The military bayonet has a long history dating back to the 17th century. It was originally developed as a weapon for soldiers to use when they ran out of ammunition, and it has evolved over time to meet the changing needs of the military.

The first bayonets were simple blades that were attached to the end of a musket, and they were used as a stabbing weapon in close combat. In the 18th and 19th centuries, bayonets became more specialized and were designed for use with specific types of firearms.

During World War I and World War II, bayonets were an important weapon for infantry soldiers, and they were used in hand-to-hand combat. In the post-World War II era, the role of the bayonet has changed, and it is now primarily used as a training weapon and for ceremonial purposes. However, some militaries still issue bayonets to more...

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A German World War I Demag bayonet, trench dagger blade marked…

German Demag Trench Dagger from WWI

A German World War I Demag bayonet, trench dagger blade marked 'Demag and Duisberg', blade length 15 cm

3 French Bayonets 1866 Chassepo7 with scabbard 1874 Gras Epes…

French Bayonets Collection with Scabbards

3 French Bayonets 1866 Chassepo7 with scabbard 1874 Gras Epes with scabbard 1886 LeBd bayonet with scabbard

A Boer war bayonet, scabbard and Buff frog an Australian /…

Boer War Bayonet with Scabbard and Buff Frog

A Boer war bayonet, scabbard and Buff frog an Australian / Great Britain war issue 1888 Patt. MKII, for service issue Medford rifle, with .305 mm double edged blade by Wilkinson London

A bayonet World War I 1907 pattern.303 by Wilkinson Issued to…

Aust-issued 1907 Pattern Bayonet with Leather Scabbard

A bayonet World War I 1907 pattern.303 by Wilkinson Issued to Aust with stamping to Quillon '3 D Board Arrow D' (Aust 3rd military District) and stamp to powder 80% bluing to blade, no nicks. C/w 'Tear Drop' leather and steel scabbard

French yataghan sword bayonet for M1866 Chassepot rifle, brass…

French Yataghan Sword Bayonet for M1866 Chassepot Rifle

French yataghan sword bayonet for M1866 Chassepot rifle, brass hilt, steel crosspiece with hook quillon, St. Etienne 1871 mark to spine, original steel scabbard, length 71 cm.

GERMAN NAZI RLB LUFTSHUTZ CIVIL DEFENSE BAYONET, steel scabbard,…

Nazi RLB Civil Defense Bayonet with Scabbard (1940)

GERMAN NAZI RLB LUFTSHUTZ CIVIL DEFENSE BAYONET, steel scabbard, with attached portepee, approx 37 cm L circa 1940

Collection of cooks? knives, kitchen steels (by Dick), bayonets,…

Assorted Knives and Steels Collection

Collection of cooks? knives, kitchen steels (by Dick), bayonets, hunting knives, etc. (21 items).

C. 1860's sword bayonet, brass handled, long sword bayonet with…

Brass-handled Sword Bayonet with Leather Scabbard

C. 1860's sword bayonet, brass handled, long sword bayonet with original leather scabbard and knight stamp. L:77 cm

French 1878 bayonet, etched blade name and dated with…

French 1878 Bayonet with Etched Name and Date

French 1878 bayonet, etched blade name and dated with manufacture marks

Napoleon III bayonet sword with sheath with a brass grip, iron…

Napoleon III Bayonet Sword with Sheath, 1871 Inscription

Napoleon III bayonet sword with sheath with a brass grip, iron cross guard and yataghan blade stamped 'S' to one side and '10' to the other, serial number 'A88489', inscribed to blade 'Msr Nle de Chait Fevrier 1871' length 71.5 cm

British Pattern 1879 artillery sawback bayonet, the guard…

Sawback Bayonet with Scabbard

British Pattern 1879 artillery sawback bayonet, the guard removed, the 20 inch blade double edged towards the point, with scabbard

Snider carbine second type Sawback bayonet issued to the New…

Snider Sawback Bayonet with Scabbard for New Zealand Troops

Snider carbine second type Sawback bayonet issued to the New Zealand Imperial Troops and Volunteers in the Maori Wars. Marked 9/81 and 747 on the cross piece with matching scabbard

Choice example of a scarce British Brunswick sword bayonet,…

Scarce British Brunswick Sword Bayonet, Model 1837

Choice example of a scarce British Brunswick sword bayonet, model 1837 (Kiesling 434)

A World War II German Firemans Dress Bayonet World War II…

WWII German Fireman's Dress Bayonet with Scabbard and Frog

A World War II German Firemans Dress Bayonet World War II German Fireman's dress side arm. Comes complete with scabbard, patent leather frog & correct portepee

Australian knife bayonet with scabbard for the Owen SMG. A…

Australian Bayonet with Scabbard for Owen SMG - Excellent Condition

Australian knife bayonet with scabbard for the Owen SMG. A choice example.

