1907 Wilkinson Pall Mall bayonet markings help please!

[Byzanti]

Hi I am having trouble researching the markings on the reverse of the makers marked Ricasso (it’s a 1907 Wilkinson pall mall bayonet). It has lots of other marks on the bottom of the grip, the staple on the scabbard, the scabbard leather (marked JWL 1917)- but these are difficult for me to research/ if anyone has a link or just a translation, it would be most appreciated... thank you!

[Byzanti]

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[Byzanti]

Here’s something else interesting. I’ve only found one other bayonet so far that has this very interesting paint on the exposed metal parts of it when in a (tropical?) frog... it’s definitely old (desert camo?) really has that Sahara yellow to it.. could it have been an African campaign reissue (or, more to the period it was made) a Mesopotamia/Palestine campaign issue? It bears no Arabic/Iraqi proofs or marks that went with the Iraqi ones on the pommel... but this first photo is of a pall mall (note the cross guard paint) owned by a collector in South Africa (image courtesy of greatwarforum) - compared with the scabbard tip and pommel of mine (last two pics)

[Byzanti]

Or if anyone knows of a site where I can research these codes (I have checked a few to no avail..) it would be very much appreciated!!

[Byzanti]

Can anyone refer me to a person or a site or a book that can be more helpful? Moderators, if I have posted in the wrong forum- can you please move this thread to more appropriate one? Thank you.

[Cooky]

Hi,
try these sites

http://thearmouryonline.co.uk/Identification.htm

http://oldmilitarymarkings.com/brit_bayo.html

https://www.2ndbtnlancfus.com/identi...ture-date.html

For a book 'British & Commonwealth Bayonets' by Ian Skennerton is good

Cooky

[Byzanti]

Hi cooky
Thank you very much for the reply. It made me recall the BCN which I believe may still be an operating forum and will try there... the reference book title is also much appreciated I will look that up as well.
Best regards
Mike

[Richie B]

It looks to me that the bayonet is stamped "11" "17" which would be a manufacture date of November 1917.

" '21 " is a refurbishment date [1921]

" T6E" and "G8E" are inspectors markings - either from original production or the refurbishment. I think they may be from the latter as there other similar, and unreadable to me, which may be the originals.

JWL may be John White & Sons Limited of Bingley Yorkshire.

Source Skennerton as mentioned in post #7