Australian M 1907 bayonet. Early model by Lithgow 1919, with rare Australian made No.2 MKI. double seam scabbard.(ABCN1025-1)(K0)(JN4-1)

British M 1907 SMLE MKIII rifle. Excellent blackened fullered blade with a faint A in a star over 1907 in a shield over LITGOW over date: 1919 in four rows on the ricasso. Reverse side shows two Australian inspection markings:  A in a star - bend mark; X and another A in a star. /I\ star over III. Excellent blued pommel.  MRD 16,5 mm. No oil hole in pommel. Excellent wooden grips secured by screw bolts to the blade tang.
Excellent+ and correct rare Australian made No.2 MKI double seam black leather scabbard. Blued fittings with a small round frog stud. A faint Litgow inspection A in a star marking above the staple in the top mount. Leather scabbard body is marked: Litgow - A in a star- 1920. (Very hard to read!) No pitting and no dents to the mounts. All stitches intact. 

Australia started production of M 1907 bayonets in June 1913 at the Lithgow Arsenal (NSW). Bayonets with the hooked quillon were produced only between 1913 and 1915. Production without a quillion was from 1915 till 1927 at Lithgow.  Production at Lithgow stopped in 1927 and was continued late 1940. In July 1942 the production moved from Lithgow to the Orange Arsenal (OA). The production stopt in 1945 

The No.2 MKI double seam scabbard was only made and in very small quantities in 1920 and 1921 and are quite rare!