Original Rare British Martini-Henry Rifle P-1887 MkII Sword Bayonet with Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard Lanchester SMG which indicates the approximate manufacture

which indicates the approximate manufacture date of June - July 1942

though it is held on only by the metal split pins at the end

The original margins on the cape are still present

It has the correct late ware steel buckles

American D-Day 2nd Rangers at Pointe Du Hoc

Original Rare British Martini-Henry Rifle P-1887 MkII Sword Bayonet with Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard Lanchester SMG which indicates the approximate manufactureOriginal Item: Straight from our discovery of arms in the royal palace of Nepal! The P 1885 Long Lever Martini Infantry Rifle was initially issued with an 18" bladed Sword Bayonet with a fullered blade and leaf spring on the locking mechanism. This was the P 1887 Mk. I. Unfortunately this design was already dated, and required too much time to make, so the design was simplified. In 1888 the P 1887 Mk. III bayonet was approved with an unfullered blade