No. 5 Bayonet

The No. 5 Bayonet was the bayonet used with the No 5 Lee-Enfield which is nicknamed "Jungle carbine ".[2] 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.[3]

No 5 Bayonet
No 5 mk I bayonet
TypeBayonet
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
Used byUnited Kingdom
Specifications
Length302 mm (11.9 in)
Blade length200 mm (7.9 in)[1]

Production

There were was only 1 variant of the No 5 bayonet produced which is the No 5 mk I bayonet.[3][4] 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.[3] 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.[3] Post war manufacturing was done by the Royal Ordnance Factory in Poole.[3] It is unknown how many they produced.[3]

References
  1. Bayonets listed by overall length. Bayonets Listed by Overall Length Less Than 15.75 in. (400 mm.). (n.d.). https://worldbayonets.com/Misc__Pages/bayonets_by_length/index_by_oal.html
  2. "British No 5 Mk 1 bayonet, with scabbard". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. "British No.5 Jungle Carbine Bayonet. Wilkinson | Bygone Blades". www.bygoneblades.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. "Jungle Carbine" - the Lee Enfield No5 MkI Rifle, retrieved 8 August 2021
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