Original German WWI Steel Hilt Ersatz M1898/05 Butcher Bayonet with Steel Scabbard - Carter Type EB42A Brown Bess 1944 for honoring Kenneth Bonnar

1944 for honoring Kenneth Bonnar and William Bonnar each stating that his community and country were proud of his sacrifice and "will prove to be a vital factor in our inevitable victory"

The carbine carries a five digit serial number of 11036 stamped on the underside of the barrel hinge on both the receiver and barrel side

and the nickel plate is mostly intact

Q64 indicating that indicating it was manufactured by Quist in Esslingen

This example the wax sealed inner box from a Breakfast Unit

Original German WWI Steel Hilt Ersatz M1898/05 Butcher Bayonet with Steel Scabbard - Carter Type EB42A Brown Bess 1944 for honoring Kenneth BonnarOriginal Item: Only One Available. German WWI Ersatz butcher bayonets with their original 14" blades are very hard to find today. The classic work by J. ANTHONY CARTER, GERMAN BAYONETS, VOLUME THREE published in 1992 is the complete work covering all types of WWI Ersatz bayonets and cherished by bayonet collectors everywhere. Anthony Carter's Reference EB42A appearing on Pages 104 105 is the model we offer here. Heavy Stamped steel two piece ribbed