Original British WWII Era M1915 Spring Loaded Bayonet Training Rifle by W.W. Greener - dated 1946 Napoleonic "The favorite of the Duke"

"The favorite of the Duke"

It originally would have been marked elsewhere

and was based in IWASHIRO (岩代) province

Robert Lubstein

Overall length is 9 3/8 inches with a 5 inch blade

Original British WWII Era M1915 Spring Loaded Bayonet Training Rifle by W.W. Greener - dated 1946 Napoleonic "The favorite of the Duke"Original Item: Only One Available. Just acquired at a recent military show, this is a very interesting M1915 bayonet training rifle (or musket) produced for the British Army. These were first designed during WW1, and contract made by various small arms manufacturers such as Webley & Scott. We had assumed that these were discontinued during the interwar period, however we have seen examples with dates in the mid 1930s. This example however is stamped