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Lot #2594
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Lot 2595: Pritchard-Greener Revolver Bayonet with Sheath

Rare Prototype Pritchard-Greener Bayonet for an Enfield Mark VI Revolver with Sheath

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: December 2, 2017

Lot 2595: Pritchard-Greener Revolver Bayonet with Sheath

Rare Prototype Pritchard-Greener Bayonet for an Enfield Mark VI Revolver with Sheath

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: December 2, 2017

Estimated Price: $3,000 - $4,500
Price Realized:
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Rare Prototype Pritchard-Greener Bayonet for an Enfield Mark VI Revolver with Sheath

Manufacturer: Greener
Model: None
Type: Other
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Catalog Page: 336
Class: Other
Description:

Measuring 12 1/2 inches overall, this bayonet was designed by one Arthur Pritchard, a British officer and Western Front veteran, who had a prototype fabricated by Wilkinson Sword and successfully sold gunmaking firm W.W. Greener on the concept. While the bayonet and the Enfield double action revolver made an impressive combination, Pritchard's design failed to take off, with less than 200 made and fewer sold. The blade is 8 1/8 inches long, bright steel with a "T" cross-section and a flat spine, fixed to the brass grip via a threaded and staked "rat tail" tang and a hexagonal nut. The hilt is one-piece brass construction, with a spring-loaded steel bar to lock the bayonet in place, and the cross guard marked "PATENT/No. 17143/16" next to an oval around "W. W. G" over an "elephant" (Greener trademark). These bayonets were numbered to the revolvers that they were hand fitted to. With a blued steel sheath. Notes from the consignor attribute this bayonet as an early example for use in weapons trials, and an accompanying letter of provenance indicates that it was purchased in 1961 from the director of W.W. Greener when they closed the company and sold off the remaining items in their inventory.

Rating Definition:

Extremely fine as factory refurbished after the trials. The very fine blade is bright, showing some light spotting concentrated on the lower third, and the hilt shows a fine aged patina. The locking bar is in very fine order, and the sheath retains over half of the blue, with some mild dark corrosion and light spotting overall. The scabbard has 95% blue over pitting. The markings are crisp.



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