Original Austrian WWI Mannlicher M1895 Rifle Bayonet by ŒWG Steyr with Scabbard & Frog - From Personal Collection of David Machnicki, Author of At Arm's Length Series German Afrikakorp with some of the original

with some of the original bluing still present on the lower frame

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One was procured

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Original Austrian WWI Mannlicher M1895 Rifle Bayonet by ŒWG Steyr with Scabbard & Frog - From Personal Collection of David Machnicki, Author of At Arm's Length Series German Afrikakorp with some of the originalOriginal Item. Only One Available. This was purchased directly from David F. Machnicki, the author of At Arm's Length Trench Club book Series. This is a very nice Austrian made bayonet for the Mannlicher Model 1895 straight pull bolt action Rifle, which was the principal Rifle of the FIRST WORLD WAR for the Austrian Empire. The M1895 bayonet was the first knife bayonet to feature an inverted blade profile, where the cutting edge faces upward when