INDIA PATTERN No1 MK 2 BAYONET FOR THE 303 LEE ENFIELD RIFLE
This bayonet is not a cut-down Pattern 1907, but was made with a 12-inch unfullered blade in 1944 in the workshops of the North West Railways.
The famous Bengal & North West Railways (NWR) was formed in the early 1880s and ran until taken over by the Indian Government in 1943. The NWR carried freight, passengers, and steamship mail from Delhi to the northern frontier of British India and beyond to Peshawar, Pakistan.
During the Second World War, many of the Railway's shops were converted to produce war materiel and this bayonet is an example of their handy work. This No 1 MK 2 is identified by its false edge this example is in exceptional condition. Compared to the standard 303 bayonets made in the UK Indian made examples are rarer. This bayonet is in mint condition.