The Pattern 1907 bayonet consists of a one-piece steel blade and tang, with a crossguard and pommel made from wrought iron or mild steel, and a wooden grip usually of walnut secured to the tang by two screws.

Often unit armourers subsequently removed the hooked quillion when the bayonet was sent for repair, although there is no evidence that this was officially directed.

On British manufactured bayonets the right side includes an 'X' bend-test mark, a broad arrow government acceptance mark, and one or more Royal Small Arms Factory appointed inspector's marks, on the left side is the date of the bayonet's official inspection and the maker's name and the reigning monarch's crown and royal cypher, "ER" (Edward Rex) or after 1910 "GR" (Georgius Rex), the latter being the Latinised version of the king's name.

Bayonet fighting drills formed a significant part of a contemporary British infantryman’s training.

Soldiers were drilled in various stances and parrying techniques against an enemy also armed with rifle and bayonet.

[2][4] In 1906–1907, the British Army conducted trials to find a new longer standard issue bayonet.

The makers were Wilkinson Sword, Sanderson Brothers & Newbould Ltd, James A. Chapman, Robert Mole & Sons, and Vickers Ltd. Additionally, Remington UMC produced approximately 100,000 during the war.

Upon the outbreak of World War I the British authorities adapted the Pattern 1913 Enfield to the .303 British cartridge, creating the Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle, and contracts were awarded to the United States arms manufacturers Winchester, Remington and Eddystone for the rifle's production.

To accompany those rifles, Remington manufactured the 1,243,000 Pattern 1913 bayonets and Winchester produced 225,000.

The Model 1917 bayonet was adopted unchanged to be used with United States Army combat shotguns.

After the war, the M1917 bayonet was retained for use with combat shotguns, and remained in United States service until the 1980s.

II* are versions freshly manufactured with 12.2-inch blades that have no fuller (rather than being cut down from longer bayonets), the latter having a false edge on top side.

II* except they have crude squared pommels and rectangular grips, and are finished with black paint.