Original German WWI Steel Hilt 12" Blade Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard - Carter Type EB48 Military Flare Guns Fronted by a heavy bullion

Fronted by a heavy bullion embroidered Luftwaffe insignia pair that includes a silver bullion national eagle on a wool backer above a high relief silver bullion oak leaf wreath with stylized wings and tri color cockade

braided lines on either side of the cross-hatched balloon

Marine sharpshooters were often stationed in the rigging during ship-to-ship combat to fire at officers and helmsman aboard enemy warships

This won’t last long because you can’t find them anywhere else

Original German WWI Steel Hilt 12" Blade Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard - Carter Type EB48 Military Flare Guns Fronted by a heavy bullionOriginal Item: Only One Available. German WWI Ersatz bayonets with their original 12" blades are very hard to find today. Many were officially shortened to 10" and sent to Turkey as aid during WWI, but this example escaped that fate. The classic work by J. ANTHONY CARTER, GERMAN BAYONETS, VOLUME THREE published in 1992 is the complete work covering all types of WWI Ersatz bayonets and cherished by bayonet collectors everywhere. Anthony Carter's