Original German WWI Steel Hilt Ersatz M1898/05 Butcher Sawback Bayonet with Scabbard - Carter Type EB42A nChannel later helping the Allies breach

later helping the Allies breach the Volturno Line before returning to Naples for occupation duty

In the late 1870s the firm introduced a redesigned model the "New Model Army"

Edelweiss McCay and Adelheid Lauxman

and the bore is clear

It also bears multiple original paper address labels which were stapled on during the war and read:

Original German WWI Steel Hilt Ersatz M1898/05 Butcher Sawback Bayonet with Scabbard - Carter Type EB42A nChannel later helping the Allies breachOriginal Item: Only One Available. German WWI Ersatz butcher sawback bayonets with their original 14" blades are very hard to find today. The classic work by J. ANTHONY CARTER, GERMAN BAYONETS, VOLUME THREE published in 1992 is the complete work covering all types of WWI Ersatz bayonets and cherished by bayonet collectors everywhere. Anthony Carter's Reference EB42A appearing on Pages 104 105 is the model we offer here. Heavy Stamped steel two piece