Original Portuguese Model 1885 Sword Bayonet By Steyr For The M1886 Kropatschek Rifle - With Scabbard and Frog Helmets which is stuck on

which is stuck on

The touch hole is clear (not spiked) as is the entire length of the tube

NYThis example is in very good condition with ares of folds

and same-type minute and hour hands

The other side is blank and would often be used for the officer to add a monogram

Original Portuguese Model 1885 Sword Bayonet By Steyr For The M1886 Kropatschek Rifle - With Scabbard and Frog Helmets which is stuck onOriginal Item: Only One Available. This bayonet was designed for use with the M1885 Guedes single shot rifle, of which 18,000 were in various stages of production at Steyr when Portugal decided to adopt the M1886 Kropatschek repeating rifle instead. Portugal paid for the Guedes', 8,000 of which were later completed by Steyr and sold to the Transvaal and the Orange Free State in South Africa. The M1886 rifle takes its name from Austrian Alfred Ritter