Original Austrian Ersatz Modified Kropatschek M.1878 Rifle Bayonet by Steyr with Scabbard - dated 1881 Price_$-00 - $30 was specially designed and waterproofed

was specially designed and waterproofed with shellac for use initially in the hot climate of Mesopotamia in 1917

with a great original scabbard and rare hanger type

so it is surrounded by Field Gray

often more reminiscent of the trench warfare of the Western Front in World War I

They were towed in flimsy

Original Austrian Ersatz Modified Kropatschek M.1878 Rifle Bayonet by Steyr with Scabbard - dated 1881 Price_$-00 - $30 was specially designed and waterproofedOriginal Item. Only one Available. These are extremely scarce and hard to find! This is a bayonet for the Kropatschek Rifle used by the Austro Hungarian empire during the end of the 19th century. It is marked clearly on the spine with Waffenfabrik Steyr 1881. sterreichische Waffenfabriksgesellschaft, (WG, Austrian Arms Manufacturing Company), also commonly referred to as Steyr Werke, is a legendary arms producer that still exists today. Steyr is an