Original WWI Italian Brass Hilt Vetterli M1870/87/15 Rifle Carcano Blade Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard British Field Gear The Games were also the

The Games were also the first to be televised with closed circuit feeds present throughout the Olympic Village

Captain Sam Browne was serving with the 2nd Punjab Irregular Cavalry

the OD green "bowl" for directing the sound was painted white to make it more easily visible in dark situations

Jacket is a size 38

Apart from a brief period in home waters off the Scandinavian coast

Original WWI Italian Brass Hilt Vetterli M1870/87/15 Rifle Carcano Blade Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard British Field Gear The Games were also theOriginal Item: Only One Available. We have only ever had one of these before, and that was years ago. These are very unusual and consequently quite rare. Produced during WWI, these took a standard M 1891 Carcano Rifle Bayonet blade and mounted it into an all brass hilt in the form of the earlier Vetterli Bayonet Hilt. This allowed it to be fitted to the converted Vetterli M1870 87 15 Rifles in 6. 5mm Carcano for rear line use. Ersatz bayonets are