Australian WW2 production P1907 bayonets, Lithgow (MA) and Orange Arsenal (OA)

Hi guys today we are taking a look at Australian ww2 production P1907 bayonets produced in Lithgow and Orange. I forgot to mention in the video that production moved from Lithgow to Orange in July 1942.
I will do another video on the development of the P1907 bayonet and all of the other manufacturers.

[@ghardi6324]

Interesting video! Worked at the Lithgow facility in 1990 - to around mid 94. During that time there were a lot of bayonets laying around mostly without the wooden handles. Many of them had the points ground off and were turned into makeshift paint scrapers and used in maintenance.

[@bradenmartin1382]

Great video! I have a nearly identical bayonet as you nickel platted one (except mine is not nickel platted). MA 9/41, 78670 serial with all the matching markings. The only difference is that I have a D and arrow on the side of the handguard as well. No markings on the grips. God bless!

[@MyMRT1]

Really nice and interesting informative video. I have 2 Australian 1907 bayonets.

[@readingforwisdom7037]

Great intro to this historically important weapon

[@robertrobert7924]

I own a beautiful refurbished Aussie No. 1 Mk 3 .303 Enfield rifle that was imported into the USA after your government passed draconian gun laws in the 21st Century. I suspect it was used as a target competition rifle where it had to maintain it's military construction. It is sighted in perfectly @100 yds. I just shot it this week at my gun range. I also bought a new 1907
bayonet made by Windlass Steelcrafts on India that fits this rifle.

[@pmg8504]

Lithgow Patt 07 Bayonet production did stop for a few years during the early 1930"s due to the depression, acoording to Ian Skennerton's book, Australian Service Bayonets.

[@pointynotsharp8436]

I saw that too, funny in different books he gives different accounts. I'm unsure which is the most up to date. I know a collector who claims to have every year of manufacture though including all of the 30s... still yet to see them though

[@pmg8504]

@@pointynotsharp8436 Mate, ask him if you can see the ones made in the early 1930's, I would like to know myself!
As for the WWI Lithgow Patt 07's, my 1914 & 1915 Hooked Quillons don't have the flared out pommel, I will find out when they started this practice next time I call a mate of mine.

[@eancola6111]

I ended up with one of these in America, it was just given to me so I don’t know it’s history, I thought it was British up until recently but I looked into some of the markings and it was made in lithgow

[@pointynotsharp8436]

Good score

[@stickoswalkabouts633]

Hey mate what books and websites do you use for information?

[@pointynotsharp8436]

For Aussie P1907s I use: British and commonwealth bayonets by Skennerton and Richardson. I also use the website worldofbayonets.com pretty heavily. Most of the Skennerton books are decent for P1907s. I want a copy of the bayonet book but it's very expensive

[@stickoswalkabouts633]

@@pointynotsharp8436 thanks mate I've got some bayonets just like yours and a lithgow mk ii SMLE and would love to know more about what I have and start collecting more

[@pointynotsharp8436]

@@stickoswalkabouts633 great place to start is to join a bunch of bayonet collecting groups on Facebook. A lot of the group experts are authors of bayonet books. Easier sometimes to ask the author than track down an out of print $500 book

[@aidanfox7231]

Are these bayonets easy to acquire or are they harder to come by

[@pointynotsharp8436]

They are quite common here in Australia, unfortunately they are getting a bit expensive

[@geraldwenn9698]

I Have a lithgow same as your first one with frog can I trace serial number on pommel 23989

[@pointynotsharp8436]

Unfortunately not, there aren't records for them being issued to specific units or people. They are really only useful for date of manufacture if your riccaso is worn

[@geraldwenn9698]

@@pointynotsharp8436 Thanks for your speedy replyJust curious as to what they sell for its in top condition factory edge never been cleaned up etc

[@wceagles81]

I just found a bayonet in my mother in laws shed. It’s the same as the one in the middle with OA stamp on it with the scarab and I guess the original belt hessian strap. She gave it to me. I’m stoked to find out some information on it.