Original German WWI Steel Hilt Ersatz Cut-down Butcher Sawback Bayonet with Scabbard - Carter Type EB42 Category_Fusee Spring & Cover pattern 1918 fighting knife

pattern 1918 fighting knife

It is not however the pressed multipiece patent leather type seen on officer's examples

to either side of which are three buttons identical to those on either side of the front closure

produced Circa 1880-1900

Each bushing is marked with the manufacturer code

Original German WWI Steel Hilt Ersatz Cut-down Butcher Sawback Bayonet with Scabbard - Carter Type EB42 Category_Fusee Spring & Cover pattern 1918 fighting knifeOriginal Item: Only One Available. German WWI Ersatz butcher sawback bayonets were often considered unwieldy, so many ended up being shortened to 10 inches for emergency issue. The classic work by J. ANTHONY CARTER, GERMAN BAYONETS, VOLUME THREE published in 1992 is the complete work covering all types of WWI Ersatz bayonets and cherished by bayonet collectors everywhere. Anthony Carter's Reference EB42 appearing on Pages 104 107 is the model we offer