British .303 Enfield P1903 1st Model SMLE Bayonet No Return The Model 1853 replaced the

The Model 1853 replaced the Model 1851 in production

they were very popular with the tin mines as they allowed night shift working in the mines

hulu (hilt)

Another scarce WWI accessory that is now available as a reproduction

British .303 Enfield P1903 1st Model SMLE Bayonet No Return The Model 1853 replaced theNew Made Item: Britain introduced the SMLE rifle in 1903. With it they issued the standard 12" bladed double edged knife bayonet similar to that of the 12" blade style of the Lee Metford and Long Lee Enfield Rifle Bayonet which was known as the pattern 1903 or P 1903 bayonet. The new "Short Magazine Lee Enfield Rifle" (SMLE) was shorter than its predecessors. By 1907 so many complaints had been received that the bayonet was too short that the standard