BRITISH ARMY 1888 LEE METFORD BAYONET & SCABBARD 1900 DATED

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VERY GOOD CONDITION 1888 PATTERN – 1900 DATED LEE METFORD BAYONET & SCABBARD. 30.5CM LONG, DOUBLE EDGED BLADE. MAKER MARKED ‘WILKINSON – LONDON’. GOOD WOODEN GRIPS AND WORKING PRESS STUD BUTTON. COMES IN THE ORIGINAL LEATHER SCABBARD. INTERESTINGLY, THIS MUST HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE LAST BATCH OF 1888 PATTERN BAYONETS BEFORE QUEEN VICTORIA DIED, AS THIS WAS MADE IN DECEMBER 1900 & QUEEN VICTORIA DIED LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER! VERY GOOD OVERALL, MEASURING 44CM LONG.