Original German WWI Steel Hilt Ersatz M1898/05 Butcher Sawback Bayonet with Scabbard - Carter Type EB42A nChannel and the bore is clear

and the bore is clear

later helping the Allies breach the Volturno Line before returning to Naples for occupation duty

known in English as the "Boxers"

Afrika Korps M41 Cap

There is also a faint DRP / THALE stamp on the rear skirt

Original German WWI Steel Hilt Ersatz M1898/05 Butcher Sawback Bayonet with Scabbard - Carter Type EB42A nChannel and the bore is clearOriginal Item: Only One Available. German WWI Ersatz butcher sawback bayonets with their original 14" blades are very hard to find today. The classic work by J. ANTHONY CARTER, GERMAN BAYONETS, VOLUME THREE published in 1992 is the complete work covering all types of WWI Ersatz bayonets and cherished by bayonet collectors everywhere. Anthony Carter's Reference EB42A appearing on Pages 104 105 is the model we offer here. Heavy Stamped steel two piece