Cruciform socket bayonet for use on the 11.4 mm Beaumont rifle. The Beaumont was an early, single-shot bolt-action rifle.
In 1881, Beaumont rifles were converted into repeaters by adding the, then revolutionary, Vitali box magazine. This was the first use of a box magazine on a military rifle.
This bayonet is of the second pattern, with a conventional locking ring. Early pieces had an unusual locking ring with two adjustment screws.
20.125
22.75
.700
Socket: "N 131"
Shank: Proofmarks
M1895
T-back bayonet for use on the 6.5 mm. M1895 Mannlicher rifle. The attachment system is very similar to that used on the British Pattern 1888 bayonet.
This example was made 1895-1901 by Alex Coppel, Stahlware u. Waffenfabrik GmbH, Solingen, Germany. Early examples were made in Germany or Austria and would have had a hooked quillion, which has since been removed. Later examples were made at the Royal Dutch Arsenal at Hembrug.
The overall scabbard length, including the integral leather belt hanger, is 18.75 in. (475 mm.). The belt hanger measures 5 1/2 in. (140 mm) long by 2.00 in. (50 mm) wide at the widest point.
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18.75
.550
Ricasso (Left): "A" (scales) "C" [Alex Coppel commercial trademark]
