Enfield Bayo... - The Firearms Forum

polishshooter · 11-05-2006, 10:31 AM

At the Gun Show yesterday, I was looking for a cheap bayonet for my Enfield....I ended up buying a no-markings-no sheath spike for $5 just to say I did, but I ALMOST bought a decent Long Branch marked spike for $18, and a SWEET looking Long Branch marked bowie for $30, but I was watching my "budget" for my wife's B'Day, so maybe I'll get them in January when the "guilt factor" is lower....

But what one would be "correct" for my 1944 Long Branch? Was the Bowie or the spike the "wartime" bayo?

I also checked a mainly US parts guy that had a bin of Enfield stuff, he had about 20 WWII well marked excellent looking British Khaki slings for $15, all marked 1944 or 1945.....I should have bought one, but I thought I'd go back, but by the time i was done I was out of money and too tired to find where he was again....I'll pick it up in January too...

Pistolenschutze · 11-05-2006, 11:59 AM

Polish, I SURE your wife would just love a nice Long Branch bowie for her birthday. Of course, you might have to be a tad careful that she doesn't decide to test it out . . . on you!

11-05-2006, 10:31 AM	#1
polishshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 7,863	Enfield Bayo... At the Gun Show yesterday, I was looking for a cheap bayonet for my Enfield....I ended up buying a no-markings-no sheath spike for $5 just to say I did, but I ALMOST bought a decent Long Branch marked spike for $18, and a SWEET looking Long Branch marked bowie for $30, but I was watching my "budget" for my wife's B'Day, so maybe I'll get them in January when the "guilt factor" is lower.... But what one would be "correct" for my 1944 Long Branch? Was the Bowie or the spike the "wartime" bayo? I also checked a mainly US parts guy that had a bin of Enfield stuff, he had about 20 WWII well marked excellent looking British Khaki slings for $15, all marked 1944 or 1945.....I should have bought one, but I thought I'd go back, but by the time i was done I was out of money and too tired to find where he was again....I'll pick it up in January too... __________________ The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living. --> Last edited by polishshooter; 11-10-2006 at 10:19 PM..

11-05-2006, 11:59 AM	#2
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: Enfield Bayo... Polish, I SURE your wife would just love a nice Long Branch bowie for her birthday. Of course, you might have to be a tad careful that she doesn't decide to test it out . . . on you! __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)