The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Brunswick Rifle bayonet. It has a ribbed brass hilt with a crossbar that has down turned ends. A locking button protrudes from the centre of the grip connecting to a spring latch. The pommel is marked 'A/24' to match the rifle (REL23810.001) and has a T section slot at the end. The double edged blade swells to a spear point with central fuller to half of the length from the hilt. The blade is marked crown over 'VR/ Enfield 1848' on the ricasso.
This bayonet accompanies a rifle from the collection of Walter Lindsay Venables Vernon of Sydney, NSW, who obtained them in the 1880s. Walter Vernon served in the Boer War and became colonel of the NSW Lancers.
Brunswick rifle. Lock marked Crown over 'VR' over 'Tower 1847' and crown/arrow service proof mark. Barrel with London proof marks has a bayonet (sword) bar at the muzzle and a post with one 'flip up'
Brunswick Rifle cleaning jag made from brass. The jag has an interrupted thread to hold the cloth and has a thinner thread at the opposite end to screw into the cleaning rod. Markings - Y 17. This B
Brunswick Rifle ball drawer made from steel and threaded at one end to screw into the cleaning rod. The other end of the ball drawer is threaded so that it can screw into a musket ball for extraction
Tokarev SVT M1940 Rifle Bayonet and Scabbard. Single edged blade with a fuller to each side, a spear point and proof marks on the ricasso. The hilt has wood grips held to the tang by two slotted head
M84/98 German bayonet early pattern 3rd Model. The hilt has wooden grips held to the tang with two screw bolts. The pommel has a mortise slot and locking bolt which secures it to the rifle nosecap. Th
Tokarev SVT M1940 Rifle Bayonet and Scabbard. Single edged blade with a fuller to each side, a spear point and proof marks on the ricasso. The hilt has wood grips held to the tang by two slotted head
