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For your consideration, you are viewing an Antique piece of Brazil's Military History. This bayonet is a Brazilian M1908 Mauser Quillon Knife Bayonet complete with its matching number Brass and Leather Scabbard, this bayonet is for use with the 7 mm. M1908 Mauser rifle produced for Brazil by DWM (Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken Aktien-Gesellschaft) in Germany. The M1908 rifle was closely designed on the Gewehr 98 also used and exported by Germany. This example was manufactured by Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie, which was an amalgamation of two very old Solingen Bladesmith companies in 1883. Each company had its trademark. For Weyersburg it was King's head and for Kirschbaum, it was a Knight's head. Upon amalgamation the two trademarks were merged and appeared on the ricasso of blades from 1883 until 1918 and the end of the monarchy in Germany.  These bayonets were manufactured from 1908–1914 by several German blade makers for the Brazil Military and they were in use up until around 1934. This example comes with the correct matching number German-made scabbard that has a leather body with a brass locket and chape mounts. This German-manufactured 1908 is of excellent quality. The 1908 has a polished bright steel finish pommel with a T-O slot and a push button release. It has a swept forward quillon cross-guard and a 15 mm. muzzle ring also has a bright finish. It has a bright 11 ¾" single-edged, fullered spear point blade with 2-piece wood slab grips secured to the tang by 2 rivets and has a clearing hole in the grips adjacent to the cross-guard. It has its original matching number brass-mounted leather scabbard with a teardrop frog button. # The makers and inspection marks are:

• RICASSO: "W.K & CIE" Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie
• CROSSGUARD: "n 6977"
• WOOD GRIP: "192"
• SPINE: "B"
• POMMEL: "B"
• SCABBARD FROG BUTTON: "n 6977" Matching number to bayonet

CONDITION: This antique bayonet is from circa 1910 -1920s, and it is in good condition for its age and use in warfare. The wood grips are in very good condition with no damage, no indents or wear and fit tightly to the tang, the release/lock button is in working order. The 30 cm blade has a bright polished finish with no stain and only one spot of pitting on the spine near the ricasso. The point is sharp but the edge is not sharp and has no dings. The remaining metal on the cross-guards, pommel and mortise has a bright polished finish in excellent condition, with only some faint scuff. The scabbard is in very good condition, the leather is supple and all the stitching is intact, with only a few scuff marks. The brass mounts are firmly fixed and have no dents. The scabbard fits tightly together with the bayonet. # Please note that the photographs form part of the description; Super-sized photos are available for you to view in the eBay gallery, to show the finer details and conditions.

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