Original German WWI Veteran National Socialist State Veterans Association Visor Cap - NSRKB MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly The handle is covered with

The handle is covered with thick rubber

These are assembly numbers so that the various components can be matched during production and after cleaning

It has a number 95 stamped into it

It was introduced in 1842 because complaints were made that the standard Hanovarian catch bayonet was shaking lose under fire

Another change in the design was a lengthening of the wooden handle

Original German WWI Veteran National Socialist State Veterans Association Visor Cap - NSRKB MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly The handle is covered withOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Kyffhuserbund (English: Kyffhuser League) is an umbrella organization for war veterans' and reservists' associations in Germany, founded in 1900 to unify the various veteran's groups in Germany. It owes its name to the Kyffhuser Monument (German: Kyffhuserdenkmal), a memorial built on the summit of the 473 m high Kyffhuser mountain near Bad Frankenhausen, in the state of Thuringia in central Germany. It was not a