1876/95 British .303cal Martini-Enfield Rifle Socket Bayonet Vietnam war the reverse with two armored

the reverse with two armored soldiers forcing open the jaws of a crocodile in allegory of the British hold on the Suez Canal

These are often confused with the Imperial Japanese Police Dress Swords

the screwdriver blades are full form

This became his trademark combat style in World War II

as well as with the seven different U

1876/95 British .303cal Martini-Enfield Rifle Socket Bayonet Vietnam war the reverse with two armoredRecovered from the Egyptian Citadel armory in the 1970s, these are 21 inch triangular bladed 1876 Martini Henry Rifle socket bayonets, converted in 1895 to fit . 303cal Martini Enfield rifles. The conversion from the original . 450 . 577 Martini Henry caliber allowed both the rifles and therefore the bayonets to see further service in the empire, utilizing the modern . 303 British ammunition. Internal diameter of the socket is approximately 17mm.