Bearing in mind that Italian bayonets are most certainly not an area of especial interest to me! Yet, for what it is worth, as I understand it, then in the 19th century, the TA serial numbering system used single letters for the first 9999 products, and then double letters. Which may well indicate that that the short crowned ‘TA’ version is the later stamp, and so perhaps even post WW1! So, trumpeting forth statements such as this stamp is 'early style' or from the 'earlier period of production' or is 'early period' without providing supporting evidence really does not add to the discussion! You could well be right SS on this being a WW1 period bayonet – but supporting evidence rather than the series of unsupported claims you present really don’t get us anywhere fast! So, as I have so often requested from you before - would you please substantiate your claims?įor what it is worth, a few minutes using google reveals that the longer version of the ‘TORRE ANNUNZATIA’ stamp is found on M.1871 bayonets (e.g., one serialled UY 24), but it is also found on M.1891 bayonets.
is still the early period marking as seen late 19th century.
