British Vickers Threaded Plug No. 1: All Brass Lanchester SMG This particular bayonet was made

This particular bayonet was made by National Denki under Kokura arsenal supervision

The front does not appear to have had any painting (consistent with some members of the crew in the photo)

yet with Kukris it is the exact reverse

This style cap with squared off corners would have been purchased at the PX

British Vickers Threaded Plug No. 1: All Brass Lanchester SMG This particular bayonet was madeOriginal Item: Each Vickers water jacket has two threaded openings for water and opening for steam. The steam opening is normally closed with a cork plug to keep dirt out of the system, while the two water openings (fill and drain ports) are sealed with threaded brass plugs. Brass is used for these plugs so that the female threads of the jacket cannot be damaged by cross threading. I. M. A has found a few original plugs which also include the hardened