*US, WW1, Model 1917 Remington Bayonet & Scabbard, with British Home Guard Frog*
Original United States Model of 1917 sword bayonet, manufactured by Remington Arms Co. during the First World War. This example retains its correct long, single-fullered blade and wooden grip scales with the distinctive vertical grooves that differentiate the Pattern 1913/Model 1917 family from the British Pattern 1907.
The right ricasso is crisply stamped with “U.S.” beneath the Ordnance Department shell-and-flame, together with the eagle’s head inspection mark over “11”, a marking associated with early Remington production during 1917. The pommel, crossguard, and ricasso retain their original blued finish, with the remainder of the blade showing its correct parkerised surface.
The bayonet is accompanied by an original green-painted leather scabbard, second-pattern type with the integral M1910 belt hanger riveted directly to the throat. The scabbard tip is broken, as photographed. Also included is a British Home Guard leather frog, Pattern 1939 type, broad-arrow marked, reflecting possible later British wartime use.
Approx. Measurements - Blade length: 43 cm. Overall length: 55 cm
Historical Note:
The Model of 1917 bayonet was adopted following the United States’ entry into the First World War. Prior to April 1917, American factories were already producing the British Pattern 1914 rifle and Pattern 1913 bayonet. Upon mobilisation, these designs were redesignated for U.S. service as the U.S. Rifle, Model of 1917 and the Model of 1917 bayonet, commonly referred to as the “Enfield” in American service. The M1917 bayonet is mechanically identical to the British Pattern 1913, differing only in markings. The vertically grooved grip scales were retained to prevent confusion with the Pattern 1907 bayonet used by British forces.
First-production M1917 bayonets were manufactured between 1917 and 1918 by: Remington Arms Co. and Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Approximately 1.9 million were produced during this period, with a further 545,000 British Pattern 1913 bayonets retained and re-marked for U.S. issue. The example offered here represents early Remington production, consistent with the eagle’s head “11” inspection mark noted by Dan Morrison in The U.S. Enfield Bayonet (2017).
In U.S. service, leather scabbards were painted green. During the Second World War, large numbers of M1917 bayonets were supplied to Britain under Lend-Lease, where they saw issue to the Home Guard, commonly paired with British Pattern 1939 frogs such as the example included here.
*Condition*
Bayonet structurally sound, with honest service wear throughout. Blade shows age-consistent surface oxidation and finish loss but retains good profile and markings. Wooden grips intact with wear and darkening commensurate with age. Scabbard is original but has a broken chape/tip, clearly shown in the photographs. Frog complete with visible wartime wear. Please see photographs as part of the condition report.
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