No. 5 Bayonet

The No. 5 Bayonet was the bayonet used with the No 5 Lee-Enfield which is nicknamed "Jungle carbine ".[1] The bayonet was a blade which marked a return of the British Army to using blade type bayonets like the Pattern 1907 bayonet instead of socket bayonets such as the No. 4 Bayonets used on the No. 4 Lee-Enfield.[2]

No 5 Bayonet
No 5 mk I bayonet
TypeBayonet
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
Used byUnited Kingdom
Specifications
Length203mm

Production

There were was only 1 variant of the No 5 bayonet produced which is the No 5 mk I bayonet.[2][3] During World War II Wilkinson Sword in London produced by far the most No 5 mk I bayonets with them producing close to 190,000 bayonets.[2] Other producers were a company called Radcliffe who made 75,000,Viners of Sheffield who made 42,000 and Elkington & Co who produced close to 10,000.[2] Post war manufacturing was done by the Royal Ordnance Factory in Poole.[2] It is unknown how many they produced.[2]

References
  1. "British No 5 Mk 1 bayonet, with scabbard". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. "British No.5 Jungle Carbine Bayonet. Wilkinson | Bygone Blades". www.bygoneblades.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. "Jungle Carbine" - the Lee Enfield No5 MkI Rifle, retrieved 8 August 2021
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