Original British Martini-Henry Rifle P-1876 Socket Bayonet with Nepalese Scabbard Original Machine Gun Part Sets Snider types did not have

Snider types did not have this bulge

The mechanical energy required to perform this function substantially reduced the rate of fire

Dates in the 1940s

Original Item: Found in the in old palace Lagan Silekhana in Kathmandu Nepal

Each helmet arrives complete with gray or olive drab plastic helmet liner with WW2 style central adjustment cord

Original British Martini-Henry Rifle P-1876 Socket Bayonet with Nepalese Scabbard Original Machine Gun Part Sets Snider types did not haveOriginal Item: The Pattern 1876 Socket Bayonet is an improved and redesigned Pattern 1853. It was the opinion of many that the Pattern 1853 was too short to make an effective fighting weapon when attached to the rifle. As a result, the Pattern 1876 was lengthened nearly five inches. The cross sectional shape of the 1876 was made equiangular, rather than being wider on the top as was the 1853. Also, since this bayonet was only to be used with breech