Socket bayonet for use on the 11.5 mm. M1871 rolling block rifle.  

In his book, Socket Bayonets of the Great Powers, Shuey indicates that M1871 bayonets made in the USA had 2 5/8 in. sockets, where the Spanish-made bayonets had a 3 in. socket. This is corroborated by Juan L. Calvó in his 2003 article (in Spanish), 24 Tipos de Cubo en Bayonetas Encontradas en España (24 Types of Socket Bayonets Found in Spain). Calvo also indicates that the blade width of Spanish-made bayonets was 19.5 mm., where the USA-made bayonets had blades 20.5 mm. wide. The blade width of this example is .770 (19.5 mm.).

Leather scabbard with a securing tab and brass chape.

Knife bayonet for use on the  7 mm Spanish M1893 Mauser rifle made famous during the Spanish-American War of 1898.

This example is of the first pattern made 1893-1895 by Simpson & Co. of Suhl, Germany. The M1893 bayonet was patterned  closely after the German M1871/84 bayonet. This example has the distinctive M1871/84 "humpback" wooden grips, secured by domed rivets.

The scabbard is leather with steel mounts.

Indigenous M1893 bayonet made at Artilleria Fca De Toledo, Spain, in 1898. This example has straight grips secured by flush rivets. Note the much less pronounced pommel beak, than the above example.

The scabbard is leather with steel mounts.

Sword bayonet for use on the  7mm Spanish M1916 Mauser short rifle.  Also fits on the M1893 Mauser rifle.

This example was made at Artilleria Fca Nacional, Toledo, Spain, probably in the 1920s.

The M1913 bayonet was one of only a few bayonet types to utilize checkered wood grips. The scabbard is leather with steel mounts.

Knife bayonet for use on the 7 mm. M1893 Mauser rifle and the M1916 Mauser Short Rifle.

The  bolo blade profile and heavy crosspiece allows for use for cutting vegetation.  Short bolo knives such as this were horribly inefficient cutting implements and were universally hated by those who had to use them.

It is interesting that, although mismatched, the bayonet and scabbard serial numbers are only 22 digits apart in the same letter series.

Knife bayonet for use on the 8 mm. Spanish M1943 Mauser Short Rifle (a derivative of the German Kar98k).

This bayonet was the first type produced for use with the M1943 Short Rifle and utilized a low muzzle ring. These bayonets are sometimes erroneously referred to as the M1936.

Second type knife bayonet for use on the 8 mm. Spanish M1943 Mauser Short Rifle. These are far more common than the M1943 bayonet.

This bayonet is identical to the German M1884/98 III, except that the blade is thinner.  The bluing on the blade and flashguard has a reddish hue to it. The scabbard is identical to the M1884/98 III, except that it has no throatpiece.

The quality of construction is poor, compared to other Spanish bayonets. These are sometimes erroneously referred to as the M1943.

Knife bayonet for use on the 7.62 NATO caliber CETME assault rifle. Also fits on the FR-8 training rifle. 

This example was made at Toledo, INI, Spain, probably in the 1970s.

The M1969 has checkered plastic grips and an unfullered bolo blade profile.  The scabbard has an integral web belt frog.  This bayonet has a very unusual rectangular mounting slot. A distinctive variant with smooth grips and a fullered blade was also made for export to Guatemala.

CETME is an acronym for Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiales (Center for Technical Studies of Special Materials). CETME was the Spanish government design and development establishment where German designer, Ludwig Vorgrimler, modified the StG45(M) assault rifle to create the assault rifle known as the CETME.

Bayonet adapter designed by Argentine Gen. Pablo Ricchieri to allow use of M1893 style bayonets with later M1898 rifles. These are often found pinned to the bayonet lug of Spanish M1943 Short Rifles.