Original German WWI Steel Hilt 12" Blade Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard - Carter Type EB48 U.S. Field Gear and as a result are

and as a result are now extremely hard to find

On arrival the brigade was attached to the 54th (East Anglian) Division

The iron barrel and the lock are engraved and the barrel might even have come from Western Europe and have been incorporated in this pistol's construction

even as they tried to persuade felt the United States to stay out of war

including a large W and British Broad Arrow

Original German WWI Steel Hilt 12" Blade Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard - Carter Type EB48 U.S. Field Gear and as a result areOriginal Item: Only One Available. German WWI Ersatz bayonets with their original 12" blades are very hard to find today. Many were officially shortened to 10" and sent to Turkey as aid during WWI, but this example escaped that fate. 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