Bonehill, Birmingham No.3 British Army Bayonet Training Fencing Musket Laser/Training Systems

British WD Bonehill Birmingham No.3 British Army Bayonet Training Fencing ‘Musket’. Sn 18026. - 18026

This is an original British Army Bayonet Training Fencing Musket. These pieces of equipment were used to train recruits in the art of offensive and defensive bayonet techniques (WW1 era British Soldiers engaged in bayonet training with one of these muskets is illustrated in image 3). The Musket shaped device has a sprung steel fore end tube with round flat end cap which retracts into a steel sleeve to cushion impact during training. The ‘Musket’ has a wood stock with stippled steel butt plate. The stock is impressed ‘G.Bonehill Rifle Maker Birmingham’ and WW1 dated 1916. The ‘Musket’ measures 63 ½” overall. The fore end spring mechanism works correctly. The steel wrist block with stippled steel grip tang has WD inspection marks. The price for this interesting fully functional British WW1 dated bayonet training piece includes UK delivery. Sn 18026

£395.00