Type 62 Siam Thailand P1907 Royal Tiger Corps Bayonet 1919 King Rama VI Original

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Rare Type 62 Siam Thailand P1907 Royal Tiger Corps Bayonet 1919 King Rama VI Original:
The Type 62 is a re-badged British Pattern 1907 bayonet. Siam purchased 10,000 SMLE rifles and Pattern 1907 bayonets from Great Britain in 1919 to outfit the 'Wild Tiger Corps', Royal Bodyguards of Vajiravudh, King Rama VI (reigned 1910–1925). The tiger figural, also referred to as the "smiling tiger", on the ricasso is representative of the Wild Tiger Corps. Year 2462 on the Buddhist Calendar corresponds to 1919. SMLE rifles and Pattern 1907 bayonets were taken from British arsenals, refurbished by Birmingham Small Arms (BSA), and remarked with Siamese markings - these are exceptionally scarce. The bayonets were shipped with standard steel-mounted leather scabbards; however, the leather quickly rotted in the tropical climate, so the Siamese made a replacement steel scabbard body to which the original steel mounts were brazed.  The is an overall wonderful example of an exceptionally tough to find bayonet.  The handle is missing one screw and has been pegged, overall condition is very nice as photographed, note there is some surface corrosion to the handle fittings and scabbard.
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