Original Pre-WWI German Brass Mounted Leather Bayonet Scabbard Hand Select:No Now seldom encountered on the

Now seldom encountered on the market

The ventilation apertures were retained

this supply of buckets was found in Holland close to the German border

painted black overall and reissued after WW2 as Drill Purpose

The second relates to the fact that some helmets do not appear to have been marked at all

Original Pre-WWI German Brass Mounted Leather Bayonet Scabbard Hand Select:No Now seldom encountered on theOriginal Item: Sold as surplus in the 1970s these are original almost 12 inch long brass mounted leather bayonet scabbards designed to carry a blade of perhaps 10 inches in length. These were issued with Mauser M 98 Rifles before WW1 and were found in Brazil having been issued, in this particular case, the M 1908 Rifle bayonet which had a hooked quillon. Great for use with many similar sized bayonets these are genuine pre WW1 production bayonet