Victorian 1187 pattern mark II bayonet single edge/double…

Victorian Mark II Bayonet with Leather Scabbard

Victorian 1187 pattern mark II bayonet single edge/double tipped fullered blade with matching steel mounted leather scabbard

British early 19th century sword bayonet with scabbard,…

British 19th Century Sword Bayonet with Scabbard

British early 19th century sword bayonet with scabbard, probably a volunteer issue for the Baker rifle, approx 75 cm overall with approx 55 cm straight single edged blade, brass hilt, brass mounted leather scabbard, 73 cm total

Group of five mid 19th century French socket bayonets, average…

Set of 5 French Socket Bayonets, mid 19th Century

Group of five mid 19th century French socket bayonets, average 55 cm long (5)

Hamilton & Co., Calcutta, Anglo Indian flask, rectangular with…

Anglo-Indian and Sheffield Hip Flasks, 1918

Hamilton & Co., Calcutta, Anglo Indian flask, rectangular with cut corners, bayonet fitted hinged lid, together with a rectangular curved sectional hip flask with bayonet fitted hinged lid, the plain body engraved 'Robert William Annison,' Walker & Hall,…

World War I Turkish model 1887 long bayonet in scabbard, hooked…

Turkish Model 1887 Bayonet with Scabbard and Frog

World War I Turkish model 1887 long bayonet in scabbard, hooked quillon, leather scabbard and frog. Length 68 cm

Six antique & vintage bayonets

Antique and Vintage Bayonets Collection

Six antique & vintage bayonets

World War II Rifle Bayonet/Sword (570 mm) with leather sheaf,…

WWII Rifle Bayonet with Leather Sheath

World War II Rifle Bayonet/Sword (570 mm) with leather sheaf, Skennerton/Richardson 'British Commonwealth Bayonets' #B235, ex Green-Howards, Palestine 1945-48.

Martini Henry pattern 1887 Mark I bayonet with Fuller flat bolt…

Martini Henry 1887 Bayonet with Scabbard

Martini Henry pattern 1887 Mark I bayonet with Fuller flat bolt spring and four rivet hand grip, with original scabbard, 62 cm

Three antique and vintage bayonets, 19th and 20th century, the…

Antique and Vintage Bayonets - 19th & 20th Century

Three antique and vintage bayonets, 19th and 20th century, the largest 50 cm long

An Imperial Russian cavalry shashka, M.1881 for dragoon,…

Imperial Russian Cavalry Shashka with Bayonet Scabbard

An Imperial Russian cavalry shashka, M.1881 for dragoon, complete with Mosin-Nagant bayonet fixed to the scabbard. Wooden scabbard with slight split, replaced hilt. Overall length 105 cm.

British pattern 1889 naval cutlass with scabbard & an Enfield…

Naval cutlass and socket bayonet with scabbards

British pattern 1889 naval cutlass with scabbard & an Enfield pattern 1853 socket bayonet with scabbard, stamped 'W.D' with broad arrow mark. Both recovered from a property at Eaglehawk Neck Tasmania in the early 1960s. (2 items)

Four various early Bayonets & Scabbards. Length 55 cm (longest)

Assorted Early Bayonets & Scabbards (55cm)

Four various early Bayonets & Scabbards. Length 55 cm (longest)

Bayonets: Group of four World War I period & earlier (one with…

WWI Bayonets for Enfield 303 (4, one with scabbard)

Bayonets: Group of four World War I period & earlier (one with scabbard) for Enfield 303.

World War II era commando dager with scabbard. Fairbairn and…

WWII Commando Dagger with Rare Spike Blade

World War II era commando dager with scabbard. Fairbairn and Sykes style grip, brass cross guard, spike blade possibly from a No 4 bayonet. Scabbard and frog also No 4. bayonet style. A rare variant.

Rare German World War II Nazi Wehrmacht leather belt, fitted…

Nazi Wehrmacht Belt with Buckle, Bayonet, and Pouches

Rare German World War II Nazi Wehrmacht leather belt, fitted with original buckle, Bayonet and ammo pouches, (in excellent condition) Buckle with impressed Gott Mit Uns

A World War II Lee-Enfield no.1, Mk III, Deactivated 303, rifle…

1943 Lee-Enfield WWII Rifle with Bayonet and Strap

A World War II Lee-Enfield no.1, Mk III, Deactivated 303, rifle with bayonet, dated 1943 with canvas strap, rifle length 113 cm

A British army 1853 Socket bayonet, with scabbard and patent…

British Army Bayonet with Scabbard and Gilt Belt

A British army 1853 Socket bayonet, with scabbard and patent white belt with gilt fittings to 24th (south Wales Borderers) Regiment of foot. The 24th were the famous defenders of Rorke's Drift.

