British WWII P-1943 SMLE Jungle Fighting Bayonet for No.1 Mk III Rifle Hand Select:Yes these are perfectly reconstructed steel

these are perfectly reconstructed steel sealed tubes with removable Caps that contained a Spare Recoil Spring for the MG 42 Machine Gun

• Genuine Military issue paint (most likely Finnish)

IMA is very fortunate to have found just a few of these very rare and historically significant rucksacks

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British WWII P-1943 SMLE Jungle Fighting Bayonet for No.1 Mk III Rifle Hand Select:Yes these are perfectly reconstructed steelOriginal Item: Found in the recent IMA clean up; these bayonets were purchased from the Egyptian Government. These are very nice examples of the manufactured short sword bayonet featuring a 12" blade that followed the WWI 17" version. Expressly developed for Jungle warfare against the Japanese, these were considered easier to use in dense jungle conditions. These, also known as the India Pattern were only made for a just over a year before being