Mauser M-1916 WWI Belgian Rifle Bayonet Scabbard 18 Inches Headgear British Leather Sword Frog for

British Leather Sword Frog for use while mounted on the Cavalry Horse

These pieces represent the basic set issued to all British Infantrymen in WW2 and thereafter onto which can be added a host of other accessories such as wire cutter carrier

This is the long pattern shell

After the First World War

WITH ORIGINAL SLING

Mauser M-1916 WWI Belgian Rifle Bayonet Scabbard 18 Inches Headgear British Leather Sword Frog forOriginal Item: Purchased sometime in the 1980's in a Brussels Warehouse Sale we got a carton of what turned out to be Original WWI era all steel Belgian M 1916 Bayonet tubular Scabbards for the long bayonet issued in WW1 with the Mauser 1888 Rifle for use in trench warfare. Each measures 18" overall, these are quite hard to find today. 18" Scabbard only, bayonet (pictured) not included.