Canadian WW2 No.4 Mk II bayonet made at Long Branch in Ontario. Long Branch produced 910,000 of the No.4 Mk II spike bayonets between 1941 and 1945. This bayonet is identical to the British No.4 Mk II spike bayonet. Only the markings are different.
This bayonet was originally issued to an active service regiment as indicated by the cancelled rifle number. It was then reissued to an Officer Training Corps and blunted for drill purpose.
The right-hand side of the socket block is stamped with the pattern designation and the Long Branch maker’s mark along with a Canadian Government ownership mark, an arrow within a capital C. To the left of this the capital DP denotes drill purpose.
The obverse of the block is stamped with the serial number (4187) of the rifle which it was originally issued with.
The bayonet is complete with its matching, OTC marked scabbard. The frog stud of the scabbard is stamped OTC above a Government ownership mark with the weapon number 867 below. Unit markings such as this are rare to find on a No.4 bayonet.
