Original Austrian WWI Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard & Frog for the M1895 Mannlicher Rifle - Unit-Marked Schwarzlose MG Five independently owned metal fabrication

Five independently owned metal fabrication plants accomplished this massive effort with experience in steel production

which is still in service

October 15th

It features Stahlgrün (Steel Green) piping around the exterior with a black base

Klasse1914 Eisernes Kreuz II

Original Austrian WWI Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard & Frog for the M1895 Mannlicher Rifle - Unit-Marked Schwarzlose MG Five independently owned metal fabricationOriginal Item: Only One Set Available. This is a great "Attic Find" condition Austrian made Ersatz (replacement) bayonet with scabbard and leather frog, made to fit the Austro Hungarian Empire's Mannlicher M1895 straight pull bolt action rifle, which was the principal Rifle of the first World War for the Austrian Empire. When WWI began, there was a shortage of bayonets, so these "Emergency Issue" bayonets were produced quickly to meet the need. As can