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    smudge

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    1. Looks rather like an 1896 pat. mountain artillery sword of the type issued to Indian troops I used to have one.
    2. Hello Chris, If the soldier was not serving in Oct 1919 when the clasp was sanctioned he had to apply by means of an official form - a lot of men couldn't be bothered. Damian
    3. Hello again Stuart, I have used BM leather dressing on leather book bindings and bayonet scabbards and it seems to help to restore suppleness but I don't know whether it actually has any benefit in preserving the leather; there seem to be lots of different opinions on the benefits of leather dressings or otherwise. Very confusing. I felt as though it did the job ok without any adverse results. Bootsie yes - thats going back a bit!!!! Damian
    4. Hi Stuart How about British Museum Leather Dressing. Usually used for antique books with fragile leather bindings and can be bought from conservation suppliers on web. Damian
    5. Brian Nice bayonet with interesting history. Scabbard on mine is slightly different in that it has an internal chape and metal parts are blued. Regards Damian
    6. ' alt='' class='ipsImage' > Peter I read about about Volunteer Training Corps in the Great War and wondered if it could be Nottingham University- but it seems it didn't get university status until 1947. Then- trawling the internet - found something on Upper Norwood Vounteer Training Corps. See photo. ' alt='' class='ipsImage' > Must be a possibility. Cheers Damian
    7. Brian I have tried a couple of times to upload photos but it won't take them - too big apparently. Cheers Damian
    8. Thanks for your efforts Brian Damian
    9. Mervyn, I omitted to mention the marks on the ricasso which are the X and proof mark for Enfield and the government arrow, on reverse side is an 8 and a '02 which i assume is the date and also the Edwardian crown. It has two brass studs holding grip. Thanks Damian
    10. Hello Could anybody help with interpreting these marks on an 1888 pattern British Bayonet? Could NR stand for Norfolk Reg. as suggested in one book I consulted which dealt with ww1 equipment? Any info gratefully recieved. On 'pommel' area is stamped NR 86. On reverse of scabbard leather is U.N.V.T.C. 91. On wooden grip is a symbol similar to a capital W inside two concentric circles and also a capital B. Cheers Damian
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