WW2 AUSTRALIAN 303 OA RIFLE BAYONET LITHGOW SCABBARD

Description

WOODEN GRIPS WITH DARKENED METAL WORK. WORKING PRESS STUD. BAYONET ‘O’ RING SHOWS MINOR USE. 42.3 CM LONG GROOVED BLADE SHOWS ONLY FACTORY SHARPENNING WITH NO RUST OR PITTING. MAKER MARKED AND DATED ‘XOA’ (ORANGE ARSENAL) 5 44 (FEBRUARY 1944). SCABBARD IS THE WW2 LEATHER TYPE, WITH INTACT STITCHING AND METAL CAP END. OVERALL THE ENTIRE PIECE MEASURES 57CM LONG.