Hi Gents,
In regards the possible Malta connection and looking through my references - the only mark I can see even close to KOM is K.O. MTA. which is for The King's Own Malta Regiment of Militia.
Further; the letter 'M' (denoting Militia) was I understand used in conjunction with and where a number was present (in this case '2').
So with all that in mind then it seams reasonable that '2 K O M' would fit the 2nd King's Own (Malta) Militia theory.
Now that's just commenting on the mark itself, so I will leave those more knowledgable to comment on whether such a unit existed at the appropriate time.
Cheerio,
Roy
P.s. I am on the lookout for a splendid example of the so-called volunteer/commercial version of this bayonet (i.e. no military markings), if anyone has one in their collection they want to part with?
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Last edited by Roy; 15-12-16 at 03:49 PM.
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