1888 NCO

An 1888 NCO model that has been poorly cleaned up resulting in the apparent loss of the rivets in the crossguard and the almost total loss of the adjusting screw on the muzzle ring. A good example (?) of why care must be taken in cleaning old bayonets.

1886 or 1888 with removed muzzle ring

An 1888 NCO model that has been poorly cleaned up resulting in the apparent loss of the rivets in the crossguard and the almost total loss of the adjusting screw on the muzzle ring. A good example (?) of why care must be taken in cleaning old bayonets.

With pommel ring and site on top of cross guard

1890, Similar to the 1888 but with a 15mm muzzle ring for the 1890 rifle

Rumanian reworked 1895

Zeitler made 1895

AE marked 1895 scabbard

Distinctive makers mark

Austrian Eagle stamp on ricasso

Frog stud shows similar mark

Knot tied through pommel ring and around Quillion

Pommel  ring detail

Unit markings on Pommel are for 22nd ? weapon 198

Frog is Austrian but scabbard is Italian style

Frog is unmarked

Manufacturing marking stf is thought to be Steyr

Scabbard has OEWG markings

Busch makers marks

Dress 1895 no markings on blade

Has dummy press stud, there is no locking mechanism in the pommel

Press stud is brazed on

During WWI Austria captured large  numbers of Russian 1891 Mosin Nagants and produced their own copy of the 1891 bayonet for them, (as well as using captured bayonets). They used a straight slot instead of a dog legged one and are marked with the Austrian eagle and M.A.IX for the makers mark. These were issued in the German style ersatz scabbard  or one of several other variations to the scabbard available

1912 by OEWG, many of these were exported but some were used by Austria in WWI

1895 with modified hilt. The pommel ahs been inverted as have the grips. the slot and all attachments locks etc. have been welded up, it would appear that the grips were fixed before some of the welding/grinding took place, and it is not possible to determine at what time the modifications were made]

More interestingly the frog on the scabbard appears to have been period modified by removing the original belt loop and replacing it with a strap and buckle arrangement. With the strap attached to the buckle a belt would not pass through the resulting loop. It would appear that the modification was done to allow it to attach to a ring, and it is suspected that this is to allow it to attach to a horses tack, possibly Hungarian

Ersatz for 1895, based on muzzle ring diameter. Appears to have a unit marking adjacent to the muzzle ring, and scabbard has Austrian Eagle on frog stud

WWI ersatz bayonet, one of several variations for use on Austrian and German weapons. Very crude manufacture of bent and riveted steel strip. Originally made without scabbards this one has been mated to an Austrian fighting knife scabbard, but will also fit an 1888 one

Ersatz type for the 1895 Mannlicher rifle. This variant uses a  cross guard similar to the 1895 bayonet but much cruder but using the same twin rivet fixing method. The scabbard has the brass frog stud and finial normally found on the Turkish M1917 ersatz. This is not the first of these found in this style of scabbard. Markings on the blade were restricted to two areas of damage from the clamps used to twist the blade.

An interesting variation on the Flat strip ersatz bayonet

this one has a quillion added as seen on other Austrian blades of the period

Tight quillion is similar in shape to that on the 1895 NCO, but is formed from thin rod spot welded on to the centre of the flat

Muzzle ring is 19mm for the Werndl rifle

Catch shows cut outs on both sides

Original Austrian Frog and scabbard

Frog stud has a serial number B  31