Original Austrian WWI Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard & Unit Markings for the M1895 Mannlicher Rifle Japanese Replica and the locking mechanism

and the locking mechanism

These are in fact the same unit

It is in German Blackletter "Fraktur" typeface

better known as the W

000 died in the camps as well

Original Austrian WWI Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard & Unit Markings for the M1895 Mannlicher Rifle Japanese Replica and the locking mechanismOriginal Item: Only One Set Available. This is a great "Attic Find" condition Austrian made Ersatz (replacement) bayonet with scabbard, 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 be seen, this