This is a French Mannlicher Berthier Artillery Carbine M1892 2nd Pattern bayonet and scabbard. This bayonet was made to be used with the Mannlicher Berthier Artillery Carbine. This is the 2nd Pattern with wood grips which replaced the first patterns composition grips that tended to crack at the rivet holes. The bayonet has a straight sword like polished fullered blade which measures 15 3/4" long. The bayonet has an unusual feature of a short fuller on the top edge of the blade near the tip which aided penetration. The blade has a notch on both sides near to the crossguard which locks the bayonet in the scabbard with a click. The pommel has a push release which operates as it should. The scabbard is steel and has a metal belt loop. The bayonet has the original muzzle ring that overlaps the grips so that it can engage the foresight, see White & Watts, The Bayonet Book, pages 85 & 98 item 215. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 409
£225.00