Help with Bayonet I.D. and rifle it should go with (British I think)

[BradW]

I got a Bayonet from a friend I'm pretty sure it is British, It is marked on the 16.5 inch blued blade "MA" over "1907" and a "1" under that, there is a "9" and "43" on the corners near the hilt or guard, the other side of the blade has "XOA" with an arrow stamp (canadian?). The handle has "SLAZ 43" stamped on it and the scabbard is marked "MANGROVITE 43" with acouple small "OA" marks on the metal parts. I'm not really a bayonet collector but like them to go with whatever guns I have and would like to find the most "correct" rifle this would fit on. I'm thinking a British mk 1 type? Can anyone tell from my discription if that would be correct? Any help would be appreciated thank you

[m1ashooter]

Can you see a crown or arrow head stamp on it?

[BradW]

no crown but there is the broad arrow marking above the XOA

[JimF]

Austrailian No. 1 Mk. 3

[BradW]

Thank you, I'll have to be on the look out now.

[Guamsst]

Yep, Australian for the No1Mk3 The broad arrow should mean it was British property at some point but there are a few different meanings of broad arrows. If it isn't surrounded by other marks the broad arrow is simply a British acceptance stamp, New Zealand used the Broad Arrow and NZ, Canad has a Large C with the arrow inside the C

9 43 =Sept 1943 production
Slaz 43=Slazenger, bayonet grip manufacturer
Mangrovite 43= Scabbard manufacturer
OA= Orange, bayonet manufacturer
MA over 1907 over l = Australian standard 1907 mark
Xoa= Probably the X is the bend test next to anothe OA for Orange.