A choice British/Australian sawback sword bayonet for the…

British/Australian Martini-Henry Sawback Sword Bayonet with Scabbard

A choice British/Australian sawback sword bayonet for the Martini-Henry carbine in scabbard.

A Hembrug bayonet and scabbard. This Hembrug bayonet and…

Dutch Bayonet Confiscated by Japanese Troops in Indonesia

A Hembrug bayonet and scabbard. This Hembrug bayonet and scabbard was made by the Dutch for the Dutch cavalry and used in Indonesia and Borneo. When the Japanese invaded, they confiscated and issued these bayonets to their own troops. This bayonet was…

Very rare Australian made World War II era commando knife with…

Rare Australian Commando Knife by Gregsteel with Scabbard

Very rare Australian made World War II era commando knife with scabbard by Gregsteel. (See 'U.S. Military Knives Bayonets & Machetes' Book III by M.H. Cole, page 178 for illustrations and discussion of this knife made under contract in Australia for the…

9 mm Pearl, lapis and yellow gold necklace with a marked 750…

Golden Vermicelli Necklace with Pearl and Lapis Accents

9 mm Pearl, lapis and yellow gold necklace with a marked 750 vermicelli pattern and a bayonet fitting. pearl size 9 mm, necklace length 50 cm

Three military edged weapons, German, French, Japanese, early…

Military Edged Weapons: German, French, Japanese (20th Century)

Three military edged weapons, German, French, Japanese, early to mid 20th century, a German M1898 sword bayonet and scabbard, World War I issue, for Mauser 98 rifles, a French Lebel bayonet with scabbard, and; a Japanese bayonet for 6.5 mm type rifle, the…

Australian M1944 Machete bayonet with scabbard for use by…

Australian Paratrooper Machete Bayonet with Scabbard

Australian M1944 Machete bayonet with scabbard for use by parachutists (watts and White 7) 41 cm blade and handle

British World War I 1907 pattern bayonet with double fullered…

WWI British Bayonet with Scabbard, Frog, and Medals Displayed

British World War I 1907 pattern bayonet with double fullered single edge blade, leather and steel scabbard and canvas frog, mounted on a blue velvet display board with 2 New Zealand medals.

French military percussion musket dated 1842, complete with its…

1842 French Military Percussion Musket with Bayonet

French military percussion musket dated 1842, complete with its connect socket bayonet and ramrod. (No Licence Required). Approx 163 cm long

Antique British bayonet and scabbard, mid 19th century, 54.5 cm…

Mid 19th Century British Bayonet and Scabbard

Antique British bayonet and scabbard, mid 19th century, 54.5 cm long

A World War I British Bayonet, 1907 pattern hooked quillion,…

British WWI Bayonet, 1907 Pattern, Hooked Quillion, Wilkinson Manufacturer

A World War I British Bayonet, 1907 pattern hooked quillion, for use with the Lee-Enfield rifle no 1 mk3 or 3*, better known as the SMLE. The stamped details on the ricasso show a date of '18 under the Royal Cypher, 1907 for the pattern, and Wilkinson as…

Very rare Australian made World War II era survival Bowie knife…

Rare WWII Australian Bowie Knife with Scabbard

Very rare Australian made World War II era survival Bowie knife with scabbard of V 44 type by Marsden Products. See 'U.S. Military Knives Bayonets & Machetes' Book III by M.H. Cole, page 135 for illustration and discussion of this knife made in Australia…

Hart of Colchester single shot percussion pistol with folding…

Hart of Colchester Percussion Pistol with Folding Bayonet

Hart of Colchester single shot percussion pistol with folding spring bayonet, large calibre, smoothbore Damascus barrel with captive ramrod, 19th century. (No Licence Required)

Rare Indian double dagger 'Zirah Bhonk', approx 35 cm overall…

Rare Indian Double Dagger with Gold Koftgari Decoration

Rare Indian double dagger 'Zirah Bhonk', approx 35 cm overall with 25 cm recurved blade of good mechanical Damascus steel with complex forging and a most pronounced armour piercing tip. The hilt, bolsters and part of the back edge decorated with gold…

A British 1944 SMLE machete paratroopers bayonet. Failed as a…

1944 SMLE Paratrooper Bayonet-Machete with Scabbard

A British 1944 SMLE machete paratroopers bayonet. Failed as a bayonet and machete - now scarce small arrow on blade pommel numbered 4565 and complete with composition contoured Mk 2 bayonet grip and correct scabbard, blade length 28.5 cm