Australia - Owen Mk. I/I Submachine Gun Bayonet

blade marked X OA 5-45 grips marked SLAZ43 scabbard marked MANGROVE 44 , metal top and bottom marked OA

€ 235,00
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Knife bayonet for use with the 9 mm. Owen submachine gun. The Owen Mk. I bayonet is a Pattern 1907 newly-manufactured with a 10 in. (254 mm.) blade having a 5 in. (127 mm.) fuller. Owen Mk. I bayonets were manufactured at Small Arms Factory No.3, Orange in 1944–45 and at Lithgow Small Arms Factory in 1953. The wood grips were made by Slazenger and are marked with SLAZ and a two-digit year. The Owen Mk. I/I variant is an existing Pattern 1907 bayonet with the blade shortened to 8 in. These were converted at SAF-3, Orange in 1944, but are uncommon. Care must be taken to authenticate any example purporting to be an Owen Mk. I/I. The Owen scabbard is identical to the Australian-made Pattern 1907, but shorter to accommodate a 10 in. (254 mm.) blade. The scabbard bodies were made by Mangrovite and the steel mounts at SAF-3, Orange.

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