BRITISH WW2 No4 MKII ENFIELD SPIKE BAYONET WITH MKIII PLASTIC SCABBARD

Lee Enfield No. 4 MK II Bayonet with hard to find MKIII plastic Scabbard. Marked.

Has working spring catch and blade is 204mm (8"). 

The No. 4 Bayonet was created to replace the current bayonet at the time in service which was the WW1 vintage pattern 1907 bayonet. It was the result of the British search for a new bayonet to replace the Pattern 1907 which began just after World War I which came to the conclusion around the beginning of World War II that the best replacement for the pattern 1907 bayonet would be a Spike type bayonet. This was then implemented which lead to the No. 4 becoming a Spike type bayonet. The design of the No. 4 Bayonet is said to have been taken from Swiss socket bayonets. The No 4 bayonet was accepted into service alongside the No 4 rifle.