Peabody bayonet, similar to the French 1874 Gras, but with longer hilt and without distinctive hilt hump. These blades were also made for Siam but have their markings on the blades as well. There are reports of these being used by the Pontifical Guards but these are as yet un substantiated
Original flat top to hilt, not machined as in the Irish cut down Gras blades
Ricasso stamp shows manufacture by Steyr in 1883, which is after the reported manufacture dates of the rifle and blade, but matches stamps found on the rifles
Cross guard serial number
Scabbard serial, unfortunately not matching
Austrian 1895
Scabbard marks on Austrian 1895 pattern bayonet see 1895's under Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria
Hungarian 1895 with Rumanian Phoenix on ricasso
1895 Cavalry made by OEWG with a VN made scabbard
1893 NCO with bone grips and ring on pommel for knot
cross guard is marked
Phoenix is on pommel
and frog stud
Frog made in 1916
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Czech VZ24
Czech VZ24 with double horse head ricasso stamp
Rumanian markings on Czechoslovakian VZ24 bayonet
AK47 still in original wax paper wrapping
AKM1 middle production period
Late production AKM Type I, identified by the green nylon frog
