Original Portuguese Model 1885 Sword Bayonet By Steyr For The M1886 Kropatschek Rifle - With Scabbard and Frog Helmets which is stuck on

which is stuck on

The bottom of the barrel is fully proof marked

It was eventually superseded by the model 1840 and 1842 muskets

The other side is blank and would often be used for the officer to add a monogram

This is a very nice salty Heer Officer peak visor cap simulated to look like a crusher offered for sale with a beautiful saddle-form shape

Original Portuguese Model 1885 Sword Bayonet By Steyr For The M1886 Kropatschek Rifle - With Scabbard and Frog Helmets which is stuck onOriginal Item: Only One Available. This bayonet was designed for use with the M1885 Guedes single shot rifle, of which 18,000 were in various stages of production at Steyr when Portugal decided to adopt the M1886 Kropatschek repeating rifle instead. Portugal paid for the Guedes', 8,000 of which were later completed by Steyr and sold to the Transvaal and the Orange Free State in South Africa. The M1886 rifle takes its name from Austrian Alfred Ritter