Original German Model 1871 Württemberg Faschinenmesser Pioneer Bayonet - Regiment Marked French Holsters our gun platoons found themselves

our gun platoons found themselves either on the infantry front line or in position in front of the infantry

bayonets in excellent condition that have come from long time storage

a small angled shield for basic ballistics protection and a heavily-spoked solid wheel pairing

The fuzes were of the percussion type

After a rest period in January 1945

Original German Model 1871 Württemberg Faschinenmesser Pioneer Bayonet - Regiment Marked French Holsters our gun platoons found themselvesOriginal Item. Only One Available. This was always the hardest German Pioneer Bayonet to find and the only one not having a Sawback on the blade. The blade in fact came from the Artillery Faschinenmesser short Sword Model 1857. The bayonet has an all brass bird's head shaped hilt, with a brass "S" cross guard. The name itself translates to "Fascine Knife", and the design is intended both for defense an as a tool for cutting "fascines". These are