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The Pattern 1907 was manufactured in Britain, Australia, and India. As originally manufactured, the Pattern 1907 was a fairly close copy of the Japanese Type 30 bayonet, with a 17-inch blade and hooked quillion (lower crosspiece). The hooked quillion was eliminated by India in 1914. Britain and Australia followed suit in 1915. Nearly all of the existing Pattern 1907 bayonets had the hooked quillion removed. Today, a Pattern 1907 hooker is scarce and pricey. Reproductions have recently surfaced in quantity.
The smaller:
The No. I Mk. II and No. I Mk. II* were newly made bayonets with 12.2-inch unfullered blades. These retained the standard P1907 hilt and grips. The only difference between these two marks being that the former had no false-edge. No. 1 Mk. II bayonets were made at Rifle Factory Ishapore.
The Pattern 1907 was manufactured in Britain, Australia, and India. As originally manufactured, the Pattern 1907 was a fairly close copy of the Japanese Type 30 bayonet, with a 17-inch blade and hooked quillion (lower crosspiece). The hooked quillion was eliminated by India in 1914. Britain and Australia followed suit in 1915. Nearly all of the existing Pattern 1907 bayonets had the hooked quillion removed. Today, a Pattern 1907 hooker is scarce and pricey. Reproductions have recently surfaced in quantity.
The smaller:
The No. I Mk. II and No. I Mk. II* were newly made bayonets with 12.2-inch unfullered blades. These retained the standard P1907 hilt and grips. The only difference between these two marks being that the former had no false-edge. No. 1 Mk. II bayonets were made at Rifle Factory Ishapore.