guys!
Can anyone tell me what those markings mean? I'm pretty sure the 10/14 means it was made in October of 1914, and I'm fairly certain that that's the C Broad Arrow. But I'm unsure about the rest. Are the numbers carved into the wood unit numbers? One of the Bayonets that was there said 61st Battalion on it's handle, I'm Pretty sure they were from Winnipeg.
And one final question, the other two Ross Bayos that were there had their barrel rings ripped open. I thought I remembered reading in Tim Cook's At The Sharp End: Canadians Fighting the First World War 1914-1916 that one of the Ross's issues was that when you fired the rifle it might sheer metal off the bayonet, but I couldn't find the quote for this post. Am I misremembering? If not could that be why the barrel ring was ripped? Is it safe to fire a Ross today with the bayonet fixed?
Thanks Guys!
