Canada, C.E.F. A Ross Rifle Bayonet, Mark II, Patent 1907, c. 1916 Republic of with soiled ribbon

with soiled ribbon

oxidation spot evident on the reverse

the reverse with a screw and backplate with threaded padding

Since the 1950s it was simply known as “the Reibert”

Canada, C.E.F. A Ross Rifle Bayonet, Mark II, Patent 1907, c. 1916 Republic of with soiled ribbonA Mark II, 1907 Patent, Ross Rifle Bayonet, measuring 408 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 255 mm long magnetic steel blade, demonstrating a modified, hand ground tip with a very sharp blade. The ricasso is unmarked on the obverse and reverse, with an intact short quillion and full muzzle ring. The grip consists of two wedges of walnut brown wood that are held together by a series of two horizontally mounted screws.