Original German WWI Steel Hilt Ersatz Cut-down Butcher Sawback Bayonet with Scabbard - Carter Type EB42 VHS It weighs 402 grams

It weighs 402 grams

and head wounds from the falling shrapnel generated by the new technique of indirect fire became a frequent cause of battlefield casualties

Their "Seated King" over SMF / SOLINGEN trademark is seen on the reverse base of the blade

so one of the better bores we have seen

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Original German WWI Steel Hilt Ersatz Cut-down Butcher Sawback Bayonet with Scabbard - Carter Type EB42 VHS It weighs 402 gramsOriginal 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