Original WWII Australian P1907 SMLE Bayonet dated 1944 with 1918 Dated Scabbard by Lithgow Armory Antique Wheellock Firearms most famously the A6M Zero

most famously the A6M Zero

and it could also be the initials of the owner

Both sling swivels are also missing

Blade length: 31 3/4"

These start out with photos of Bockhöfer as a young child

Original WWII Australian P1907 SMLE Bayonet dated 1944 with 1918 Dated Scabbard by Lithgow Armory Antique Wheellock Firearms most famously the A6M ZeroOriginal Item: Only One Available. Recently purchased at a military auction, this is an interesting Australian manufactured P 1907 Bayonet for the No. 1 MkIII Enfield rifle, often called the SHT. LE, SMLE, S. M. L. E., "Smelly" etc. This example was produced in Australia during WWII, with an original blade length of 17 inches. The Japanese forces in the Pacific still used longer bayonets, so the British, like the U. S. forces, kept the longer