(see item No 3, in White & Watts 'The Bayonet Book'). This is a rare bayonet in excellent condition and as is to be expected of a German Manufactured bayonet, of top quality.
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Chilean mauser bayonet for sale serial number#
The blued steel scabbard has a serial number stamped above the oval frog stud "B2777".
Chilean mauser bayonet for sale full#
The inscription and crest were usually filed off before sale as obsolete and specimens with the full crest and inscription are very hard to find. On the reverse it has "Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co Solingen". The ricasso is stamped on one side with "Modelo Argentino 1909" above the Argentine crest, below this is has a serial number "B8134". The blade is polished steel and Has a single edge and fullers. The pommel is white alloy and has an oval with "R.A." (faint) inside denoting 'Republic of Argentina. The bayonet has wood grips, secured with two steel rivets. This was the last variant with wood grips. Sn 10880:51 - 10880:51Īn Argentine M1909 sword bayonet with wood grips and blued steel scabbard manufactured by Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co, to fit the M1891 Mauser rifle. Bayo 47Īrgentinian M1909 Sword bayonet, With Wood Grips & Blued Steel Scabbard By Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co, To Fit The M1891 Mauser Rifle. This is a scarce bayonet and for collectors of the India Pattern bayonets, a desirable item. The scabbard has a large oval frog button and three rivets above. The scabbard is the long scabbard and is leather with metal chape and locket. The ricasso is stamped on one side with inspection marks on one side and on the other with "MK I* 1 42 JU". The pommel has a push button release and clearance hole. It has slab grips secured by two screw bolts.
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The bayonet has an unfullered 12" long blade which is polished. As Skennerton states there were many anomalies during this period and there are many variations. This carries the date "1 43" denoting manufacture in January 1943 and the initials "JU" which is the unidentified factory listed in Skennerton's.
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This conforms to the No 1 MK II* style configuration but is marked on the blade as MK I*. Bayo 47 - Bayo 47Īn Indian Pattern No 1 MK II bayonet with unfullered blade and complete with the original long scabbard. Indian Pattern No 1 MK II* Bayonet with unfullered blade, complete with Original Long Scabbard.