Original German WWI Brass Hilt Full Length Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard Display Guns & Parts Sets On warm days the Germans

On warm days the Germans withheld part of the fuel ration

return the spring as soon as possible

and at longer distances its size and weight was an advantage

These measures reduced the number of machined components to a bare minimum

that particular crate has gone AWOL in the past 15 years

Original German WWI Brass Hilt Full Length Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard Display Guns & Parts Sets On warm days the GermansOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is the full 12" length blade model of Ersatz bayonet that was issued with the very rare Brass Hilt. Ersatz Bayonets were considered "emergency" issue and were easy to manufacture and usually all steel. There were many models, however, and those with brass hilts are by far the hardest to find and therefore the most sought after. The brass hilt on this example bears the standard "Muzzle Horn" partial muzzle ring,