Bayonets were made in both Denmark and Belgium. The unit marking on the socket identifies the 20th Infantry battalion, 4th Company, Weapon No. Socket bayonet originally for use on the Dornbuchse M/1849 rifles employed by Prussian-supplied forces rebelling against the Danish Govt. The rifles and bayonets were taken into Danish service and reissued as the Suhler Tapriffel Model 1854. Unique locking spring designed by Johan Christian Wilken Kyhl (pronounced, 'cool') and first introduced in 1794. The Kyhl spring catch was used on Danish bayonets from 1794–1860 and also on bayonets made by Norwegian and Prussian makers.Īccording to Per Holmback, noted authority on Scandinavian bayonets, approximately 12,000 of these weapons were taken over by the Danish Army after 1851 (from the Schleswig-Holstein rebels) and converted in 1854. The marking "SH XV B 186" stands for Schleswig Holstein 15th Battalion, weapon 186. Socket bayonet altered at the Citadel Arsenal in Cairo for use on. 303 caliber Martini-Enfield rifles. The Bushed Pattern 1876 bayonets were originally made for the caliber. Originally made in 1880, this Pattern 1876 bayonet was modified ca. 1903–08 at the Arsenal established at the Citadel of Saladin in Cairo following British occupation in 1882. Modifications include bushing the socket to reduce diameter and cutting away the bridge to clear the Martini-Enfield’s tall front sight. This modification did not alter the bayonet's original mortise, so the bayonet continued to fix at the right side of the barrel. The Citadel Arsenal modification is a simpler approach vs. the Pattern 1876 bayonets modified at RSAF Enfield to create the Pattern 1895. The Enfield modification involved compressing the socket to the smaller diameter, filling the original mortise, and cutting a new mortise 90 degrees from the original to allow the bayonet to hang underneath the barrel when fixed.
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