![]() The marking "SH XV B 186" stands for Schleswig Holstein 15th Battalion, weapon 186. Socket bayonet altered at the Citadel Arsenal in Cairo for use on. 303 caliber Martini-Enfield rifles. The Bushed Pattern 1876 bayonets were originally made for the caliber. Originally made in 1880, this Pattern 1876 bayonet was modified ca. ![]() 1903–08 at the Arsenal established at the Citadel of Saladin in Cairo following British occupation in 1882. Modifications include bushing the socket to reduce diameter and cutting away the bridge to clear the Martini-Enfield’s tall front sight. This modification did not alter the bayonet's original mortise, so the bayonet continued to fix at the right side of the barrel. The Citadel Arsenal modification is a simpler approach vs. the Pattern 1876 bayonets modified at RSAF Enfield to create the Pattern 1895. ![]() The Enfield modification involved compressing the socket to the smaller diameter, filling the original mortise, and cutting a new mortise 90 degrees from the original to allow the bayonet to hang underneath the barrel when fixed.
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