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. 1773 Elliott Carbine Bayonet (Early Style)
Blade marked with inspection stamp 'Crown' over '4' and makers name 'WOOLLEY'. Bayonet marked with maker 'WOOLLEY', James Woolley *1, noted as BO supplier in 1793, known to have worked at Edmund Street, Birmingham in 1797. Became 'WOOLLEY & DEAKIN' on the 30th April 1803, therefore dating this bayonet as pre 1803. (1) British & Commonwealth bayonets by Ian D Skennerton and Robert Richardson, page 398, ISBN 0 949749 04 4 |