Comprised of the pommel, tang and part of the blade of a British Pattern 1907 bayonet, fitted with a roughly cast alloy grip and spiked knuckle-bow. The shortened blade has been curved and sharpened. The configuration of the grip suggests that the blade was intended for upward stabbing, with the pommel being used to deliver downward blows.
Weapon is of unknown manufacture. The donors presumed that it related to service in Burma, but the Arabic inscription (and blade shape) suggests that it might relate to post-war Aden. Anecdotal information from another source suggests that such weapons were frequently manufactured by servicemen in Aden as self defence weapons; the blades being purchased in the bazaar.