Thanks, Butlers, for the info. Nice to piece together some history on this piece my dad has had for most of my life. Certainly a family treasure I'll be passing down to one of my kids.

The carbine looks unused. Bore is absolutely mirror without any evidence of use. Were any of these No 5's unissued?

I'll try to take pictures and post tomorrow.

Fascinating story of how you got your bayonet. Should have asked for two!