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A soldier demonstrates the new bayonet for the Sten gun, 3 August 1942.
A soldier demonstrates the new bayonet for the Sten gun, 3 August 1942.
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The new bayonet for the Sten gun,
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Were these bayonets adopted for use? I was under the impression that they were never issued to combat troops.
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Perhaps that pattern was just a prototype at the time the picture was taken.
This is the type that was adopted later on.
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The Sten Machine Carbine bayonet was introduced in 1942, for use with the Sten Gun. It could be used only with the Mark II Sten, as the socket of the bayonet fitted inside the barrel nut of the gun - being held in place by a spring which extended along its top. There is little evidence to suggest widespread use of this bayonet, of which 75,800 were made.
This is the type that was adopted later on.
© IWM (WEA 522)
The Sten Machine Carbine bayonet was introduced in 1942, for use with the Sten Gun. It could be used only with the Mark II Sten, as the socket of the bayonet fitted inside the barrel nut of the gun - being held in place by a spring which extended along its top. There is little evidence to suggest widespread use of this bayonet, of which 75,800 were made.
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The bayonets in the two photos look different to me ?
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Yes.In the first photo,it could be the original/trial pattern. In the second photo,it is the adopted/used pattern.
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One more pic from 1945
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