Original German WWI Brass Hilt Full Length Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard U.S. Field Gear These saw service and show

These saw service and show use

DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ASSEMBLE THIS FUZE TO BOMB OR CLUSTER UNTIL BOMB OR CLUSTER IS LOADED IN AIRPLANE

New Made Item: Very high quality black Leather

An ingenious design

but all close and open properly and are in very sound useable condition

Original German WWI Brass Hilt Full Length Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard U.S. Field Gear These saw service and showOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is the full 12" length blade model of Ersatz bayonet that was issued with the very rare Brass Hilt. Ersatz Bayonets were considered "emergency" issue and were easy to manufacture and usually all steel. There were many models, however, and those with brass hilts are by far the hardest to find and therefore the most sought after. The brass hilt on this example bears the standard "Muzzle Horn" partial muzzle ring,