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LOT 1069
Siamese 'Wild Tigers Corps' Type 62 Pattern 1907 Bayonet and Scabbard
DATED 1919 A.D.
23 in. (726 grams, 58.5 cm).
Stamped 2642 in Thai numerals at top of blade with 'tiger mask' mark for Siam, together with original British marks, fitted with wood grip scales and spring release button; the scabbard with original throat and chape, modified in Thailand to replace the original leather main section. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Luton, UK gentleman, by inheritance.
LiteratureSee Capwell, T., Knives, Daggers and Bayonets, Lorenz, 2009, p.190, for general type and details.
FootnotesThe Type 62 is a re-badged British Pattern 1907 bayonet. Siam purchased 10,000 SMLE rifles and Pattern 1907 bayonets from Britain in 1919 to equip the 'Wild Tiger Corps', royal bodyguard of Vajiravudh, King Rama VI (reigned 1910–1925). The tiger figural 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 stocks, refurbished by Birmingham Small Arms (BSA), and remarked with Siamese markings. The bayonets were shipped with standard steel-mounted leather scabbards. However, the leather rapidly deteriorated in the tropical climate, so the Siamese made a replacement steel scabbard body to which the original steel mounts were brazed.
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LOT 1069
Siamese 'Wild Tigers Corps' Type 62 Pattern 1907 Bayonet and Scabbard
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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