Original German WWI Brass Hilt Full Length Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard U.S. Field Gear An ingenious design

An ingenious design

Late in the war

New Made Item: Very high quality black Leather

we suspect it was produced during the Napoleonic Wars era

These saw service and show use

Original German WWI Brass Hilt Full Length Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard U.S. Field Gear An ingenious designOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is the full 12" length blade model of Ersatz bayonet that was issued with the very rare Brass Hilt. Ersatz Bayonets were considered "emergency" issue and were easy to manufacture and usually all steel. There were many models, however, and those with brass hilts are by far the hardest to find and therefore the most sought after. The brass hilt on this example bears the standard "Muzzle Horn" partial muzzle ring,