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M1854 | Socket bayonet for use with the 13.9 mm. (.54 caliber) M1854 Lorenz rifle. This bayonet was also used with the M1854/67 Wanzl breech loading conversions.
The M1854 bayonet is easily identified by the helical mortise and flattened cruciform blade profile. The socket length measures 3.187 in. (81 mm.). The Lorenz was imported in quantity by both sides during the U.S. Civil War. The Union imported over 225,000 and the Confederacy perhaps as many as 100,000, making the Lorenz second only to the .577 caliber Enfield rifle-musket, as the most common imported firearm.
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19.00 | 483 | 22.187 | 564 | .755 | 19.2 | Elbow (left): Starburst and circle-L
Elbow (right): "61.280." |
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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 | |
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M1895 |
Knife bayonet for use on the 8 mm. M1895 Mannlicher rifle, which was produced in great quantities prior to and during the First World War.
Made at Oesterreichsche Waffenfabrik-Gesellschaft (Austrian State Weapons Manufacturing Company) in Steyr. This firm is still in business today, known simply as, Steyr. The M1895 bayonet was the first knife bayonet to feature an inverted blade profile, where cutting edge faces upward when fixed. |
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" |
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Belt Frog | Tooled brown leather belt frog for carrying the M1895 bayonet.
Measures 8.50 in. (216 mm.) long by 2.50 in. (64 mm.) wide at the widest point. Carter classified this frog as #29. |
n/a | n/a | n/a | None. | |||
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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. Here's a picture from early Glock marketing materials showing the bayonet mounted to an AUG rifle. The little tab on the upper crosspiece serves as a bottle opener. The grip and scabbard are olive green. The scabbard is one-piece of molded plastic, with a belt hanger and a device that securely locks the bayonet into the scabbard. The Feldmesser 78 (field knife 1978) was produced by Glock Gesellschaft mbH, of Deutsch Wagram, Austria. This example was actually issued in the Austrian Army. It bears the Österreichisches Bundesheer (Austrian Federal Army) roundel and the early round Glock trademark.
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6.50 | 165 | 11.375 | 289 | n/a | Ricasso (left): "B' (circle with inverted triangle) "H" over Glock trademark and "78"
Grip (left): Glock trademark Scabbard (side of body): Glock trademark |
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Feldmesser 78 | This example is a current production commercial version of the Feldmesser 78.
It is identical to the Austrian military version except for the coloration and markings.
Commercial Feldmesser 78 are found in olive, black (pictured), and tan colors. It bears commercial (export) markings and the later, more common, oblong Glock trademark. |
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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