Engineering:No. 5 Bayonet
| No 5 Bayonet | |
|---|---|
 No 5 mk I bayonet | |
| Type | Bayonet |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| Used by | United Kingdom |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 302 mm (11.9 in) |
| Blade length | 200 mm (7.9 in)[1] |
The No. 5 Bayonet was the bayonet used with the No 5 Lee-Enfield which is nicknamed "Jungle carbine ".[2] The bayonet was a blade which marked a return of the British Army to using blade type bayonets like the Pattern 1907 bayonet instead of socket bayonets such as the No. 4 Bayonets used on the No. 4 Lee-Enfield.[3]
Production
There were only 1 variant of the No 5 bayonet produced which is the No 5 mk I bayonet.[3][4] During World War II Wilkinson Sword in London produced by far the most No 5 mk I bayonets with them producing close to 190,000 bayonets.[3] Other producers were a company called Radcliffe who made 75,000,Viners of Sheffield who made 42,000 and Elkington & Co who produced close to 10,000.[3] Post war manufacturing was done by the Royal Ordnance Factory in Poole.[3] It is unknown how many they produced.[3]
References
- ↑ Bayonets listed by overall length. Bayonets Listed by Overall Length Less Than 15.75 in. (400 mm.). (n.d.). https://worldbayonets.com/Misc__Pages/bayonets_by_length/index_by_oal.html
- ↑ "British No 5 Mk 1 bayonet, with scabbard" (in en). https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30003294.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "British No.5 Jungle Carbine Bayonet. Wilkinson | Bygone Blades". https://www.bygoneblades.com/buy-british-no5-jungle-carbine-bayonet-wilkinson.
- ↑ (in en) "Jungle Carbine" - the Lee Enfield No5 MkI Rifle, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyK9IYskCH0, retrieved 2021-08-08
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