Original Italian M1871/1915 Vetterli Rifle Shortened Bayonet by Turin Arsenal with Scabbard Spanish American War When fired the fragmentation has

When fired the fragmentation has a lethal arc of 60 degrees and a lethal range of 40–50 meters

Blade length is approximately 26 1/4 inches and overall length 36 1/4 inches

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including a long coiled extension

Original Italian M1871/1915 Vetterli Rifle Shortened Bayonet by Turin Arsenal with Scabbard Spanish American War When fired the fragmentation hasOriginal Item: Only One Available. This very early Vetterli bayonet started life with a long 20" plus blade, with the long spring for the bayonet catch, and without the cut out lower muzzle ring that was introduced in 1875 indicated by Anthony Carter in his work World Bayonets 1800 to the Present. This example also still has its original composition grip scales. However, it was later modified in the WWI era from the Model 1870 issue to the Model of