Original WWI Swiss Model 1914 Pioneer Sawback Sword Bayonet by Waffenfabrik Neuhausen - Unissued No Return 6 1/2 inches wide and

6 1/2 inches wide and 3 inches tall

This weapon was known as the iklwa or ixwa – for the sound that was heard as it was withdrawn from the victim's wound

The trench war went on

It switched from P-38 aircraft to P-51C/D Mustangs in the summer of 1944

and went to larger calibres where self-destructing shells were available

Original WWI Swiss Model 1914 Pioneer Sawback Sword Bayonet by Waffenfabrik Neuhausen - Unissued No Return 6 1/2 inches wide andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent, most likely unissued example of the Rare Swiss Model 1914 Pioneer Sawback Sword bayonet. This model was in use by Switzerland from 1914 until well into the 1950s. The bayonet is quite long, being 24 inches in overall length, with a 19 inch long sawback blade. These were intended for use on the 7. 5 mm. Schmidt Rubin M1911 carbine and M1931 Short Rifle (K31). The M1914 has a swell point blade