BAGNET PRUSKI wz. M 71/84 WITH HANDLE

Total length with scabbard: 40 cm
without scabbard: 38 cm
head: 25 cm

Prussian pattern bayonet M 71/84, designed for the Mauser rifle M 71/84. Handle, head, hilt and rivets - steel; wooden facings fixed with two steel rivets. Steel head, single-edged, with a flat armor with a straight profile. Leather scabbard with steel fittings. On the head of the bayonet above the snap two receipts: on the hilt the number: 77000 on the other side: B. 10. R. R. 9 217 ( 10th Reserve Battalion - Regiment (reserve regiment) 92 / 17 number of the weapon in the records of the unit). After 1915 such detailed markings were abandoned. On the back of the head stamped Prussian crown, the letter L number partially obliterated (?) 8. At the base of the head signature of the manufacturer ALEX COPPEL SOLINGEN. The upper ferrule of the scabbard has two signatures - one erased - under it B. 13. R. 8. 81 and technical receipt, the lower ferrule has the letters Z and technical receipt on the knob. On the collar a technical reception. The choker is held firmly. State of preservation consistent with photographic documentation.