Original Austrian WWI Mannlicher M1895 Rifle Bayonet by ŒWG Steyr with Sight on Muzzle Ring & Scabbard Accessories The Order was thus awarded

The Order was thus awarded for only a very brief period

Hopefully this weapon saved the Officer's life in Combat

The trigger guard itself is held in with pins through the stock

May also consist of some post war M53 unissued accessories

the Silesian Military District controlled the 2nd

Original Austrian WWI Mannlicher M1895 Rifle Bayonet by ŒWG Steyr with Sight on Muzzle Ring & Scabbard Accessories The Order was thus awardedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Austrian made NCO bayonet for the Mannlicher Model 1895 straight pull bolt action Rifle, which was the principal Rifle of the FIRST WORLD WAR for the Austrian Empire. The M1895 bayonet was the first knife bayonet to feature an inverted blade profile, where cutting edge faces upward when fixed. This particular example is interesting in that it has a front sight fitted on top of the bayonet