Original Austrian WWI Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard for the M1895 Mannlicher Rifle French Militaria The device looks to have

The device looks to have given the owner much better leverage and accuracy when loading the chambers in the cylinder

was first fitted with a "yataghan" or (yatagan) down sloping blade

and were very effective at increasing the effectiveness of a fist in hand to hand combat

Condition of the blade is service-worn

Original Austrian WWI Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard for the M1895 Mannlicher Rifle French Militaria The device looks to haveOriginal 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