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M1888 Knife bayonet for use on the 8 mm. M1888 Mannlicher rifle.

Click on the photo to see an Austrian M1888 bayonet used by Siam.

9.75 248 14.75 375 .655 16.6  
M1895
Knife bayonet for use on the 8 mm. M1895 Mannlicher rifle, which was produced in great quantities prior to and during World War I.

Made at Oesterreichsche Waffenfabrik-Gesellschaft (Austrian State Weapons Manufacturing Company) in Steyr. This firm is still in business today, known simply as, Steyr.

The Austrian M1895 bayonet introduced the inverted blade profile, where the cutting edge faces upward.

9.625
244
14.00
356
.590
15.0
Ricasso: Austrian (Hapsburg) Imperial Eagle and "OE" over "WG"

Crosspiece:  "32 30"

Pommel:  "7"

Scabbard:  "OE" over "WG"

Belt Frog Tooled brown leather belt frog for carrying the M1895 bayonet.

Measures 8 1/2 in. (216mm) long by 2 1/2 in. (64mm) wide at the widest point. This frog is classified as #29 by Carter.

 

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Feldmesser 78 Bayonet-knife for use with the 5.56 mm. NATO caliber Steyr AUG (Armee Universal-Gewehr) assault rifle.

A socket in the pommel (covered by a plastic cap) engages a bayonet adapter that can be fitted to the rifle. The little tab on the upper crosspiece serves as a bottle opener.

The scabbard is one-piece molded plastic, with a belt hanger and a device that securely locks the bayonet into the scabbard.

Made by Glock Gesellschaft mbH, of Ferlach, Austria. This example is a commercial version. It is identical to the Austrian military knife, except for the markings.

6.50 165 11.375 289 n/a Ricasso (left): "made in" over "Austria" over Glock trademark and "78"

Grip (left): Glock trademark

Scabbard (side of body): Glock trademark

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