Original British P-1855 Sappers & Miners Quillback Sword Bayonet with Scabbard for Lancaster Carbine Military Art -Note: map case only

-Note: map case only

These helmets would be continued to be worn well after with the German Luftschutz and the German Allied Slovak Army on the Eastern Front

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The scabbard is completely straight throughout with 85% of the original black paint

Original British P-1855 Sappers & Miners Quillback Sword Bayonet with Scabbard for Lancaster Carbine Military Art -Note: map case onlyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is extremely rare, especially since it has NOT been modified as so many were in later years. The bayonet featured a quill back blade of 24", a hilt frame made entirely out of brass with hard rubber leather checkered grip plates to either side. The bright shiny blade bears the Knight's Head stamping of the German Solingen firm of Carl Reinhard KIRSCHBAUM, who lived from 1818 1862. His company made a lot of edged