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A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1093 PATTERN SMLE KNIFE BAYONET. STARTED LIFE AS AN 1888 PATT BOER-WAR L.L.E. BAYONET, NOTE THE GHOST DATED TO THE RICASSO FOR JANAURY 1901. OFFICIALLY CONVERTED CIRCA 1905 FOR THE NEW 1903 SMLE RIFLE. THEN LATER, DURING WW1, RE-ISSUED FOR WW1 SERVICE HAVING AN ISSUE DATE OF 1916 TO THE BAK OF THE RICASSO. EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SUPERB CRISP BLADE. MOST OF ITS BLUED FINISH REMAINING. GOOD GRIPS. WORKING BUTTON. A BAYONET WHICH SAW SERVICE IN TWO WARS.