Canada, C.E.F. A Ross Rifle Bayonet, Mark II, Patent 1907, c. 1916 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The Battalion was raised in

The Battalion was raised in Quebec and Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier

of good quality make

both unmarked and measuring 36 mm (w) x 105 mm (l)

three are maker marked "Boussemart"

Canada, C.E.F. A Ross Rifle Bayonet, Mark II, Patent 1907, c. 1916 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The Battalion was raised inA 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.