Canada, C.E.F. A Ross Rifle Bayonet, Mark II, Patent 1907, c. 1916 Auction Archive with motto of the order

with motto of the order KULIA I KA NUU (strive for the summit) in Gold inlaid within white enameled surround

He arrived in Kandahar with the 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot on August 31

07mm (w) x 39

measuring 218 mm (w) x 285 mm (h) x 26 mm (d)

number stamped "139500" on the reverse

Canada, C.E.F. A Ross Rifle Bayonet, Mark II, Patent 1907, c. 1916 Auction Archive with motto of the orderA Mark II, 1907 Patent, Ross Rifle Bayonet, measuring 408 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 255 mm long magnetic steel blade, demonstrating a modified, hand ground tip with a very sharp blade. The ricasso is unmarked on the obverse and reverse, with an intact short quillion and full muzzle ring. The grip consists of two wedges of walnut brown wood that are held together by a series of two horizontally mounted screws.