British .303 Enfield P1903 1st Model SMLE Bayonet No Return 50 caliber Winchester Express

50 caliber Winchester Express

hulu (hilt)

Another scarce WWI accessory that is now available as a reproduction

This set of 3 Medals were brought back by a New Jersey veteran of the Great War

Please Note: Photographed exampled cleaned of black paint to reveal all markings

British .303 Enfield P1903 1st Model SMLE Bayonet No Return 50 caliber Winchester ExpressNew Made Item: Britain introduced the SMLE rifle in 1903. With it they issued the standard 12" bladed double edged knife bayonet similar to that of the 12" blade style of the Lee Metford and Long Lee Enfield Rifle Bayonet which was known as the pattern 1903 or P 1903 bayonet. The new "Short Magazine Lee Enfield Rifle" (SMLE) was shorter than its predecessors. By 1907 so many complaints had been received that the bayonet was too short that the standard