Original German WWI M1898/05 n/A Butcher Bayonet with Leather Scabbard by Anker-Werke - Dated 1917 Russian Antique Guns is a very rare example

is a very rare example of a true EIC Fusil in musket bore

steel scabbard and rubberized canvas frog

By the early 1940s this system was also in standard use on US Navy non-rigid 'blimps'

As these weapons were always painted modern collectors did not discover this steel/brass variety until the release of captured Russian Maxim Guns from Finland in 1996

He went on to serve in WWI and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his service

Original German WWI M1898/05 n/A Butcher Bayonet with Leather Scabbard by Anker-Werke - Dated 1917 Russian Antique Guns is a very rare exampleOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is the M 1898 05 Bayonet that was the most common German Bayonet of the First World War. It features a heavy 14. 5 inch steel blade with distinct bulge toward the point giving extra weight and power to the business end, known as a "butcher blade". This version is known as n A (neuer Art = newer model). The second pattern lacked the first pattern's vestigial muzzle ring (or 'ears') and has a flashguard on the